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Photograph of a temple doorway with ornate golden-yellow carved wooden panels hung with small brass bells and garlands of marigold, red and white flowers and lime-green fruit. A shaved-headed priest, bare-chested in a teal patterned dhoti with a white sacred thread, stands with a white urdhva-pundra forehead mark and drapes a garland of lime fruit around the neck of a woman in an orange-red silk sari. A young boy with a white forehead mark and a pearl necklace is in the foreground, and a figure in white dhoti stands at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph inside a yellow-ochre temple hall decorated with brass bells and garlands of orange marigolds, pink and white flowers. A bare-chested devotee in a teal dhoti stands with his back to the camera while a priest in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth holds his hands near his shoulders, and a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with gold-toned garland and gold earring stands at right with palms joined. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A white sacred thread is visible on the devotee's back. Ritual blessing setting.2012-09-11Photograph 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.2012-08-20June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a ceremonial garlanding inside an arched, cream-coloured hall with blue doors and a painted deity panel behind. A person in an orange-saffron shawl, with head fully covered, lifts a white and pink flower garland over the head of a bare-chested man in rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-toned neck ornament and a beaded mala. Another man in white stands at left, a figure in yellow and orange stands at right, and a seated man is partly visible at lower right. A brass tray with flowers and fruit sits at lower left. a person-candidate cues are insufficient here; the garlanded figure and garlander are described by role and clothing only.2012-05-08July 13 20152015-07-13A photograph inside a temple hall with arched cream pillars and a blue-framed deity shrine behind. An elderly man with long white beard and glasses, wearing an orange and gold brocade shawl and a striped headband, presses his palms together while bowing toward a younger man. The younger man, smiling, wears a cream shawl with a brown-red cloth and a multicolour flower garland of white, pink, yellow and green, and holds his hands out in greeting. A green silk cloth is held nearby, and other people in saffron clothing stand in the background. a person cues on the younger man are not clearly established, so identity remains uncertain.2012-05-08September 11 20122012-09-11June 21 20122012-06-21A man in a maroon-red robe with a gold-and-orange sash and a tilak on his forehead bends forward, offering his hands toward a large golden deity murti draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. A brown rudraksha-style mala hangs around the murti's neck. Behind him, a helper in red and orange garments holds a metal plate, a cameraman films, and a blue and pink cloth draped over the murti's pedestal. Gold carved pillars frame the temple hall.2014-06-12A photograph taken along a warm terracotta-coloured brick wall outdoors, with green foliage at top left. A man with long dark hair in a braid, wearing a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered saffron sash, gold armlets and a rudraksha-style mala, is smiling and bowing slightly as a man in a white kurta, wristwatch on his right hand, lifts a white and red flower garland toward him. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border and another in rust-red robe with gold armlets walk along. Bottom right shows flower offerings. The scene suggests a padapuja or garland greeting during a devotee visit.2014-07-07Outdoor ceremony with a man in a grey knitted vest over a red sweater offering a long pink and red flower garland to a bare-chested man in dark red and gold-bordered robes, who bows forward with his hands joined. A saffron-robed man stands at left, and a sannyasi in orange robes with a tilak stands behind the bowing figure. A brass plate holding marigolds and flowers sits near the garland. Several onlookers in casual and white clothing stand in the background near a pale pink building. The bowing figure wears a long garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, and has his hair tied up with flowers.2014-01-20 +1 copiesA ceremonial moment outdoors with a shaded pavilion and trees behind. On the right, a person in an orange turban and orange-and-yellow garment, wearing a red and turquoise flower garland, places a hand on the head of a young devotee. The devotee wears a white headband, orange-and-gold robe, rudraksha beads and folded palms in namaskar. On the left, a man in white dhoti with gold border, sacred ash on forehead and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants and a priest in red and orange robes stand near a decorated canopy and a shrine with floral offerings.2015-08-09