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A photograph of a seated man on a stone platform inside an open-sided shrine, smiling broadly, with a dark voluminous hairstyle, a white cloth headband, and a saffron-and-red garment. He wears a heavy gold necklace and multiple long garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. He is covered in white ash and sits before a deity murti and decorated arches of marigold and red flower garlands. Around him are brass pots, a bowl of fruit and flowers, a red-wrapped offering, and green leaves. Two other people's arms are visible at the frame edges, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a puja or pada puja.

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March 07 20162016-03-07Photo of a seated sannyasi during a ritual before a shrine decorated with marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, orange, and purple. He has a tall black hair bun wrapped in a white cloth, a white tilak, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, and an orange-red garment, with his hands resting on a flower-covered surface. Behind him stand figures in saffron and orange drapes wearing gold ornaments, one raising a hand in blessing, plus a bronze crown-like figure and a metal vessel on the left. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja setting with offerings of fruit, flowers, and white powder.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated figure with long swept-back black hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a green leaf garland and gold necklaces sits at the center of a decorated shrine lit by natural light. Garlands of yellow, red and white flowers frame a deity murti behind him. Around him, people in white and saffron clothing, some with white forehead markings, sit or kneel near offerings and trays of fruit and flowers. a person appears as the central figure, seated and honoured with garlands. Visible cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, and a garland-decorated seat. Two people at the lower edge in white clothing lean in with hands raised, and a figure at right wears a pink hair ornament.2016-03-07A photograph of a smiling man seated in a shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers. He wears a tall black hair bun, white sacred ash streaks on his forehead and arms, a gold ornamental necklace and a long rudraksha mala with a red and yellow flower garland. He wears orange-saffron robes and sits before deity figures and an arch of colourful flower strings, with brass pots and scattered petals on the floor. a person based on the distinctive swept-up hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-03-07A photograph of a seated ritual in a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A central figure with a large black turban, rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces sits in saffron-orange robes, smiling, holding a metal plate, while a person in a bare upper body with white ash marks kneels before him. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white forehead marks sits beside a metal pot. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands, with a figure in orange holding a staff. This appears to be a pratyaksha pada puja with padapuja offerings.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a shrine-like setting decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers around statues. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a red mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas sits at the centre in orange clothing, smiling, with a pink flower in his hair and his hands at a stone vessel. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and white-smeared bare arms and chest tends the ritual, holding a white cloth and rudraksha beads. Garlanded deity murti and standing figures frame the scene, and a few hands of onlookers appear at the bottom edge. Ritual abhishekam setting. a person: the central seated figure has long swept-back dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace in orange clothing, consistent with the candidate role.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a seated man at the centre, smiling, with a large dark hair bun topped with white ash, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, wearing red-brown robes and a garland of yellow and red flowers. His body is smeared with white ash or powder. Behind him stand several decorated deity murti, a central form with a tall crown and a female form with ornate golden jewellery, all draped in multicolour flower garlands of yellow, red, purple and white arranged in arches. Two attendants flank the scene, one in orange cloth at lower left and one shaved-headed figure at lower right. a person cues: a large black hair bun, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, matching the Pratyaksha Pada Puja event, though the face is not used for identification. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or abhishekam.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07