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January 14 2017

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Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in a rust-red shawl with hands pressed together in namaste, standing at the foot of a metal step ladder beside a red stone structure. He wears a rudraksha mala, a multi-strand flower garland in white and pink, and a gold necklace, with a tuft of dried grass or straw on his head. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands near a camera operator; a red-and-gold canopy and a copper pillar rise above. Coconut palms and blue sky frame the scene. a person is shown in the appearance-based label with saffron-red wrap, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, performing a ritual greeting at an outdoor temple setting.2017-01-14A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on a red-cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne-back, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap, a rust shawl over his shoulders, a beaded mala, and a red-and-white bracelet, with a vertical red tilak on his forehead. Overhead hangs a canopy fringed with red, orange, white and black tassels. A pale stone wall and green foliage form the background. Whether this is the a person candidate is uncertain: the appearance cues are a long-haired figure in orange ceremonial dress with rudraksha-style beads, but no crown, gold necklace or other distinctive adornment is clearly visible.2016-09-15A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard stands outdoors with eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaste. He wears a rust-brown sannyasi cloth, a white horizontal forehead mark with red bindi, a mala of brown rudraksha beads, a multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, and a gold-toned ceremonial pendant. Behind him, orange draped cloth, green leaves and a tall red pillar frame a stone sculpture of a seated figure atop an ornate base. Several people in orange and white stand with hands folded in the background. Festival decorations and greenery suggest a Pongal-season ritual setting.2017-01-14Outdoor temple courtyard during a Pongal festival ritual with a red-and-gold pillar topped by a copper finial and a brass deity figure. A man with long dark hair and a vertical tilak stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-brown ochre robe, a white-beaded and flower garland, and a gold pendant. Behind him a kneeling man in white clothes and another in white sit near a canopy with colourful fringed red, blue and yellow hangings, palm fronds and sugarcane tied to a red post. A cameraman in dark clothing films at left, and a yellow ladder leans against a red stepped platform. Palm trees and a red-walled structure frame the scene. The page names Pongal, which is not visible text.2017-01-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A bearded man with long, swept-back hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands outdoors at night with his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears an ochre-red sannyasi cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala, and a thick garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers with purple blooms at the bottom. Behind him are green leaves, a tree and a red-painted wooden frame, with white wooden fencing to the right. A bright light stands at the left edge.2016-09-05January 15 20182018-01-15January 01 20172017-01-01December 03 20162016-12-03August 02 20162016-08-02July 19 20162016-07-19