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A photograph of a temple doorway with a yellow-ochre wooden door fitted with many small brass bells. A woman in a red-orange silk sari with gold border, shoulders draped with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers at her head, stands facing the door. A shirtless man in a teal printed dhoti with a white sacred thread across his bare back reaches up to ring a bell, wearing a gold wristwatch. Another shirtless man in an orange cloth and white dhoti stands behind, and a flower garland hangs on the door frame beside them. No one matches the a person appearance cues.

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Photograph of a temple doorway covered in golden-yellow panels with rows of small brass bells and garlands of red, white and pink flowers with green leaves hanging on the sides. In the foreground a woman with hair tied back and draped in an orange-red silk sari with gold border has lemon garlands looped at her head and shoulder. Beside her a bare-chested man in a teal green cloth with patterned border and a white sacred thread touches the doorway, while another shirtless man in the right background works near the frame. A white-clad person stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a temple door being decorated with lemon garlands and flowers.2012-08-20Photograph of devotees at a golden-yellow carved temple door studded with small brass bells, with green and white-flower garlands hanging beside it. In the foreground a woman in a red-orange silk sari with gold border has her shoulder touched by a bare-chested man in a teal dhoti with a sacred thread across his back, who reaches toward the door. Beside him a second bare-chested man in a white dhoti with orange top cloth also reaches up to the garland. At the right edge a brass pot sits on a low ledge near the threshold. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the far left edge. The scene suggests a temple door-opening or door-blessing ritual.2012-08-20 +1 copiesPhoto 11733644 +2 copiesA photograph inside an orange-walled temple shrine decorated with hanging brass bells and flower garlands in pink, yellow and white. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a teal dhoti and sacred thread works at the shrine opening. To the right stands a man in a reddish-brown shawl and ornate gold beaded necklace, with a tilak on his forehead and long hair tied back, gesturing toward the shrine with his hands. Beside him a man in an orange garment and white cloth holds an orange object.2012-09-11August 20 20122012-08-20August 20 20122012-08-20A photograph of a temple ritual in a gold-toned shrine interior. In the foreground, a man in a red silk kurta with a vermilion forehead mark leans forward and places red and white flower garlands over the head of a seated person whose back is turned to the camera, wearing layered orange, pink and white flower garlands. A gold-edged wooden shrine panel stands to the right. Behind them, a second man in an orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace is partly visible, and a seated man in white clothing bends at the lower left.2017-04-16A photograph in a narrow doorway with polished walls and carved white panels. A bald, bare-chested man with white marks on his shoulder and chest and a red-and-gold beaded headband stands wearing a rust-orange cloth, receiving a long white flower garland with red blossoms that another man in orange is lowering over him. A man in orange with gold necklaces and bangles bows his head as the garland is placed. A man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels at the lower left, and other men stand behind in the corridor. No specific a person identification is made from appearance alone.2012-04-29May 18 20122012-05-18May 08 20182018-05-08A photograph of a ritual scene at a temple. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red garment and a thick garland of white jasmine and red flowers, bows forward with head lowered. Behind and above, a bare-chested priest in a cream-yellow cloth reaches over with a hand on the bowed head, while another seated priest with grey hair, a white tripundra on the forehead and rudraksha beads holds a brass tray with a small brass vessel and red-and-white offerings. Men in white dhotis and orange-clad attendants stand in the background, and a colourful striped mat lies on the floor. A framed picture of deities hangs on the wall behind. Visible people are the bowing figure, two priests, and several attendants.2009-07-13September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copies