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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and gold bangles, holding a small bundle of white flowers with a red blossom in his hands. He stands beside a carved stone shrine or pillar draped with red and yellow marigold garlands, with gold-colored metal railings and a dark blurred tree background at dusk. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in a standing devotional offering setting, with the flowers and garlands marking a puja.

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A photograph at dusk of a figure in an orange silk shawl standing at the left, hands pressed together in anjali, facing right toward a stone shrine-like structure. The figure wears a long black swept-back hair style, a rudraksha-style mala of beads at the neck with gold ornaments, and a gold bangle on the upper arm. The stone structure is decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands draped around its tiers, set against dark foliage.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29Evening outdoor ritual photograph. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands at right-centre, holding a lit oil lamp flame near a carved stone pillar draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. He wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulders, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangles on his wrists. Dark trees blur in the background and a white cloth is wrapped over the pillar's top.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A photo of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a multi-strand gold necklace with large gold beads, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. He stands before a carved stone pillar or altar wrapped in red and yellow marigold garlands, holding small white flowers and a red bloom in both hands at his chest with eyes lowered. Trees blur in the background. Appearance cues are consistent with a person performing a flower offering, though the face is not used for identification.2011-11-29A figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment with gold trim stands at right, head bowed, holding white flower petals or blossoms in cupped hands. Beside them is an ornate carved wooden shrine or small temple structure with a thatched top, draped with yellow marigold garlands, with a small figure visible inside. Palm trees and greenery fill the blurred background in soft morning light. Rudraksha beads are worn at the neck and arm. The scene suggests a devotional offering or puja at a shrine.2011-12-22December 11 20112011-12-11