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Low-angle outdoor photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes standing barefoot on a raised red platform beside an ornately carved copper-coloured temple pillar. He wears a red-orange dhoti and a sleeveless orange top with a flower garland around his neck, holds a brass bell in one hand and a small brass incense or lamp holder with rising smoke in the other, and looks downward. A second person's hand, holding a large copper or brass plate, enters from the right edge. Behind him are tall coconut palms, a cloudy sky, a dark stone sculpture and a black stone pedestal.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesMarch 02 20112011-03-02A man in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a red sleeveless undershirt stands barefoot on a white stone platform, holding a brass lamp with flame and a brass bell while performing a ritual. His long dark hair is swept back. Behind him stands a grey stone deity murti with a beaded necklace, and a palm tree rises beside. Marigold and yellow flower garlands drape an ornate brass object at left, and loose flower petals scatter the platform. A second man in orange clothing sits at the lower right edge.2009-07-08June 15 20092009-06-15A man in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on a stone platform beside an ornate gilded arch and a large copper deity statue of a figure with raised hands. He wears a beaded necklace and has long dark hair tied back, and he holds a small brass bell in one hand and a brass ritual vessel in the other, apparently performing a puja-style offering. Carved granite pillars and green foliage fill the background. Only one physical person is visible.2009-06-15Outdoors beside a tall copper-clad pillar banded with copper rings and an orange cord, its base carved with a seated figure and floral reliefs. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a white-and-orange garland, bare-armed, holds a small brass oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, performing a lamp ritual. Behind, a second figure in orange robes leans toward a copper bowl on a raised platform. Tall coconut palms and a cloudy sky fill the background, with marigold petals scattered on the stone base.2010-10-18 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph taken from below of a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with red and white cloth and green leaves at its base, beside a small golden deity murti in a canopied shrine. A person in long flowing orange robes with long dark hair stands at right, holding a silver bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a silver tray in the other, performing an aarti near the pole. Behind him, a second person in white with an orange shawl holds a silver plate. Strings of festive flags and garlands stretch across a blue sky with palm fronds at the edges. Visible copyright text runs vertically at left.2007-12-23Night photo of an outdoor puja at a carved wooden pillar with a lamp-lit temple structure beside it. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a gold-bead garland around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead holds a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp stand in one hand and a brass bell in the other, eyes closed. Another person in orange cloth stands at right holding a silver aarti plate. Palm fronds and dark coconut trees fill the background, with marigold petals on the stone platform.2010-11-12A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-edged borders stands outdoors before palm trees, holding a brass bell-and-lamp arati vessel in his right hand and a handbell in his left. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers and a gold-bead rudraksha-style mala, and looks upward. A tray of white cloth and orange rope is held at right. Behind him, a devotee in white with folded hands and a sculpted stone deity murti with flower garlands and scattered petals are visible.2009-12-23