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A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a maroon cloth, a multi-coloured flower garland and a red wrist thread, reaches toward a gold-coloured deity murti seated on a dais. Beside it stands a gold-coloured ornate figure with a tall crown, and in the left foreground a second gold metal image with a halo-like backdrop. Around them, bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer or holding ritual objects. A white pedestal fan and an oil lamp are visible at the right edge.

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May 30 20172017-05-30A photograph of a temple ritual indoors. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-brown cloth, sits draped in a pink and white flower garland while touching a gold deity murti. Beside him, gold metal statues including a crowned deity figure with a large halo are arranged on a table. Behind them, several men stand in white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and gold-bordered cloth, and a man with glasses and a white shirt-and-dhoti stands at left. Two painted cutouts of turbaned men in orange appear at upper right. A white ceiling fan and gold-edged red fabric hang in the background.2017-05-30May 30 20172017-05-30May 22 20172017-05-22July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ritual blessing. A long-haired man with a thick gold bead necklace, gold and orange armlets and a rust-red sash places his right hand on the head of a balding, bare-chested devotee who has his palms pressed together. A small gold deity murti of a goddess with a crown stands in front of them on a tray or base, flanked by a brass vessel. Other people in white and cream clothing and rudraksha malas stand behind. The man's appearance, with long hair and gold ornaments, makes him a person candidate, so the in-person candidate is shown performing the blessing. The devotee wears a tilak and a black cord around his neck.2017-07-07June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair wearing a pink and white flower garland and a saffron-orange shawl, reaching toward a gilded brass deity figure holding a shallow oil lamp. The figure has an ornate crown and jewelled necklace. Behind them other people in white dhotis and shirtless devotees stand in a temple setting. Appearance is consistent with a person performing an aarti or lamp offering with his hand near the lamp, and the page indicates the event.2017-05-22June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist, bare-armed with red beaded bracelets and gold earrings, stretches his arm forward to press his hand onto the forehead of a shirtless devotee with a short haircut and a beaded necklace. Behind them, women in white and cream saris stand and watch. In the foreground a gold-toned brass deity murti with a crown and necklace stands on the altar.2017-07-07A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall. A man with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth, a heavy gold bead necklace, gold armlets and red beaded bracelets, extends his right arm to press his palm onto the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a vertical white mark on his forehead, presses his palms together in reverence. In front is a small golden deity murti of a goddess with a crown and necklaces, flanked by bird figures. Behind them stand people in white dhotis and a woman in a saffron-brown sari with rudraksha beads, against a wooden pillar. The man with dreadlocks appears to be a person, given his long hair, rudraksha-style adornments and gold necklace, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-07-07A photograph of a darshan in a temple-style hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband, a pink and white flower garland and an orange-red shawl stands at right, placing his hand on the forehead of a seated man with short hair, moustache, a rudraksha mala and a name badge. Behind them is a large gold deity murti, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a lanyard and a saffron-clad man stand in the background. Gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. a person is shown giving darshan to a devotee.2017-08-23