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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a pada puja ritual. A central seated figure wears a tall black turban, a red-and-gold garment, a gold-toned necklace and a long yellow-and-orange flower garland, and smiles with hands extended over a stone platform. The figure has a distinctive ceremonial presentation with a turban and ornate gold necklace, but the appearance is only partly clear, so identity is uncertain. Around the platform, devotees in red and orange clothing with white dhotis and tilak marks sit with folded hands, and several women in white saris kneel close by. Behind them, deity murtis are decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, and a bell hangs at the left wall. Brass and fruit offerings are arranged on the stone surface.

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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine during a ritual at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A central figure seated on a dark ceremonial platform wears a black turban, red garment and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, with gold necklaces, and is surrounded by devotees pouring liquid and offering flowers. Behind them a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine framed by garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers and a golden arch. A saffron-clad man stands at left near a bell, and women in red and white saris and marked foreheads surround the platform. Carved pillars frame the scene, and a red curtain hangs at right.2016-03-07A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine with a deity murti and decorated altar, where a central figure in a red-and-gold garment, wearing a large black-and-gold turban, a gold necklace and a yellow-orange flower garland, sits on the altar area smiling. Behind him, a shrine with a mandala-like arch of marigold and yellow garlands frames three murtis, including a seated figure. Around him, devotees wear rudraksha malas and red-orange clothing, with white forehead markings; a woman in blue-green and a child stand nearby, and an older man in white dhoti stands with bare back. Flower offerings, a plate and a small bowl sit on the floor, indicating a puja or padapuja setting. Seven people are visible in the frame, including partly visible ones at the edges.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Inside a stone shrine, a seated figure in a red-orange cloth and gold necklace, with a large dark upswept hairstyle and white forehead marks, sits on a stone platform being honoured by attendants. Behind them, deity murti of a goddess and god stand in a shrine niche framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. Attendants in red-orange cloths with rudraksha malas and white ash marks surround the seated figure; one man in white dhoti holds a flower garland. Devotees, including children, crowd in the foreground. Plates of offerings and marigold garlands lie on the platform, consistent with a puja or padapuja.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph inside a stone temple shrine at dusk, with a seated central figure in a red-and-gold garment and a large garland of yellow and orange flowers draped over the shoulders, wearing a tall dark ornate headdress and a gold necklace. He sits before a deity murti with a golden face and crown, framed by a colourful floral arch of marigolds and garlands. Around him, several people in saffron, orange and red clothes with white forehead markings and ash-smeared faces stand and kneel, one in an orange robe holding a bell, others with white dhotis and bare upper bodies, plus a woman in red with a rudraksha mala. Fruit offerings and a brass vessel sit on the ground, and a crowd of devotees gathers in the foreground.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Mahashivaratri abhishekam. A central seated figure wears a tall black turban, a gold necklace and a red-orange dhoti-style garment with a long rudraksha mala and a long yellow and red flower garland; his hands are gloved in white. Behind him, a deity murti with garlands and a gold crown stands in front of a multicolored garlanded arch and a stone shivalinga platform. Two attendants in white dhotis and a priest in a blue cloth sit nearby, and a devotee in orange sits at the right. Several onlookers in white and orange are seen in the foreground, with white ritual powder on the floor and the shrine.2016-03-07