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Photo taken at night in a temple corridor with red-painted pillars and a patterned floor. A bearded man in an orange turban and orange dhoti, wearing rudraksha beads, stands with hands folded and looks to the side. Beside him a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti holds a brass plate with a garland, betel leaves and a pink cloth. On the right a bare-chested man with white forehead markings, rudraksha mala and a teal wrap holds green leaves. A white-clad man stands at the far left edge. The bearded man's appearance is uncertain for identification, so he is described by role only.

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August 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11Photograph of four men in a temple interior with a red-painted pillar, a wooden door and a lamp at left. On the far right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange shawl with a gold ornamental necklace and flower garland, presses his palms together and smiles broadly. At left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap, with a dark rudraksha mala, speaks and gestures. Two younger men stand between them, one bare-chested in white dhoti holding a brass tray with a plantain-leaf arrangement and white flower garland, the other in a teal cloth with a sandalwood tripundra mark. Straw bales are stacked behind. The scene suggests a temple visit or pada puja setting.2009-08-11August 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a ritual scene in a dim stone-walled temple interior. A tonsured elder on the left wears a green shawl, white jasmine garland, red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds a metal tray. In the centre a standing man in orange robes and a headband with a white forehead mark clasps his hands and wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind him a bare-shouldered priest in orange holds a bead necklace. At right a devotee kneels, bowing his head toward a brass plate of flowers and leaves held out to him, with white ash marks on his forehead. A watermarked photo of a temple blessing with flowers and orange cloth.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a narrow stone temple passage at Kanchanoor temple, with worn dark stone walls and a tiled floor. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with a folded orange cloth in his hand, a young man in an orange-maroon dhoti with a pink garland beside him. Further back a man in white dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings toward a lit inner shrine with oil lamps. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right edge. The image is a photo of a temple visit. Several people in the passage are visible, mostly partially, with the foreground figures in clear view.2012-05-16December 20 20062006-12-20A photograph of a group of men standing in a stone-walled corridor beside a doorway with an ornate decorated frame. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace with a large pendant stands between men bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with red borders, several with rudraksha malas. The man in orange has long, swept-back hair and appears to be the focal figure of the group, with the others standing respectfully around him. The setting looks like an ancient palace or temple passage with worn granite blocks.2006-11-10May 21 20122012-05-21July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph inside a small temple room during a ritual. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange-saffron robe and a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with a rudraksha mala on his wrist, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala watches. A man in a blue shawl and white dhoti with a red vibhuti mark on his forehead gestures toward a younger man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red-and-gold border, who holds a brass kalasha topped with a coconut and mango leaves. Behind them stand a young man in a yellow shirt and a child in a blue jacket. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the wall, and oil lamps, flower garlands and fruit sit on a decorated table at right.2015-05-01