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A photograph in a narrow doorway with polished walls and carved white panels. A bald, bare-chested man with white marks on his shoulder and chest and a red-and-gold beaded headband stands wearing a rust-orange cloth, receiving a long white flower garland with red blossoms that another man in orange is lowering over him. A man in orange with gold necklaces and bangles bows his head as the garland is placed. A man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels at the lower left, and other men stand behind in the corridor. No specific a person identification is made from appearance alone.

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April 29 20122012-04-29A photo of a doorway in a temple-like interior with polished stone walls and carved white panels. Two saffron-robed figures stand in the doorway, one shaved-headed and bare-chested with a white sandalwood mark on the forehead, wearing a white flower garland with red roses, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces; the other wears a flower crown, gold necklaces and a saffron garment. A man in white in the lower left holds a large curved white flower garland. Several other saffron-robed attendants stand behind in the corridor.2012-04-29A photograph in a narrow temple corridor with carved white and wooden walls. In the centre, a young man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-coloured headband and layered gold necklaces is being garlanded with a long white jasmine garland decorated with gold-coloured flowers. A bald elder in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marks stands beside him holding the garland, and a man in white clothing reaches in from the lower left to help. Behind them, several men in saffron and white attire stand and watch. The scene reads as a welcome garlanding with a festive, devotional atmosphere.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29February 17 20132013-02-17A photograph of three men in a narrow carved-wood corridor. On the right, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces and white flower garlands with red accents, and holds one hand out with a gold ring. Beside him, an older man with a shaved head, white sandalwood paste on his forehead and arms, a gold crown and white and red garlands extends his arm toward him in welcome. At left, a seated man in white clothes with a red kumkum dot and a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps. Other men stand behind in white garments. Two of the central figures have distinctive adornments matching the a person cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesPhoto inside a temple hall with stone pillars. A bald man with a bare upper body in the foreground pours or presses a white substance onto the head of a seated, shaven-headed figure in saffron robes, who wears a rudraksha mala and a large garland of white flowers with red blossoms. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and rudraksha beads stands at right. Another man in orange and a rudraksha mala stands behind, with a tilak and red bindi, and a further standing man in orange and gold garlands is at left. Some devotees are visible behind, and a rudraksha garland drapes the saffron-clad figure. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or anointing ritual with garlands, and the saffron-robed figure may be a person based on saffron clothing and rudraksha ornaments.2012-06-05April 29 20122012-04-29Indoor photograph in a marble-walled corridor where a smiling man in orange-saffron robes, a gold ornate necklace, a gold-and-red floral headband and a flower garland stands beside an older bald-headed priest with white and red forehead markings, also in a flower garland and red-gold headband. Another man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red tilak, places his palms together in greeting at lower left. Several attendants in white dhotis stand behind. One saffron-robed figure wears a gold necklace and bangles, and the older priest wears a rudraksha mala; their appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so the candidate is marked unsure. Garlands of white flowers and orange blossoms hang on both figures, and a light fixture hangs in the background.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29