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A photograph inside a shrine during a ritual abhishekam. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, orange clothing, a rudraksha-style red beaded mala, a gold necklace and a green leaf-and-flower garland kneels on a raised platform, with white paste on the hands and forehead. Attendants in orange and white robes with white forehead marks assist around them. Behind is a deity murti of a seated figure with a trident beside a goddess in a red sari, decorated with yellow and multicoloured floral garlands. Several devotees sit in the foreground, including a small child in white. A bell hangs at the left edge.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. Central figure with long, voluminous dark hair piled high, wearing a red-and-gold garment, gold necklaces, and a garland of green leaves over yellow and white flowers, smiling while standing before a deity murti. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis with white forehead markings and bare chests assist, one sprinkling white powder. A man on the left wears a white dhoti and rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man at left holds a white cloth. Behind them stands a dark deity murti with gold hands and crown, decorated with yellow, white and red garlands, and a second garlanded figure stands at right. Rows of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands frame the shrine. Visible are the lower heads of a few devotees in the foreground.2016-03-07A photograph of a Pratyakshya Pada Puja ritual at a temple shrine. A long-haired man in a red and orange garment is seated centrally, wearing a large multicolour and gold flower garland, a gold pendant, and his body smeared with white paste. Behind him, a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest pours liquid over a stone pedestal, while another attendant in orange holds a round metal plate. Flower-covered deity murti with golden arms and crowns, decorated in red, yellow and white garlands, stand in the background. Several devotees with shaved heads and white markings sit in the foreground. a person is the seated central figure, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, as the page's pada puja presiding figure.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during an abhishekam-style puja. Central figure is a smiling woman in a dark red sari with a green and white flower garland, a black hair bun, and white ash marks, seated at a stone platform. Around her, shaved-headed men in orange and saffron cloth and white dhotis with rudraksha malas and white forehead ash pour offerings and tend the ritual. Behind them stand deity murtis of a couple, decorated with yellow and multicolour flower garlands and a red-clothed figure at right. Devotees, including a small child in white, crowd the foreground.2016-03-07Photograph of a Mahashivaratri ritual at a temple shrine with flower garlands. A central figure with long dark hair, a green leaf in the hair, a gold chain and a red and yellow flower garland sits smiling, arms extended toward a dark stone lingam-style basin, while others around him kneel. Behind, a tall deity murti in gold and a golden crowned figure are draped in marigold and multicoloured garlands. Around him are devotees in orange and red shawls, one with white vibhuti on the forehead, and a standing man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala who pours or tends the basin. Several people are seated in the foreground, and a metal pot stands at left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored garlands and a golden deity murti. A central figure with a large dark swept-back hair bun, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold garment has a green leaf garland draped over the shoulders and is being attended by two priests. The priest on the left wears a white dhoti and a shawl with white forehead marks; the priest on the right wears an orange garment and has a vibhuti horizontal mark. Devotees in the foreground have their backs to the camera, and a bell hangs at left.2016-03-07A shrine interior during a puja with a seated figure at centre wearing a tall black cylindrical headdress, a white ash-marked face, a multi-coloured garland of yellow, red and white flowers, and gold jewellery, smiling while surrounded by devotees. Behind is a dark sculpted deity murti group decorated with floral garlands in red, yellow and orange, with a raised figure in red and white. Around the centre, people in orange and white robes, some with white-painted foreheads and rudraksha malas, sit close to a stone platform with flower offerings; a brass vessel sits near the front. Overall the scene shows an abhishekam-style padapuja at a shrine.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07