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Night outdoor ritual photograph by water with city lights in the background. A figure in the foreground, shown from behind with bare upper body and a red-and-gold wrap, a leopard-print cloth at the waist, gold armlets and a gold necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small metal deity murti on a silver puja tray with kalasha-like pots and a lamp. Seated devotees in red and white garments with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces watch from the right. The foreground figure's appearance is distinctive, but no sufficiently clear identity cues are visible, so the role is described as a priest performing abhishekam. Six people visible in total.

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April 29 20142014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29Night outdoor ritual on a riverside platform with a white railing and distant lights. A long-haired figure with a white forehead mark, rudraksha mala beads, gold armlets and a leopard-print lower garment performs a ritual over a silver Shiva lingam set on a blue-draped table with a silver kalasha and bowls. A bare-backed man in a saffron cloth bends forward before the table. Two women seated behind wear saffron shawls, beaded necklaces and white blouses, and a third woman in saffron sits at the right. Appearance-based identity is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the presence of the a person candidate.2014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in a rust-red turban, bare-shouldered in red-orange cloth with a gold-and-beaded necklace and gold armbands, stands at a silver-chased altar pouring from a silver vessel over a silver lingam-style vessel garlanded with white flowers and red rose petals. Silver kalasha and a silver kettle sit on a brocaded table. A shaved-headed assistant in orange with a rudraksha mala and a cordless microphone attends beside him, and a seated attendant at right holds a tray. Behind them a crowd of women and men sits in the dark near string lights and a silver throne back covered with a leopard-print cloth.2014-03-20April 29 20142014-04-29March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18A photograph of a night-time puja at a railed outdoor terrace. In the foreground, a figure with a swept-back dark hairstyle, a white forehead mark, gold earrings, a gold necklace with rudraksha beads and a gold armlet, wearing an orange and gold-bordered wrap, pours liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel over a small deity murti on a silver tray. The tray sits on a blue cloth-covered table beside silver bowls and glass jars. Behind, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and several seated women in orange and white garments with rudraksha malas watch the ritual. Several water bottles sit on the floor and a light warm glow fills the background.2014-04-29A night-time ritual photograph in which a man seated on a silver-backed throne performs abhishekam over a shivalinga-style vessel on a blue-and-gold draped table. He wears a white forehead band with a red mark, a rudraksha-style gold necklace, gold armbands, and a saffron-orange and maroon garment over a shawl. He holds a silver cup and pours over the object, which is surrounded by pink and white flower petals and silver bowls. Another man in a light shirt stands in the background at a white railing, and a third person in a headset sits at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor platform at night. a person is the central figure, seated on the throne with distinctive gold ornaments and ceremonial saffron clothing.2014-04-29March 18 20142014-03-18April 29 20142014-04-29