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A dim, yellow-walled temple interior during a water ritual. In the centre, a long-haired man with wet hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms pressed together while another man in red-orange clothing pours from a gold kalasha vessel. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left beside a water pipe. A trident-like brass staff is visible at upper centre. A photographer raises a camera above the crowd of devotees in orange and red garments. Appearance cues for the central long-haired figure are suggestive but the scene is dark and partly obscured, so identity is uncertain.

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A photograph inside a dim temple passage with yellow-washed walls, where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti pours water from a metal bucket over a long-haired devotee in red clothing who holds a golden vessel. Beside them, a man in an orange saffron robe with wet, swept-back long hair and rudraksha beads stands with a silver trident, while others in red and orange clothing crowd around. A photographer in the background raises a camera. The people are soaked.2009-07-13Photo inside a small temple shrine with a corrugated metal roof, wooden beams, and weathered whitewashed walls. A bare-chested man with long, dark, swept-back hair wears a red-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style mala with gold ornaments; he is bowing with both palms pressed to his forehead. A younger man in orange robes holds a gold-coloured bowl. Behind them stand several men in white dhotis and shirts, one in an orange shawl with a green bag, and an older man in an olive shirt on the left. A silver trishul sits in the foreground. The appearance of the figure in red-orange cloth with the long hair and gold necklaces is a probable match for a person, but the image is not a clear identification.2009-07-13A photograph inside a stone-walled sunken sanctum with a camera operator visible at lower left. A central figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair holds a brass vessel and a lit camphor flame over a small brass lamp, performing a ritual. Around them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit or kneel with palms pressed together in prayer. One bearded man at lower right wears an orange shawl and clasps his hands. Behind them, further people in orange and white sit on stone steps with hands raised in folded-palm gestures, and a small brass pot and tray rest on a wooden board at right. The scene suggests an aarti performed during a consecration.2006-12-11A photograph inside a dim stone chamber during a temple consecration ritual. A man in a long-sleeved saffron-orange garment stands centrally with long dark hair, holding a brass lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Around him, a ring of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stands with palms pressed together in anjali. A camera on a tripod is in the lower left foreground, and a stone ledge with a tray of offerings is visible at the top right. The setting resembles a sanctum with rough stone walls.2006-12-11A photograph of a darshan line under a tent canopy with metal trusses. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and rudraksha mala, with a bare upper body, holds a gold-tipped ceremonial staff and places his right hand on the head of a man in a striped green shirt. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a polished silver tray. Devotees with folded hands and women in saris stand behind a metal railing.2010-10-30June 03 20162016-06-03Outdoor-style tent event with a metal scaffold roof. A man in an orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala necklace, raises his right hand over a line of devotees and holds a gold-tipped ceremonial staff. In front of him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes holds a large silver bowl. Devotees along a metal railing, several with palms pressed together in namaskar, lean forward to receive blessing. Men in striped shirts and a woman in a blue sari stand among them. The image is a photograph.2010-10-30June 03 20162016-06-03July 13 20092009-07-13May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of an outdoor ritual bathing at a stone-walled temple area. A man with long wet dark hair, bare-shouldered in a red garment, bends forward while water is poured over his head from a large steel vessel held by a person at the top left, with a yellow rope hanging nearby. Beside him stands a man in an orange garment with a dark wrap and a rudraksha mala, and at right a bespectacled man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a garland, holding a small brass cup. Behind them another person in white raises a ceremonial item. Water streams down in droplets. Three to four people are visible.2009-07-13A night-time photograph of a ritual at a stone-walled pit. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe holds a flaming camphor or ritual flame over a brass vessel, with a small brass cup nearby. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A man with a full beard and curly hair at lower right and a seated devotee in a beige shirt with a tray and cloth at upper right are also visible. Flame light illuminates the scene, and a camera operator is visible at the bottom edge. The people in the foreground are kneeling or standing in prayer, while devotees watch from the stone steps above. A low, dim stone enclosure shapes the background, consistent with a sanctum-related ritual space.2006-12-11