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A photograph of a temple kumbhabhishekam ritual on a bamboo scaffold built over a shrine tower. A bare-chested priest in a green-and-gold dhoti and white lower cloth, wearing a garland and a yellow flower in his hair, stands beside a red kalasha pot decorated with leaves and flowers. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands to the left. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt and light trousers works on the scaffold poles, and an older man in a patterned saffron-and-cream cloth sits at right. A dark crowd of heads is visible in the foreground under a pale blue sky.

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A photograph of a temple tower under construction, with bamboo scaffolding lashed together over a red and multicoloured ornate structure decorated with painted stucco figures. Three men stand and work on the scaffold against a pale blue sky. The man on the right wears a white head cloth, white dhoti and a multi-strand flower garland with a yellow cloth draped over one shoulder. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and a shawl and holds a brass kalasha vessel with a garland. A bare-chested man sits at the lower left on the scaffold. The scene is a kumbhabhishekam-related temple ritual setting. Two men are visible with garlands and white clothing; no figure has clearly distinctive visible cues for the a person candidate.A photograph of a temple tower under construction, with a bamboo scaffold lashed together over a decorated base. Two priests stand on the scaffold: the nearer one wears a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth, a white head cloth, a bare chest and a flower garland, and holds up a white coconut wrapped in green leaves toward the other. The second priest, in a white dhoti and garland, stands at the left edge of the frame. A third man sits partly visible at the bottom left. Blue sky and bamboo poles fill the background, with colourful painted figures on the tower below.A photograph of three men standing and working on bamboo scaffolding atop a colorfully decorated temple tower during a kumbhabhishekam-style consecration. The man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border, a bare upper body and a flower garland, and holds a bundle of grass. The man on the right wears a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth, a white head wrap and a green-and-white flower garland. A third, bare-chested man at left leans over the bamboo frame. Below them sits a red kalasha wrapped with flowers and green leaves, above a tower decorated with red, gold and green painted panels and sculpted guardian figures. The sky is pale blue.December 03 20162016-12-03June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at a temple-style setting with palm trees behind. A tall copper-toned dhwaja staff stands on a red platform, wrapped with yellow and white marigold and jasmine garlands and crowned with green leaves. Three priests in dark maroon-red dhoti and shawls with gold-yellow borders assist. One in the centre wears a red-and-white flower garland and holds a brass dish, another holds a silver vessel, and the right priest raises his hands in a blessing gesture near a white cloth bundle on the ground. Behind them, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and red garments smiles at the right edge.2014-11-26A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion decorated with marigold garlands, green and white bunting and a drape. Several shirtless men in dhotis and sacred threads stand close together. Two men in the foreground hold a yellow wooden pole and a copper pot, and the man at right, with long grey hair, white beard, rudraksha malas and a saffron-yellow cloth, pours from a small metal vessel. A man in a straw hat and yellow cloth chants nearby, and others in white and yellow dhotis look on. Whether any figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.2007-02-02Outdoor ritual on a green-covered platform beneath palm trees and a clear sky. A central priest in a red-orange turban and matching dhoti, with rudraksha malas and a garland of white flowers, tilts a large copper kalasha topped with a white cloth and flower garland, pouring water during abhishekam. Beside him a woman in white sari with a white head covering holds a brass vessel, and several men in saffron-orange dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas hold brass plates and trays. Bamboo railings and a striped canopy appear in the background.2014-06-29 +1 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor temple-procession scene in daylight beside a thatched-roof building. On a decorated wooden chariot draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands atop, while another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl leans in to offer garlands and flowers. Below, a crowd of shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, press forward holding flowers and offerings. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches at lower right.2011-01-16February 02 20072007-02-02December 03 20162016-12-03