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Outdoor photo beneath a corrugated metal roof at a temple-style ritual site. A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a beard, a white forehead mark and a red-brown dhoti-style wrap stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large black stone Nandi-style bull statue draped in a gold-yellow cloth with a purple garland. A pair of a person is therefore the figure at the centre. To the left, attendants in orange and saffron clothes hold brass plates of flowers and offerings, and in the background a crowd of people in orange, red and pink saris and dhotis stands, some with hands joined. A small colourful rangoli design decorates the ground, and a cameraman films at the right edge.

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Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind. A bearded man with long dark hair and tripundra markings wears a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth and a white and pink garland, arm extended toward a large black Nandi-style stone form draped in a golden-yellow cloth and purple garland. Behind him a row of people in saffron and orange robes stand in rows, some with hands folded. A silver bowl and oil lamp sit at left, and a man in a white shirt filming with a camera stands at the right beside a rangoli design on the paved floor. Hindu temple worship setting, ritual offering to a bull-form deity murti.2017-01-14Outdoor puja under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long gold pendant and a flower garland stands on a colourful rangoli, hands folded in anjali, smiling upward. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange dhoti holds a brass plate of yellow flowers, and another in orange cloth stands nearby. Behind them, devotees in orange and white stand in a crowd. On the right, a large black Shivalingam sits on a red pedestal draped with orange cloth and purple flower garlands, with a floral garland hanging at the edge of the frame.2017-01-14Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind. Three men stand at left in orange and rust-coloured dhotis; the centre man wears a rust-brown garment, a rudraksha-style mala, and a white-and-marigold garland, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Before them a large dark stone linga rests on a tiered brown peetha draped with a yellow cloth and purple cloth, with a dark cylindrical object beside it. Behind, several people in white stand watching and a cameraman films; at right, a deity murti is decorated with heavy marigold and yellow garlands and a kalasha-like base. Rangoli designs and scattered petals lie on the floor, with a red-and-green striped mat in the foreground. a person candidate not confidently identifiable from appearance, so role descriptions are used.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand at a dark stone platform holding flower garlands and petals; the central man has long hair, a beard and a rudraksha-style necklace and is offering flowers. Behind them a bull-shaped stone or metal Nandi is draped with a yellow-orange cloth and a purple garland. A cameraman and a woman in white stand nearby. At right, a deity murti is heavily decorated with marigold and yellow garlands under a fringed canopy. Petals are scattered on the paved ground, and kolam designs decorate the floor.2017-01-14September 08 20152015-09-08 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a open-sided pavilion with a striped canopy and hanging tassels. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and beard, wearing a red-orange dhoti and a thick red-and-white marigold garland, stands with hands pressed together in namaskar beside a square fire pit (homa kund) with a yellow-trimmed edge. Behind him, rows of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand with folded hands, several holding brass plates of offerings. Young girls in orange and a woman in a purple sari with a handbag stand among them. Decorative parasols in red and yellow hang overhead, with a decorated yellow cart and a kalasha-like pot at right.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor temple ritual under a white cloth canopy with palm trees behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti, a gold waist cord and a red-and-white flower garland, stands with hands folded in front of his chest while two women in orange-red saris carry brass trays of flowers and offerings. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in orange-red clothing stands behind a metal barrier. A drum sits on the ground, and at left an ornate silver deity murti and a small shrine area with flower petals on the floor are visible. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with long swept hair and a red garland, standing centre as the presiding figure.2017-09-27