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August 31 2014

A photograph of a person standing outdoors beside an ornate carved wooden shrine with a tree-of-life relief panel and gold-painted pillars, its top draped with yellow and red flower garlands. The standing person wears a rust-orange robe with a yellow sash at the waist and a rudraksha mala around the neck, has long hair swept back, and raises one hand toward the flowers while smiling. Palm trees and greenery fill the background. a person appearance is noted by the rudraksha mala and orange robe, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

September 11 2013

Outdoor photo beside a carved wooden shrine-like pillar with a tiered dome top, a carved tree-of-life panel and turned golden pillars. A man in orange-red robes with a yellow sash wrapped at the waist, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala, lifts a garland of yellow and red flowers toward the top of the shrine. Palm trees and greenery stand behind him.

Outdoor photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and orange flowers, standing beside a reddish-brown stone pillar-shaped shrine. The shrine is hung with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers, and carved with a small arched niche. He holds a bundle of yellow flowers in his right hand and looks down toward the shrine, apparently offering flowers in worship. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background. The man is a person in a ritual flower offering rather than an identified figure; he has long, swept-back hair, which, together with the saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, gives a probable appearance-based match in this context.

A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash stands beside an ornate wooden shrine with carved pillars, a domed top and a tree relief panel. He wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a bunch of yellow flowers, offering them toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and greenery surround the outdoor setting. a person: the man has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala with saffron ceremonial clothing, but the cues are not strong enough to confirm identity.

A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a large ornately carved wooden or stone pedestal-shaped shrine, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in rust-red and saffron-banded cloth stands at right, bare-shouldered, with a white floral garland around his neck and his hair tied up, holding a small silver bell or lamp and reaching toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. Partially visible people appear at the bottom left edge.

A copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or dhwaja stambha wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with bundled straw, at an outdoor dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting rite. A man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested except for a rudraksha mala and gold-and-red flower garland, wears rust-orange robes with a yellow sash and holds a small bell and flower petals. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in a white upper cloth with white tripundra markings holds a silver vessel. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.

A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands beside a carved wooden temple pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands and bound with orange cord at its thatched top. He holds a brass lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, performing a puja near the pillar. He wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. Palm fronds and green foliage surround the scene in soft daylight.

A man stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, palms pressed together in namaste at chest level, eyes closed. He wears a reddish-brown dhoti with yellow bands, a matching brown shawl draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a heavy gold ornamental necklace with a central pendant, plus bangles on his upper arms and wrists. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Beside him is a low stone bench with a folded red and blue patterned cloth cushion. The setting is a dirt courtyard with a low white wall.

August 31st 2014

A photograph of a large ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or dhwaja-style column wrapped with cloth and coconut fronds, decorated with a carved shrine niche holding a small deity murti garlanded with yellow marigolds. A standing person in an orange-brown silk dhoti and wrap, with a red and white flower garland over the shoulder and gold bangles, stands beside the column, facing it with hands together in an offering gesture. Palm trees and a corrugated roof edge frame the outdoor setting under a pale sky. Two or three other people in white are partly visible at the left and background.