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Outdoor photo of a seated gathering on a brick-paved courtyard during a Sadashivoham-era program. A standing man in a white dhoti and shawl edged with green and maroon borders, with white tilak on his forehead and hair tied up, leans forward toward the front row. A woman in a blue sari holds a brass tray of yellow offerings and reaches toward him, while other women in saris and salwars sit with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas and kumkum or vibhuti. Trees, a red pillar and a seated crowd fill the background. The standing man is an appearance-based candidate but the cues are insufficient, so he is described only as a man in ritual white clothes.

October 26 2016

A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back dark hair and a green-and-white flower garland, reaches out to a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl who holds her cupped hands toward him over a metal bowl of white powder. Behind them, a crowd of devotees sits and stands in front of a pink-and-cream temple colonnade, with several people in orange and white clothing. A man in orange with a rudraksha mala and shaved head sits near the centre. The scene suggests a blessing or ritual exchange outdoors at a temple.

A photograph of a long-haired man in orange and saffron robes with a fresh white floral garland and a yellow-and-red flower garland, seated and reaching to dip his fingers into a silver bowl of white liquid held by a woman in a cream sari with a purple border. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands in front of a pink-and-stone colonnaded building with carved pillars. A man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual offering or abhishekam-style blessing. The seated man in orange has long swept-back hair, a distinctive appearance matching cues for a person, and the page places him at the event.

December 29 2010

Photograph of an outdoor gathering in front of a pink-and-cream colonnaded temple building. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland stands at left, extending his hand toward a woman in a green, maroon and brown patterned silk sari with bangles and a rudraksha-style necklace, who holds her palms open over a silver bowl of white powder. Behind them, many people in white, orange and saffron clothing sit and stand watching; a bald man in orange robes stands centrally. Long-haired man with garland and orange robe is a distinctive appearance cue; identity not established from appearance alone. Interaction reads as a blessing or offering exchange.

December 29 2010

A seated audience of women fills a hall with red curtains and a gold-framed shrine in the background. In the foreground left, a man with a bare upper body wears a white dhoti with an orange-edged border and holds a bundle of pink flowers, standing before the seated women. Several women in saris of purple, green and yellow sit in rows, some wearing garlands and jewelry; a woman in a purple sari holds flowers in her lap. The scene appears to be a ritual offering of flowers in a devotee gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

Outdoors at a temple courtyard with pink-washed colonnades behind, a crowd sits and stands watching. In the foreground a man in orange robes, with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a garland of green leaves, white jasmine and yellow and red flowers, extends his hand over a steel bowl of white powder held by a second man in orange. A woman in white with a yellow shawl sits before him, palm open to receive a pinch of the powder. Several people in white and orange clothing sit nearby, and a woman in an orange sari is behind them.

Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with pink-washed colonnaded walls behind. A man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a bare chest wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a green and white garland of flowers sits and extends his hands forward. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and dark-rimmed glasses leans in with cupped palms over a silver bowl of white powder held by a man in front. Seated devotees in saffron and white clothes, and a crowd of onlookers, fill the background. a person receives the offering; the scene resembles a ritual blessing exchange.

A crowd gathers outdoors before a pink and grey temple colonnade. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, white facial markings, and a garland of white and yellow flowers sits in orange robes, extending his hand toward a steel bowl of white granules held by a woman in white with a yellow shawl. Behind them, devotees in white and orange garments and rudraksha-style beads watch, and a bald man in orange with a beaded necklace stands in the middle distance. The scene reads as a devotional offering or distribution during a public gathering.

Outdoor temple gathering at a pink-walled colonnaded courtyard. In the foreground a long-haired man with a painted forehead wears orange cloth and a yellow-orange shawl, garlanded with white and orange flowers, extending his arm toward a bearded-free man in white shirt and white dhoti with rudraksha mala who smiles and cups his hands. Between them a silver bowl holds white liquid. Behind, seated devotees in white and orange sit on steps, a bald man in orange shawl and rudraksha beads sits among the crowd, and many standing people fill the background. a person is the orange-clad long-haired figure, shown as in-person with saffron cloth and garland cues; he is distinct from the white-clad man receiving from the bowl.