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Night ritual scene at a temple shrine with two large deity murtis in the background, one golden-hued with raised hand and a red-and-white garment, the other in red and gold with garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shirt bends forward, reaching toward a long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl with a white forehead band, gold ornaments and beaded necklaces, who smiles and extends his arm. To the right, a shaven-headed young man in orange robes stands with his shawl streaked with white and orange powder. Stone steps and pillars frame the shrine.

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Night ritual in a stone temple pavilion with a red velvet curtain at left and a bronze deity figure at right. A long-haired, bare-backed man in saffron cloth. Another saffron-robed priest holding a trident stands at left, and a man in an orange shawl with a beaded garland stands behind. Two more people in white and red-bordered cloth are at the edges, and a white sacred ash or kumkum is being exchanged between hands.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a ritual at a shrine with a dark stone platform and two deity murtis behind it, one in gold and red with a crown and necklaces, the other in red and gold with a large jewelled necklace. A man with long dark hair and an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala stands at center, raising his arm to place a hand on the head of a man with curly grey hair in a white kurta and white dhoti. To the left, a bald man in a brown-orange robe smiles and holds a white paper. A woman in an orange sari holds a basket behind them, and several people in white and orange stand at the left edge. A dark shiva lingam-like stone pillar stands at right. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange-red with a rudraksha mala and sanyasi-style robes is the. The scene suggests a initiation or blessing ritual.2008-01-17February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph taken at night of a temple abhishekam. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange cloth, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam set before two decorated deity murti figures, one of which wears a red and white sari-like garment and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. Around the lingam is a yellow turmeric-stained base. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, a man in a cream dhoti with a gold chain and red-striped cloth stands next to him holding a red cloth, and another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the far left edge. Marigold petals lie on the floor.2007-02-16A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a smile places his hand on the bowed, bald head of an older man in white clothes and glasses who kneels at a railing. Behind them stands a man with a white forehead mark and a bare chest. On the right, a second man in an orange robe and long hair holds a flat orange cushion tray. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and magenta marigold garlands, and a brass lamp and a round fan-like object are visible. Several men in white shirts stand at the left edge.2009-12-15February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16