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A photograph of a ritual scene where a devotee bowed low is being showered with flowers and petals and garlanded with a thick mala of yellow marigold-like balls, white jasmine strands, and red and pink blossoms, with fresh green leaves wrapped across the back. Long dark matted hair hangs down the back. A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours petals from a white bowl held by a man in white, while another woman in cream and gold smiles beside them. Behind them, people in white and cream clothing stand near a golden-brown wooden doorframe. A man in white stands in the background with hands folded. The bowed figure wears a gold-toned bangle on the wrist, and the scene suggests a blessing or abhishekam-style offering of flowers and petals. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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A photograph of a ritual at a deity or Shiva lingam-style murti being adorned with flowers. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border pours red rose petals from a white bowl over the murti, which is wreathed in yellow marigold garlands, white jasmine strands and green leaves. Behind him a second white-clad person holds a bowl of white flowers, and a few more white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas stand nearby. The murti is tied with a dark cloth and draped with flowers, set beside a gold-edged wooden frame. The scene suggests a flower-offering abhishekam or puja.2017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26A photograph of a ritual in a hall with a striped red-and-pink floor mat strewn with rose petals. A bare-chested man kneels on the left wearing a white dhoti, rudraksha mala and gold chain, holding a green lime-like fruit. Before him, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a large garland of yellow beads, white and red flowers and green leaves, sits on a gold-trimmed low seat, her head and shoulders draped in a white cloth. A man in white with a grey-streaked head stands behind, and a priest in white with a saffron-coloured shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass item. Several women in white saris and a woman in a gold-bordered sari watch. Photographers with a video camera stand in the background, and brass lamps and a kalasha sit at right.2017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26April 14 20182018-04-14January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at a stone-pillared porch. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a long garland of white, red and yellow flowers with green leaves, reaches toward a large deity murti draped in white and gold cloth and flower garlands, with a gold crown-like headdress. Behind him an assistant in white holds a silver vessel, and another attendant in orange and white stands nearby holding a straw hat. Part of a green silk sari-clad deity figure with garlands is visible at right. The priest appears to be performing abhishekam or an offering to the murti.2006-12-29A seated figure on a golden throne receives honour from a devotee. The seated person wears a rust-red turban and a deep red-maroon robe with a saffron shawl, and sits beneath a large arrangement of yellow, red and white flower garlands in a green-and-red striped pattern. A man in a grey-and-white striped kurta with glasses leans in from the left, placing a hand on the garland while smiling. Behind them a bald man in white robes adjusts garlands. A gold lion sculpture sits at the right edge and an ornate gilded pillar stands at the left, with a seated woman in white at the far left edge.2015-07-31A temple abhishekam scene: a devotee in white kurta with a red ID lanyard kneels and lifts a garland of white flowers and yellow beads over a large black shiva lingam, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala assists beside him. Another white-clad man with a rudraksha mala stands behind the lingam, holding a fruit. Pink and white petals, green leaves and a gold tray surround the lingam. A woman in a yellow sari sits at lower left holding a yellow fruit, and several people in white and orange stand in the background of a pale-walled hall with a camera on a tripod at right.2017-03-26A seated figure with long dark dreadlocked hair wrapped in a decorative knot, wearing a brown-red garment, a long ornate gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a garland of green, purple and red beads, stands at a ceremonial altar. He places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and white upper cloth, who bows before a heap of yellow lemons, red and yellow flowers, garlands and small brass-cased offerings on a yellow cloth. A golden deity murti is behind them, and a silver plate of rice sits nearby. Other men in white and saffron stand around, some with hands joined in prayer. The setting suggests an abhishekam or blessing ritual with fruit and flower offerings.2016-07-19