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A photograph inside a stone shrine at a temple complex, where a seated man in a tall black turban and a red-orange dhoti or wrap receives a long garland of yellow and red flowers across his shoulders. He smiles and his hands are gloved in white. Around him, several priests and devotees in saffron and red garments, some with white and tripundra forehead markings and rudraksha malas, attend the ritual. Behind him, a deity murti group is decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, and white powder or ash covers the stone platform. Carved stone pillars frame the scene. a person: the central seated figure wears a black turban, gold necklace and orange-red wrap, with rudraksha beads visible on the attendants, consistent with a puja at the Pratyakshya Pada Puja.

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Inside a stone shrine, a seated figure in a red-orange cloth and gold necklace, with a large dark upswept hairstyle and white forehead marks, sits on a stone platform being honoured by attendants. Behind them, deity murti of a goddess and god stand in a shrine niche framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. Attendants in red-orange cloths with rudraksha malas and white ash marks surround the seated figure; one man in white dhoti holds a flower garland. Devotees, including children, crowd in the foreground. Plates of offerings and marigold garlands lie on the platform, consistent with a puja or padapuja.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual at an open-sided stone mandapa. In the centre, a man in a saffron-red garment with a large dark swept-back crown of hair and a heavy floral garland stands before a stone platform, with his hands over a shallow basin. Behind him, a Shiva-Parvati deity murti and a seated figure in a red garment with a rudraksha-like garland are framed by yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in red kneels on the left, and white-clad devotees with white forehead marks stand around the basin in the foreground. Carved pillars and a bell frame the scene.2016-03-07A photograph of a stone shrine at an outdoor temple site where a seated central figure in a large black turban, yellow marigold garland and rudraksha mala receives ritual washing. He wears a red-and-orange cloth and gold necklace, and is sitting before a deity arrangement with carved figures draped in red and yellow garlands behind him. Around him, shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and bare torsos with white tilak and rudraksha malas pour liquid and handle offerings, while a woman in a red sari with a white forehead mark stands at right. Stone pillars carved with figures frame the scene. Visible text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam ' and '', omitted from text. The seated figure has distinctive turban, garland and mala cues consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a probable identification from appearance2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine during a ritual. A seated figure in a red dhoti-style garment with a yellow and red marigold garland and white ash marks sits on a raised stone platform, holding a bowl, while a black-turbaned devotee in a red sari-style garment attends nearby. Behind them, a decorated deity murti group with garlands and a golden canopy is arrayed in a floral arch. A priest in white dhoti with tripundra marks and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and several women and men in white and red clothes watch and assist from the edges. The seated figure's ritual bathing setting suggests a pada puja abhishekam, with offering plates and cloth on the platform.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph inside a stone temple shrine at dusk, with a seated central figure in a red-and-gold garment and a large garland of yellow and orange flowers draped over the shoulders, wearing a tall dark ornate headdress and a gold necklace. He sits before a deity murti with a golden face and crown, framed by a colourful floral arch of marigolds and garlands. Around him, several people in saffron, orange and red clothes with white forehead markings and ash-smeared faces stand and kneel, one in an orange robe holding a bell, others with white dhotis and bare upper bodies, plus a woman in red with a rudraksha mala. Fruit offerings and a brass vessel sit on the ground, and a crowd of devotees gathers in the foreground.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine with stone pillars and a flat roof, decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands around deity murtis. A central figure in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha-style garland and a tall black turban stands before the shrine at the front of a stone platform. Two men in white dhotis with white forehead markings and a woman in orange stand nearby, and devotees in the foreground are seen from behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam with white powder and offerings on the platform.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine with carved stone pillars and a tiled roof. A central figure with a tall black-and-white turban-like headdress, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and an orange-red cloth sits on a stone platform, arms extended over water, with yellow and orange marigold garlands draped around him. Behind him stand decorated deity murtis under a garland-framed arch, with flower garlands on the side figures. Around the platform, white-clad men in dhoti and sacred thread and women in orange and cream saris with white forehead markings attend the abhishekam, handling trays and cloth. a person is seated centrally, identified by the tall swept headdress, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; those cues are appearance-based only.2016-03-07