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Photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair walking past a red curtain with gold stitched motifs and gold-tipped decorations along its top edge. He wears a sleeveless light blue garment draped over his body and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with rudraksha-style beads, and looks downward while walking. Behind him, several people in white and orange clothing stand near a stone-roofed structure with a red wall and a metal gate in the foreground.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor temple scene in daylight beside a red-and-gold decorated gate and red curtain. A man with long swept-back hair, a vermilion-marked forehead, a sky-blue wrap and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with gold beads walks forward with hands gesturing, appearing to speak or chant. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold necklace carries a silver tray with a lamp and offerings. A stone sculpture of a sacred bull sits on the roof above the gate. Appearance-based label: a person in the foreground, wearing distinctive long hair, blue wrap and gold necklace; the attendant in white is a priest carrying the tray.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Close photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi with white vertical marks on his forehead, eyes lowered, wearing a turquoise-blue shawl over a bare shoulder and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with large gold beads. Behind him, out of focus, a few seated devotees including a woman in glasses with a red mark on her forehead, and an orange-red background.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Close profile photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, wearing a turquoise-blue wrap draped over his bare shoulder. He wears a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold-toned beads and chain. Blurred green trees and a white wall fill the background in warm sunlight. Other persons are at the edge of the frame. Appearance cues of long hair, ornate gold ornaments and a wrap are present, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-12-26December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor temple scene with a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wearing a gold headband and layered gold-and-amber beaded necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala. His long dark hair is swept back, his right hand is raised in a gesture while he walks past red metal railings and gold-tipped ornamental finials. Behind him, a second man in saffron clothing with a beaded necklace gestures, and a bald man in white ritual dhoti with red border walks beside them. Red-and-orange cloth draping and a temple-style shrine with a sloped roof stand in the background under a white canopy.2010-12-27December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26 +1 copies