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Photograph of a ritual at a temple site with colourful pillar decorations and banana leaves. A central figure with a tall dark swept-back hairstyle, a red-orange garment and layered red, pink and white flower garlands stands with head bowed, holding a ceremonial staff. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, yellow tilak and gold necklaces holds a golden tray. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded in namaste. Other attendants in white and purple cloth stand behind. Orange marigolds lie on a stone platform. A camera operator is at the upper left. The central figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, garlands and a ceremonial staff, matching the page's a person reference, but this is a probable identification based on appearance.

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Inside a temple hall decorated with colourful striped pillars and banana leaves, a man with a tall dark turban, a saffron-brown robe and a red and white flower garland stands holding a long ceremonial staff wrapped in garlands. Facing him, a bare-chested man in a purple and gold shawl clasps his hands in reverence. An older man in white dhoti and gold necklaces holds a brass tray, and an attendant in white with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. Marigolds lie at the base of a stone pedestal, and a cameraman with a video camera is partly visible at left.2018-04-14A photograph inside a temple hall with pillars wrapped in colourful painted cloth and a banana plant. A man with long loose hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a large floral garland with a green-leaved tray-like offering nearby, bows with hands together. Next to him an older bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold necklaces and a vibhuti forehead mark holds a brass plate of offerings. A younger man on the right in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim stands with palms pressed together. A cameraman filming with a camera rig is at the left edge, and a figure in purple and gold cloth stands beside him. Other devotees stand in the background.2018-04-14Inside a temple hall decorated with banana leaves, coloured cloth hangings and marigold garlands, a central figure with long matted hair in a tied bun wears an ochre-brown garment and a large multi-coloured garland of red, white, yellow and purple flowers, and stands with bowed head, holding a staff while a man in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed shawl and a gold necklace offers a brass plate. On the left a bare-chested priest in a purple-bordered cloth and a cameraman with a shoulder camera stand nearby, while on the right a man in a white dhoti and golden-bordered shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other men in white and lungi stand behind, and a microphone is held up near the central figure.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a stone-walled hall decorated with painted cylindrical pillars, banana leaves and a green-and-pink canopy. A bare-chested priest in a purple dhoti stands at left, his back to the camera, with a cameraman filming at the frame's edge. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair and a dark beard wears a rust-orange robe and a large multicolour flower garland, holding a long trident-like staff wrapped in flowers and a green leaf. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest presses his palms together in namaskar. Other attendees in white and a woman in a pink sari stand nearby, with a red cloth on the floor and flower offerings in the lower left.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and banana leaves. A man with a tall dark turban, orange-red robe and a long multicoloured flower garland stands centre-frame, receiving a ceremonial staff and microphone from a priest. Around him, a bare-chested priest in purple dhoti and gold shawl, another in white dhoti with gold chain and ash markings, and a man in white and gold dhoti with palms pressed together. Flower offerings and a deity statue appear at the edges. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the tall turban, orange-red robe and garland cues, shown as the central figure receiving the garland. Other figures are priests and attendants.2018-04-14A temple ceremony inside a hall with exposed concrete block walls, decorated with tall painted pillars wrapped in coloured cloth and banana leaves. A priest in a purple and gold-bordered dhoti with bare torso applies a mark with a stick to the forehead of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a garland of red, white, purple and yellow flowers and rudraksha beads, dressed in a rust-brown robe. To the right a man in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads stands with palms joined. Other devotees stand behind, and brass plates of flowers and offerings sit in front. The setting suggests a temple inauguration ritual, though the exact rite is not visible.2018-04-14A photo of a ceremonial temple event with a central figure wearing a tall dark cloth headdress, layered garlands of red roses, white flowers, pink and purple blooms, and a gold ornamental necklace, with a rudraksha mala and red tilak. He holds a pair of long gold-tipped rods while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a cloth around his shoulders stands to his left holding a brass plate, and a third man in a white dhoti bends forward at right, offering something from a stone pedestal. Behind them, a man holds a microphone, and colourful painted pillars and banana leaves decorate the hall. A partial credit line overlays the image.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14