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A photograph inside a temple shrine area with a yellow-cream wall and a lotus-topped pillar with coloured bands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red waist cloth stands centre, bending over brass vessels and a flame on a metal stand. Beside him, two men in saffron-orange robes look on; one wears glasses and a beard and holds a small object, the other holds a phone or card. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a dark rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bowl. At left, a photographer in a dark shirt with a camera and a red thread on the wrist is partly visible. A ritual puja setting, with the bare-chested priest officiating.

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August 08 20092009-08-08Photograph of a temple scene with dark carved stone pillars behind. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with gold necklaces stands at center, hands pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange with white tilak wears gold chains. To the right, an older bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow waist cloth and green beaded garland offers a brass pot to the central figure. Two more men stand at right, one in a pink shawl. The central figure has long swept-back hair and orange garments with ornate gold chains, consistent with the a person appearance cues; his role is the person receiving the offering.2010-01-08 +1 copiesAugust 09 20072007-08-09July 29 20082008-07-29Photograph of a ritual scene in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated roof and red-painted lower wall. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The man at right, in saffron robes, raises a lit flame on a lamp toward a carved stone shrine at the right edge, decorated with a banana plant and a plate of red offerings. A tray of brass oil lamps and small offerings sits on red cloth at the lower left. Behind them, a small doorway shows a shrine with a decorated murti. Another person in white clothing stands at the back left.2009-10-15August 16 20092009-08-16A temple scene with a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a tilak on his forehead standing at left, holding a large silver plate of bananas and fruit near a tall silver lamp stand. A long-haired figure in a red-orange garment with a white and pink flower garland stands center-right, smiling and holding the plate. Behind them a man in orange robes watches. At lower right, a bearded person in orange and yellow robes is partly visible. Walls are pale yellow with a small framed picture and a red-and-white painted pillar behind.2009-08-08A photograph at a temple doorway with stone carved pillars. A bald, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth lights an oil lamp on a silver tray of offerings with flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds the tray. On the left, a long-haired person in orange wraps stands beside two more people in orange robes in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2012-07-24Indoor photograph of a religious ceremony in a pink-walled room with a framed deity print on the wall and a brass oil lamp at right. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands at left with hands folded. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes reaches out to clasp the hands of a bare-chested priest wearing a red shawl with gold border and white dhoti, who stands before brass vessels and a bell. A bearded man in orange robes sits at right, and a yellow-saree-clad woman is partly visible at far left. Several figures in the room are visible, and the scene appears to be a formal blessing or ordination exchange.2007-08-09May 18 20122012-05-18July 28 20082008-07-28A ritual scene in a temple hall with a concrete floor. In the foreground, a man in a red shawl over orange clothing sits cross-legged, holding a flower-strewn plate and a small vessel, while a copper pot and cup sit on the floor. Two men in orange robes sit facing him with hands folded, one in the foreground partly visible. Behind them, seated devotees in white dhotis and a man in orange stand near a row of brass kalasha pots and coconuts on a gold-framed platform.2010-07-21