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A photo inside a temple doorway at Kanjanur. A bald man in the foreground at left is partly cropped. A man in the centre wears a pink rose garland, a rudraksha band across his forehead and white sacred ash, and looks down. Beside him, a bald man in a gold-yellow shawl and a red-brown rudraksha headband with a pink rose garland lowers his head toward a brass vessel held by a man at the right edge, whose face has white ash markings. Carved white and orange pillars frame the doorway and a shrine interior is visible behind them. The man in the gold shawl matches the appearance cues of the a person candidate only partly, as he has a rudraksha band and garland but no swept hair or crown; the appearance is uncertain.

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May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16Close photo inside a temple doorway area with ornate orange-and-gold carved pillars. In the foreground a smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha headband wears a pink flower garland, a saffron-orange garment and heavy ceremonial gold bead necklaces; he has white sacred ash markings on his forehead. Behind him a bald older man in a golden-yellow shawl, also wearing a pink garland, a rudraksha mala and sacred ash, stands at the threshold of a dark doorway.2012-05-16Photo inside a temple doorway at Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple. A bald man with white and red forehead markings wears a rudraksha mala, a golden shawl and a green cloth bundle, with a pink garland, while a younger smiling man in an orange-saffron robe with gold bell ornaments and a pink garland stands beside him. At the right edge a hand holds a brass vessel with a spout. The stone walls bear white painted scrollwork. The bald man in gold and rudraksha is a candidate for the page's subject, with compatible cues of rudraksha, gold-coloured shawl and garland, so this is an appearance-based label only.2012-05-16A temple interior scene at a shrine with a metal grille behind. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange garments with a pink rose garland, a rudraksha band on his upper arm, a rudraksha headband and vibhuti marks is bowing with his hands together. Beside him, an older bald priest in a gold silk shawl and a rudraksha headband holds a leaf and a tray of bananas and fruit as an offering. A younger attendant in orange with gold ceremonial necklaces stands at left, and a gold-bordered pillar with carved patterns is at right. Judging by the rose garland and fruit offering, this could be part of a puja or darshan, though the scene is not fully clear.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16A photograph taken at a temple doorway. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown garment wears a large pink rose garland over his shoulder and a rudraksha headband, with white ash marks on his skin. Beside him an older bald man in a golden-yellow shawl and a rudraksha headband stands with hands folded, facing into the shrine. Inside the doorway a priest in white dhoti works at a gold-framed deity murti decorated with garlands. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the right edge near the entrance.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16Photograph of a temple interior at night. In the centre, a bald older man in a white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha headband, bows his head while a garland of white, pink, orange and blue flowers is placed around his neck. Beside him stands a figure in saffron-orange cloth with long rudraksha mala necklaces and a wide rudraksha armband, with a white-marked forehead and hair tied up under a rudraksha headband. At left, a partially visible person in orange cloth is cut off by the frame. In the background at right, a dark stone deity murti of a seated figure is visible in a niche decorated with gold-toned ornaments, and a priest in a yellow-and-white cloth stands nearby.2012-05-18May 16 20122012-05-16