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A photograph of a temple shrine with garlanded deity murti in an arched niche, decorated with marigold and red-and-white flower garlands. In the centre, a seated man in saffron-red robes wears a large black swept-back hairstyle, a gold necklace, and a yellow-red flower garland, with white ash markings on his forehead, while water is being poured over him. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in red and white dhoti holds a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits facing the shrine, and a sadhu with dreadlocks in an orange-saffron cloth pours water from a vessel. A woman in white and gold sari with white ash on her arms stands at left. Scene consistent with a Mahashivaratri abhishekam and pada puja ritual.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine ritual. At centre, a seated figure in red and gold clothing wears a large black turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers draped over the shoulders and arms; the hands are covered in white cloth. Behind him stand stone-coloured deity murtis and figures adorned with garlands, and a gold arch frames the shrine. In front, a priest in red robes with an orange sash pours liquid, and a figure in white kneels at the base, with white powder spread on the stone platform. Standing devotees on the left have hands folded in namaskar, and a man with a white forehead band wears a red and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. This appears to be an abhishekam or padapuja at a temple.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Mahashivaratri abhishekam. A central seated figure wears a tall black turban, a gold necklace and a red-orange dhoti-style garment with a long rudraksha mala and a long yellow and red flower garland; his hands are gloved in white. Behind him, a deity murti with garlands and a gold crown stands in front of a multicolored garlanded arch and a stone shivalinga platform. Two attendants in white dhotis and a priest in a blue cloth sit nearby, and a devotee in orange sits at the right. Several onlookers in white and orange are seen in the foreground, with white ritual powder on the floor and the shrine.2016-03-07A photo of a pada puja at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands around a deity murti group. A central figure with a tall black turban sits in a saffron-red robe with a yellow and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, his face and hands whitened with ash. Two attendants in red and orange robes with white forehead marks sit at either side, one holding a tray. Several devotees in the foreground have their hands near the base. Two statues of a seated figure with a red and gold robe flank the arch, and a bell hangs at the left.2016-03-07A photograph inside a stone temple shrine at an evening ritual. A central seated figure in red-orange robes wears a large black and white turban-style headdress, a gold necklace and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, and is receiving an abhishekam while sitting on a raised dais. Attendants in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand around him, one pouring or handling offerings from a metal bowl, with white vibhuti smeared on their foreheads and arms. Devotees in white clothes and saffron saris crowd in from the foreground. Behind the central figure stands a deity murti with a flower-garlanded arch of yellow and orange marigolds, and two more garlanded figures flank the shrine. Carved stone pillars frame the scene. a person candidate: the central figure has a person appearance from the turban, gold necklace and red-orange robes, and is the presiding figure receiving the ritual.2016-03-07A photograph of a seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and red shawl with a large gold necklace, wearing a white headband and a tall swept-back black hair crest, receiving a garland of yellow and red flowers. Two devotees face him from the foreground: a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a gold border, and a woman in a light sari with gold earrings. Behind them, deity murtis stand under a golden arch framed with garlands in yellow, red, green and purple, and a brass bell hangs at left. Appearance-based cues with distinctive hair, saffron-toned clothing and ceremonial gold necklace match the a person candidate, seated in person on the central platform during a puja.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A seated central figure in red-brown ceremonial clothing, wearing a large black turban, a gold necklace and a yellow-and-white marigold garland, sits before a stone altar with white gloved hands. Around him devotees in white and red garments, some with white-smeared foreheads, crowd close. Behind them stand deity murtis decorated with yellow and white garlands and an arched frame, and a seated figure in white is partly visible at the left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07