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A festival procession on a decorated ratha-style float under a striped fabric canopy, with garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers. At the centre sits a deity murti dressed in white and saffron cloth with flower garlands. Behind it hangs a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with long dark hair. A man in saffron clothing stands on the float with a rudraksha mala, looking toward the float's base. Below, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl takes a photo with a phone, and several men in white shirts stand near a table of fruit, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Crowds stand in the background amid thatched huts and trees.

Photo of a ceremonial offering at a temple-style setting. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and red bindi holds a silver tray of apples and sweets, looking down. Beside her, a bald man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace stands. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white and yellow flower garland with a red floral and green leaf adornment, reaches toward the tray. Behind them are a silver pot, gold ornate decorations and a golden deity emblem.

Outdoor procession with saffron-clad participants. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long tied-back hair and white body markings holds a red-painted pole, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold chain. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray of flowers and offerings, with white markings on his chest and forehead. Behind them a child in orange and a rudraksha mala walks with others in orange. On the right, a large printed portrait on card shows a smiling man in a red turban and red robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing; the portrait is not a physical person. A red-and-gold canopy and colourful striped pillars stand behind. Green trees fill the background.

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Photograph of a temple-side ritual outside a gopuram. A long-haired man on the right, bare-shouldered in an orange-red garment with a sacred thread and a white forehead mark, reaches toward a brass tray of ripe bananas and green leaves held by a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white forehead mark. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shawl, stand around them. Behind them a gilded palanquin or ratha is draped with white and pink flower garlands. The carved stone wall and tall temple tower are visible in the background.

A man with long dark hair, a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap and heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads stands beside a white car, placing his hand on a large tray of red and white flowers. Beside him, a young man in an orange turban and orange wrap holds a green and gold decorated bundle with a flower-filled vessel on top, while a man with white sacred ash marks and a beaded mala stands behind. Several people in orange turbans are visible in the background near a covered walkway, with palm trees above. The scene suggests a padapuja or welcome ceremony, with Swamiji (probable) appearing as the man in the centre-right wearing the heavy gold necklaces and long swept-back hair.

A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a gold necklace and white tripundra marks on forehead and arms, offers an apple and handles pink flowers over an arrangement of silver ritual vessels and a plate on a tray. Other figures in orange and white clothing are partially visible at the edges, with dark hair of people in the foreground. Ritual puja setting with silver vessels and pink flowers.

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A photograph of a temple ritual with four men in the foreground. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a brass plate of offerings, with a second man in orange beside him whose long dark hair, orange shawl and red-and-white flower garland are prominent. A bald man in orange robes on the right holds the same plate of bananas, flowers and fruit. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with bare chest and a rudraksha-style cord. A brass pillar with bells is visible at left. Lighting is warm and indoor.

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A ritual scene in a warmly lit hall. A central figure in a gold crown-like headpiece, layered flower garlands of yellow and red blooms, a gold-bordered white cloth and a jewelled armlet holds a ceremonial gold vessel with a long spout over a tray of petals and fruit. Facing him, a bare-chested devotee in a yellow-and-orange cloth with red and gold head wrap and rudraksha mala bows forward. Gold decorative panels and a gilded image of a deity form stand in the background, and a second attendant in a red turban and dhoti is partially visible at right.