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A photograph of a temple ritual in a gold-toned shrine interior. In the foreground, a man in a red silk kurta with a vermilion forehead mark leans forward and places red and white flower garlands over the head of a seated person whose back is turned to the camera, wearing layered orange, pink and white flower garlands. A gold-edged wooden shrine panel stands to the right. Behind them, a second man in an orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace is partly visible, and a seated man in white clothing bends at the lower left.

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January 01 20172017-01-01August 23 20172017-08-23May 12 20122012-05-12Night-time temple ritual photograph. A man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a red-orange dhoti with heavy gold waist belt and gold necklace and armlets, lifts a long garland of yellow and white flowers with red ribbon-like bands above a brass tray. To the left, a foreground devotee in the foreground holds palms together in namaskar, and a seated person in white with a tilak and gold necklace kneels behind a bundle of leaves. Another figure in red-orange clothing stands in the background, and a partially visible man in the far left foreground is bare-shouldered.2017-09-21A man in a bright orange shawl, bare-chested and with hair tied back, places a long garland of red and yellow flowers over the head of a seated figure. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like ornate gold chair behind, a brown-orange garment, and gold necklaces and bangles; a gold-embossed throne with purple velvet drapery stands in the background. A second person is partly visible at left. The scene resembles a garlanding honour at a satsang setting; the seated figure matches the visual cues described for a person, with long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold ornaments and a throne.2013-02-27A photograph of a ritual scene at a temple. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red garment and a thick garland of white jasmine and red flowers, bows forward with head lowered. Behind and above, a bare-chested priest in a cream-yellow cloth reaches over with a hand on the bowed head, while another seated priest with grey hair, a white tripundra on the forehead and rudraksha beads holds a brass tray with a small brass vessel and red-and-white offerings. Men in white dhotis and orange-clad attendants stand in the background, and a colourful striped mat lies on the floor. A framed picture of deities hangs on the wall behind. Visible people are the bowing figure, two priests, and several attendants.2009-07-13A bare-chested priest with white vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas presses his hands on the head of a seated man wearing a white silk dhoti with gold border and draped in a large white jasmine garland. Another man in white with rudraksha beads stands at right. Behind, a crowd and orange-garbed figures are visible in an ornate temple hall.2012-06-05August 23 20172017-08-23January 01 20172017-01-01October 12 20162016-10-12A photograph of a darshan moment during an indoor event. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband and a garland of pink and yellow flowers stands with their back to the camera, wearing rust-orange draped cloth and gold armlets, and places a hand on the forehead of a bare-chested seated man with a gold chain. Behind them, women in cream and white saris and a red-clad woman watch, and a painted red and gold figure, possibly a deity murti or decoration, appears at the left edge. A red wall and a lit red sign are visible in the background. a person: the figure giving darshan has long dreadlocked hair, orange clothing, gold ornaments and a flower garland, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2017-08-23December 23 20162016-12-23