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Photograph of a temple ritual with three figures seen from behind in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls. Bare-backed priests with white ash markings on their shoulders and arms wear rudraksha bracelets; the central priest holds a sheer pink and yellow silk cloth, draping it over a golden tray. Behind them stands ornate gold decoration and a golden deity or throne backdrop with a red cushion. No face of any person is visible, so no identity is established from appearance.

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April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of a temple ritual in a warmly lit hall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange silk with a gold-bordered sari-style drape and a beaded necklace and bangles stands at center, looking down while reaching toward a brass plate held by a shaved-headed priest in orange robes. To the left, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala faces away. Behind them is a golden deity murti on a white-draped table, with orange ribbon and marigold garlands in the background and a brass lamp at the edge.2011-12-20April 30 20152015-04-30January 09 20182018-01-09A homa fire ritual in a gold-decorated temple hall. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a yellow-and-black striped turban and rudraksha malas around his neck and arm, holds a silver plate over a smoking fire pit. A second man with long hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth, stands behind him. A tray of fruit and flowers and a yellow-garlanded deity murti are in the background.2021-05-19April 14 20182018-04-14A procession inside a hall. In the foreground a bald man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks carries a golden tray of flowers and two gold vessels. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti holds a long red-orange pole. A child in orange and other attendants follow along metal stanchions. Behind them a large printed cutout or portrait of a figure in a red turban and pink garland is visible; it is a picture, not a physical person. Red chairs and a screen with deity imagery form the background.2016-11-09Photograph of a temple ritual with a flame lit on a brass plate held by a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a magenta-pink turban, standing at a doorway. In the foreground a figure with long matted locks and a rudraksha headband, bare-backed and wearing a rust-red shawl with gold border, turns toward the flame. Nearby, a woman in a blue and gold sari holds a silver trident-staff, and people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a brass horn. A woman in a red and gold outfit to the left watches. The setting is a temple entrance with white-washed walls.2018-04-14April 30 20152015-04-30December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a ritual abhishekam scene in soft, smoky light. In the foreground a priest with white ash markings on his bare arm raises a folded red and purple silk cloth with gold border, water dripping from its edge. Behind him, a second figure in a green and gold headwrap and a yellow garment is partly visible. A bald, white-bearded man in a white cloth stands at the lower centre, partly out of focus, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Incense or steam drifts across the frame and lamps glow in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the role is described as a priest and attendant.2016-12-15 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10