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A photograph of an outdoor scene under palm trees. A person in rust-brown and saffron-toned clothing, wearing layered garlands of white flowers, red flowers and a beaded necklace, stands beside an ornate copper-coloured wooden shrine with a carved front panel and a yellow marigold garland. The standing person rests one hand on the shrine's top, which is draped with a green and gold cloth, and gestures with the other hand while speaking. A red and white fringed cloth hangs at the right edge. The figure has long dark hair and a red mark on the forehead. a person is shown in appearance-based cues: long hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and ornate garlands, matching a speaking teacher beside a shrine.

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Outdoors under palm trees, a man with swept-back dark hair and bare upper torso stands beside an ornate reddish-brown carved stone pillar or kalasha-style pedestal wrapped with a green-and-gold brocade cloth and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. He wears a long white and red flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a saffron-gold dhoti-style cloth. He holds a small offering in his right hand and looks down toward the pillar, apparently in a ritual act. Smoke rises at the right edge beside a red-and-white cloth-covered object. Appearance-based candidate: a person, whose cues include the long swept hair, the layered garlands, the beaded mala and the ceremonial gold ornaments; he is shown in a ritual, devotional role.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoors among coconut palms, a person in a saffron-orange garment with a long beaded and gold-bead necklace and a red and white flower garland stands beside an ornate reddish-brown carved wooden pillar-shrine (a decorated stone or wooden kalasha-style column) wrapped with a gold-bordered cloth and a red shawl, with yellow marigold garlands hanging from it. The person has one hand resting on the carved pillar and the other raised in a gesture, smiling, with bangles on the wrists. A red-and-yellow fabric canopy edges the right side. Appearance-based cues (swept hair, rudraksha-style beads, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace) suggest a person as the person.2013-04-14A person in saffron-orange robes stands beside an ornate reddish-brown carved stone pillar topped with a kalasha wrapped in a green and gold cloth. The pillar is garlanded with yellow marigold strands and a red flower. The standing figure wears long garlands of white, red and yellow flowers, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and gold bangles, and rests a hand on the pillar's top. Palm trees and a red-fringed canopy appear in the background, with a partly visible spectator at the lower right. a person (wearing rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and garlands) is the standing figure, though the face and build do not allow a firm match, so identity is uncertain.2013-04-14Outdoor photograph of a man standing beside a tall ornate reddish-brown temple pillar or column wrapped with a green and gold-bordered cloth and draped with yellow marigold garlands. He wears layered garlands of white and red flowers, a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, a gold armband, and an orange-brown dhoti with a gold border, with his upper body bare. His eyes are closed and he holds a small object in one hand near the pillar. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under a pale sky.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor photo beside an ornate reddish-orange stone or terracotta shrine pillar with carved niches, draped with a green and gold cloth and yellow marigold garlands. A standing person in a rust-brown dhoti and striped brown-and-gold cloth wears a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with gold armband and bangle. He holds a small offering in his right hand and his eyes are lowered in devotion. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under bright daylight. Appearance-based label: a person, standing in front of the shrine as a devotee-performing-offering, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha and gold adornments as the visible cues.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor photo beside a carved wooden pillar-shrine wrapped with a red and gold cloth and draped with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A person in saffron-orange clothing and layered white and red flower garlands stands at right with one hand raised, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, a gold ceremonial necklace, and gold bangles. Tall coconut palms and greenery form the background. The person has long dark hair and appears to be speaking or gesturing.2013-04-14Outdoor photo of a woman in a rust-orange sari with an orange and gold border, wearing long garlands of white and red flowers and a multi-strand ceremonial gold and bead necklace, standing beside a tall ornate copper-coloured temple-style pillar wrapped at the top with a green and gold cloth and draped with a yellow marigold garland. She smiles while scattering petals or rice from her right hand toward the pillar, with palm trees and green foliage behind her and a red-and-gold fabric canopy at the right edge. a person: the flower garlands, long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and orange-toned clothing are the visible cues, and the page names a person for this event.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14