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A photograph of a seated ritual in a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A central figure with a large black turban, rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces sits in saffron-orange robes, smiling, holding a metal plate, while a person in a bare upper body with white ash marks kneels before him. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white forehead marks sits beside a metal pot. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands, with a figure in orange holding a staff. This appears to be a pratyaksha pada puja with padapuja offerings.

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A photograph inside an open ornate shrine-chariot or palanquin decorated with multicoloured garlands. A man with a tall, voluminous black hairstyle wears an orange-red garment, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a large yellow-and-red flower garland, seated with a broad smile and hands resting on his lap. Beside him on the left, a man in white dhoti-style clothing with a long rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged holding a small ritual object. Behind them stands a deity murti in red and green drapery with raised hand, flanked by garlanded side figures, with a brass vessel and scattered flower petals in the foreground.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph inside an open-sided shrine or ratha-like canopy during a ritual. A seated man with a tall black hair bun wrapped in white cloth, eyes closed, wears a red-orange garment, gold necklace and a long green-and-yellow marigold garland, with white paste on his arms and forehead. Behind him stand ornate decorated deity murti with colourful garland arches of marigolds in yellow, red and white. On the left a man with white forehead marks and a rudraksha-style necklace stands. In the foreground, two people in white and dark clothing sit with their backs to the camera. Marigold and white flower offerings lie on the right. a person is seated centrally, receiving a Pratyaksha Pada Puja, with the seated devotees offering worship.2016-03-07A seated figure in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl wears a tall black hair crown, rudraksha malas across the chest, a gold ceremonial necklace and a large gold pendant, smiling as a devotee in white clothing and two other devotees apply white powder to the figure's hands and body beside a deity murti. Behind, a bearded deity murti and a second figure are adorned with garlands in yellow, red, white and purple, with a gold arch above; the setting is a temple shrine area with a wooden doorway at right. Probable Swamiji cues include the tall black hair crown, rudraksha malas and gold necklace while receiving abhishekam.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Outdoor temple-style pavilion with stone pillars and a tiled roof during a puja. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like hair arrangement, gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and a long multicoloured garland of yellow and red flowers sits at a stone platform, smiling and handling white offerings in a bowl held by a devotee in a red robe seen from behind. Behind him a second man in an orange-red dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands with white forehead markings. On the right, a decorated deity murti in a red-orange cloth is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and white figurines and a small white shrine stand on the platform. Pratyakshya Pada Puja, padapuja, abhishekam ritual setting.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. In the centre, a seated figure with a large dark swept-back hair bun and a white forehead band wears a red-brown garment, a ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala under a yellow and red garland. Their hands are covered in white powder and they sit with eyes lowered. Behind them stand golden deity murtis adorned with gold jewellery and red-and-yellow garlands, flanked by similar garlanded murtis on the left and right. A woman in an orange sari bends forward to touch the seated figure's shoulder, and a wooden plate with offerings sits near the base. Two people in the foreground are partly visible, with a third seated figure on the right edge. Several people are visible, so the count is a small group.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A figure seated cross-legged in front of a deity murti wears a tall black hair-style crown or swept-up hair, white sacred ash on the forehead and arms, a red and gold garment, a gold necklace, and a rudraksha mala. Thick garlands of yellow and red flowers hang around the seated figure and the murti. Behind them, a decorated shrine holds a standing deity with a trident and other murtis draped in striped and flower garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with white ash on his forehead and other devotees with white-smeared faces lean in. a person appears to be the seated figure, based on the tall black hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and garlands, consistent with the page's Mahashivaratri Pratyaksha Pada Puja context.2016-03-07