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A photograph of a temple ritual indoors. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-brown cloth, sits draped in a pink and white flower garland while touching a gold deity murti. Beside him, gold metal statues including a crowned deity figure with a large halo are arranged on a table. Behind them, several men stand in white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and gold-bordered cloth, and a man with glasses and a white shirt-and-dhoti stands at left. Two painted cutouts of turbaned men in orange appear at upper right. A white ceiling fan and gold-edged red fabric hang in the background.

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May 30 20172017-05-30A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a maroon cloth, a multi-coloured flower garland and a red wrist thread, reaches toward a gold-coloured deity murti seated on a dais. Beside it stands a gold-coloured ornate figure with a tall crown, and in the left foreground a second gold metal image with a halo-like backdrop. Around them, bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer or holding ritual objects. A white pedestal fan and an oil lamp are visible at the right edge.2017-05-30May 30 20172017-05-30May 22 20172017-05-22A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair wearing a pink and white flower garland and a saffron-orange shawl, reaching toward a gilded brass deity figure holding a shallow oil lamp. The figure has an ornate crown and jewelled necklace. Behind them other people in white dhotis and shirtless devotees stand in a temple setting. Appearance is consistent with a person performing an aarti or lamp offering with his hand near the lamp, and the page indicates the event.2017-05-22August 23 20172017-08-23A photograph of a ritual setting with a large golden deity murti glinting in the background. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocks, a moustache and a pink-and-blue flower garland around his neck, wearing an orange cloth, extends his hand toward a bald man in a white cloth who smiles and leans forward beside a gold kalasha-like vessel. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and a black beaded mala stands near the golden figure. Two or three people are visible, with a sense of puja or abhishekam in progress.2017-05-30A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A man on the left with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, orange-red robes, a thick gold necklace of beads and orange bangles on his upper arm is smiling and gesturing toward a small brass figure of a deity with a crown, seated on a brass dish. Behind him a man in white dhoti with gold border stands. On the right, a seated person in orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a white cloth near their head. A woman in cream sari and beaded necklace sits beside the brass figure. In the upper right, a cutout portrait labelled with a name shows a smiling man in an orange turban and gold necklace. A fan is visible at left.2017-07-07A man with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head, wearing a pink and white flower garland over an orange-brown cloth on his shoulders, sits in profile before a large gold-coloured deity murti holding a bowl. Several other people in white and cream clothing stand and sit around the scene, including a man with a white forehead mark in the lower left. The setting appears to be a temple ritual with a golden image as the focal point.2017-05-22May 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a ritual blessing. A long-haired man with a thick gold bead necklace, gold and orange armlets and a rust-red sash places his right hand on the head of a balding, bare-chested devotee who has his palms pressed together. A small gold deity murti of a goddess with a crown stands in front of them on a tray or base, flanked by a brass vessel. Other people in white and cream clothing and rudraksha malas stand behind. The man's appearance, with long hair and gold ornaments, makes him a person candidate, so the in-person candidate is shown performing the blessing. The devotee wears a tilak and a black cord around his neck.2017-07-07August 06 20142014-08-06