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A photograph of a puja at an outdoor stone-floored courtyard. A man with long swept-back dark hair and orange saffron robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and offers water from a small silver vessel over a deity murti decked with garlands of marigolds and a pink-and-gold silk drape. Beside him, a man in saffron sits with hands folded near a brass tray of mangoes and marigolds. To the right, a man in white with an orange shawl sits behind, and several women in orange and yellow shawls sit with palms pressed together. Behind them a microphone stand, a red pillar, and carved stone panels with Hindi script. In the upper background, more people in saffron and yellow stand watching.

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A puja ceremony on a riverside terrace with people seated in orange and saffron clothing. A man with long dark hair and a saffron garment in the centre pours or offers liquid from a silver bowl over a gilded golden stand holding a small golden shrine-like object and a golden deity murti. Another man in orange sits to the left beside marigold garlands and flower offerings in metal bowls. Behind them, women in orange shawls and a man in white and orange stand and sit near a microphone stand, with stone steps and a red pillar in the background. Several devotees sit in the crowd wearing orange and pink. a person candidate appearance: the central man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, matching cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A puja is performed outdoors on a whitewashed terrace. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and orange clothing rings a handbell while seated before a small deity murti dressed in green and gold with a white and gold garland and marigolds. In front, brass vessels, a silver bowl of mangoes, a kalasha and marigold petals rest on an orange cloth. The seated man to the left wears orange clothing and presses his hands together in prayer. Behind, a man in white and orange, several devotees in orange shawls with hands folded, a bearded older man and a woman in green sit near a tiger-striped cushioned seat and a microphone stand. Probable identification cues for the central figure: long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala while performing puja. The same figure is shown performing a padapuja-style ritual in the scene.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A ritual worship scene outdoors on a stone platform. A young man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange saffron robe, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged holding a conch shell raised toward a small gold deity murti on a tiered gold pedestal. Beside him a silver bowl rests in his other hand. Around the platform, people in orange and saffron shawls sit with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a teal top and a woman with folded hands at the right edge. Behind them, standing devotees in orange scarves and a red stone pillar frame the scene, and a microphone stand is visible. Marigold flowers sit on a plate in the foreground, along with brass pots and an elderly bald man seen from behind at the left edge.July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside-style stone terrace. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged and pours liquid from a silver bowl over a small golden deity murti on a golden-lacquered wooden altar, with a golden peetha-shaped base. Seated beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl and a man in an orange robe assist. Around them, devotees in orange, saffron and pink shawls sit on the floor with folded hands. Plates of marigold and rose petals, brass bowls and a small lamp sit on the floor in front. A microphone stand, speaker and red pillars with stairs and metal railing are behind. a person wears a long unkempt hairstyle, orange robe and rudraksha mala, and is the central figure performing the abhishekam.2008-07-03A photograph of a puja at an outdoor riverside-style courtyard. A long-haired man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits centrally, holding a small lamp or incense vessel and performing a gesture with his hands, with his eyes lowered. Beside him on the left a young man in orange sits with palms joined in prayer. Behind them, devotees in white and orange sit with palms pressed together, and an older woman in orange stands at the upper right near a microphone stand. In front stands a decorated deity murti dressed in a green sari with a pink-and-gold cloth and a garland of white flowers, flanked by marigold garlands. Brass vessels, a silver bowl of mangoes, and a small silver bell sit on an orange cloth in the foreground. A striped cushioned seat is at left, and a red-and-orange wall with a painted panel is behind.2008-07-03