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A photograph of a temple ritual setting with gold-trimmed wooden pillars and brass oil lamps on a golden-brown base. A seated man in orange saffron robes with a long swept-back dark hair bun and white sandalwood markings on his forehead sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair, holding a small clear plastic box of grains and dispensing them with his hand. A young boy in a white dhoti with gold borders kneels before him with cupped hands, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind them, several people in orange robes with gold borders and white dhoti-clad attendants stand near a brass trident. The man's appearance with saffron clothing, a long hair bun, a rudraksha-style necklace and his seated ritual role presents as a person candidate, though the image is not fully clear.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a tall swept-back black turban-style hairstyle and white forehead markings sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, holding a small object above a brass oil lamp and a trident-topped stand. A young boy in orange and gold dhoti with rudraksha beads and a gold-trimmed shawl kneels with cupped hands before him. Other young boys in orange and gold robes stand behind, with a wooden pillar and a glass box of ceremonial items in the foreground. The scene suggests a ritual offering in a courtyard.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple hall with red walls. A man seated on a red-cushioned throne with a leopard-print cloth wears an orange robe, an orange shawl with a beaded garland, a tall topknot wrapped in black cloth and a white tilak on his forehead; he holds a small clear box and extends a string of beads toward a smiling woman. She wears an orange saree with gold border, a beaded necklace and a white forehead mark, and cups her hands to receive it. Behind them, several young people in orange and white dhotis stand near tall brass oil lamps and a trident-topped brass stand. The photo appears to show a Dwajarohanam flag-hoisting event at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam.2016-01-11A seated man in saffron robes with a large dark topknot, white forehead markings and an orange shawl over a bare shoulder sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair, holding a small pendant or mala above a clear plastic box. Opposite him a young woman in a saffron-and-gold garment with a bun and a beaded necklace extends cupped hands to receive it. Behind them, several young people in saffron and white robes stand with folded hands beside brass lamps and a trident-topped staff near a wooden ritual structure, in what appears to be a temple courtyard setting.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A seated man with a tall black matted topknot, white and red forehead markings, and orange saffron robes with a thick orange-beaded mala necklace sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, handling a small gold-coloured object over a clear plastic box. A young girl in a yellow-orange dress with a gold border kneels before him, holding out her cupped hands. Behind them, several young men in orange and white ritual dress with gold borders stand near brass ritual lamps and a tall brass trident-topped ritual staff hung with rope. The setting is a red-walled temple space with ceremonial items.2016-01-11Inside a red-walled temple hall, a man with a tall swept-back dark topknot, white forehead markings, a bare chest and an orange saffron shawl sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat and hands a small item from a clear plastic box to a young woman kneeling in a yellow-orange dress with a beaded necklace. Behind her, several young people wear orange and white ritual garments, and gold ceremonial trident and oil lamp stands stand nearby, with a wooden pillar decorated with rings. The man appears to be a person by his distinctive topknot, orange clothing and rudraksha mala adornments, while the kneeling woman holds her hands out to receive from him.2016-01-11A seated man in red-orange robes with a large black turban-style headwrap and white forehead markings sits on a wooden platform beside a plastic tray of dried herbs or grains, extending his hand toward a young boy in orange who kneels and reaches for the tray. Brass oil lamps, a golden trident and a wooden pillar stand behind them. Several children and young attendants in orange and saffron clothes with rudraksha malas stand nearby, and a red-walled courtyard frames the scene. The man wears a beaded mala and what appears to be a bracelet, and his crossed-leg seating places him on a raised cushioned seat.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11