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A photograph of a temple sanctum with a garlanded decorative arch and blue backdrop. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes on the right holds a silver tray of offerings, fruit and a coconut, extended toward a younger saffron-robed man on the left wearing a flower garland and a rudraksha mala. A third man in white dhoti stands behind them, and a fourth person in saffron appears at the far right edge. A tall man in an orange robe at left holds the tray steadily. Four people are visible, consistent with the scene of a puja offering. The older man in saffron appears.

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A photograph of a temple ritual with four men in the foreground. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a brass plate of offerings, with a second man in orange beside him whose long dark hair, orange shawl and red-and-white flower garland are prominent. A bald man in orange robes on the right holds the same plate of bananas, flowers and fruit. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with bare chest and a rudraksha-style cord. A brass pillar with bells is visible at left. Lighting is warm and indoor.2010-08-09December 30 20082008-12-30February 11 20072007-02-11A dim interior with dark wooden walls and a small window at right. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand close together. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala lifts a green-and-orange offering vessel with fruit toward a figure with long dark hair seen from behind, who wears an orange head cloth. Other men with shaved heads and white forehead markings, one with a red bindi, watch and reach in; a brass vessel sits on a shelf behind them. Visible people number about six to eight, with the fruit offering as the focus.2007-02-19May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a temple-hall ritual in an open, covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls. A priest with a bare chest and grey hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with gold border, holds a brass tray of green leaves toward a man seated on an orange cushioned chair. That seated man wears an orange robe, a white-and-cream garland of flowers, a white tilak and white markings on his arms, with long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person receiving the offering, with his long swept-back hair, orange robe and flower garland as the qualifying cues. Another orange-robed man stands behind, and seated devotees in white and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari sit on the floor, with a red mat below. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.2010-07-21August 08 20092009-08-08December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a temple hall showing a bald man in an orange-red robe on the right, holding a metal tray of bananas, green mangoes and red apples toward a man on the left. The man on the left wears a purple and gold shawl, a white flower garland with red roses, and a wrist thread, and has dreadlocks and a beard. Behind them several men wear orange ochre cloth, rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads. One young man in the centre holds a green-and-teal object. Yellow pillars and a hanging bell-chain are visible in the background.2018-03-01December 30 20092009-12-30August 09 20102010-08-09