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A temple ritual photograph at a shrine with a stone platform in front of a row of deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A central seated figure with a tall black hair bun and red-and-gold attire, hands joined in namaste, sits between garlanded murtis. A man in an orange robe and a white-shirted attendant tend oil lamps and a white offering on the platform, while a devotee in white stands at the right edge. Photographed from behind the orange-robed priest, who wears a beaded necklace and white ash on his arm. Bells hang at the left and carved stone pillars frame the scene. a person at this event per page, though the seated figure's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.

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A seated man with a black tall headdress, a gold-and-red ornamented garment and a garland of yellow and red flowers sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine. Behind him, deity murtis in front of a flower-decorated arch with a golden canopy are adorned with garlands in yellow, red, white and purple. A priest in an orange-red cloth and a gold necklace raises a metal lamp, and another attendant in white with a rudraksha-style bead strand stands nearby. The shrine has a stone platform with white offerings and a brass lamp stand with lit flames. The scene reads as an archive photo of a puja at a temple shrine. Possible identity cues are visible but not clearly confirmed.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a temple shrine at night-like dusk with a seated central figure in red and maroon garments, a tall black crown-like headdress, hands joined in namaste, and a long garland of yellow and white flowers draped over the shoulders and hanging to the lap. Behind him, deity murtis are decorated with multicolored garlands of yellow, green and purple flower strings, and a golden arch frames the shrine. On the left, a man in an orange robe with white body markings holds a multi-branched oil lamp with lit flames toward the shrine, while a man in white shirt and a woman in white sari stand nearby. Another woman in a white sari on the right holds offerings. A stone bell and carved stone pillars are visible at the upper left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A seated figure in the centre, with a dark upswept hairstyle, wears a red and gold garment and a long marigold garland, with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him stands a murti of deities with yellow and orange marigold garlands framing the arched niche. At left, a priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white sacred ash on his arms raises a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Two older devotees in white stand nearby, one in a white shirt and one in a white sari with folded hands, a third devotee at far right in white with hands in namaskar. Grey stone pillars and carved panels frame the shrine.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a stone platform, where a person kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a black tall cap-like crown, a red cloth and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti of a seated couple under a golden arch framed by colourful garlands. To the left a priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white markings on his torso holds a lit oil lamp aarti. On the right, a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt stand with hands folded in devotion. This appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine.2016-03-07A seated man with his palms pressed together in namaste sits before a shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. He wears a tall black ceremonial headpiece, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace over a red garment, with white ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him stand two golden deity murti figures, one wearing a crown, with a tall rounded frame of flowers behind them. To the right sits a painted or bronze figure in orange cloth also garlanded. At left, a hand holds a silver lamp with several lit oil lamps, and white powder is scattered on the stone floor.2016-03-07A photograph of a pada puja at a stone shrine. In the centre, a person with a tall black crown-like headdress, a red-and-orange cloth and a yellow-and-white flower garland sits with hands joined in namaskar on a stone platform. Behind them, deity murtis in gold and red garlands stand in a shrine niche. On the left, a priest in an orange cloth with white sacred ash on his arms holds a silver vessel and pours water. On the right, a man in white and a woman in a cream sari fold their hands in prayer. A brass bell hangs at left.2016-03-07Photograph of a temple shrine at dusk during a ritual. Centrally, a seated figure with a tall black hair bun and red garment sits with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a long garland of yellow and orange marigolds, seated before a deity murti arrangement adorned with garlands. A priest in an orange-saffron upper cloth and white-marked arms on the left raises a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Two devotees in white on the right fold their hands in prayer, and a woman in a cream sari stands nearby. A bell hangs in the background and garlands frame the murtis, with carved stone pillars around the shrine.2016-03-07A seated man with a tall black hair bun and white forehead markings sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a decorated shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a red-and-white cloth wrap. Behind him, deity murtis with gold crowns are draped in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. On the left, a hand holds a silver aarti lamp with three flames, and a figure in blue and white stands nearby. White powder is scattered on the floor.2016-03-07Photo of a temple shrine with a seated man at the centre, hands pressed together in namaste, wearing a tall black turban, red garment and a long garland of yellow and multicoloured flowers. Behind him are decorated deity murtis draped in garlands and a golden arch. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes stand and bow, one holding up a silver oil lamp (aarti) and others holding white powder. Stone carvings frame the shrine. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: tall black turban, red robe and flower garland) appears seated in prayer, consistent with a padapuja or aarti ritual.2016-03-07