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A temple courtyard in Kerala with a tiled roof and wooden pillars. In the centre, a man with long dark hair crowned with pink lotus flowers and wearing a red-pink garland and rust-red dhoti stands with an arm raised, holding an object toward a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp on a stand. To the right, men in white dhotis and orange-gold garments stand in attendance, one with a gold-and-red shawl and a bearded face, and a woman in a blue sari stands behind. In the left foreground, a bare-backed man with an orange cloth and beaded necklace looks toward the lamp. A stainless-steel vessel and black wrought-iron fencing with marigold garlands sit nearby, and a small signboard reads in Malayalam script.

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May 08 20182018-05-08 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine doorway with blue walls and ornate gold-toned carved frames. A bare-chested man in an orange-brown cloth wrapped at the waist, wearing a red and white flower garland, a pink lotus in his hair and gold armlets, reaches toward a small shrine ledge holding a folded paper packet and a brass oil lamp. Beside him stand two men with long hair knotted high, one with a beard in a saffron cloth and rudraksha beads, and another in an orange wrap. To the right, an older bare-chested man in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala. Inside the shrine, a lit oil lamp, a brass kalasha-like vessel and a small bell are visible. A metal bucket sits on the ledge. Several people stand in the background.2018-05-08Photograph inside a temple courtyard with a thatched roof overhead. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk in procession across a stone floor. A bare-chested man in white dhoti on the left faces away from the camera. A man in the centre carries a leafy offering and wears an orange cloth with a yellow shawl and a white dhoti. On the right, a bearded man with hands folded in namaskar wears a dark head wrap, a gold-beaded garland and a red-orange sash. Another man on the far right wears layered red-brown rudraksha beads and an orange cloth. Several other figures stand in the background.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08Photograph inside a temple entrance at Chottanikkara in Kerala. A man in a deep maroon robe stands centre frame, wearing a crown-like headdress of pink lotus flowers, layered gold and red-white garlands, a large gold pendant and an armband. A bare-chested man on the right wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace, and a figure in orange-saffron robes with a red headband and beaded garlands stands at left. A bald priest in white stands at left edge beside a tray of offerings with a coconut, and a grey stone pillar and hanging bell frame the scene.2018-05-08Devotees in a covered temple corridor in Kerala walk in procession. Several men wear saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and dark turbans. One man in front holds a garland of flowers, and another in the centre clasps his hands in prayer. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a silver-edged cloth holds a red tray of offerings. Bare-chested men in orange cloth stand at the edges. Pillars, a corrugated ceiling and a railing frame the scene, with more people in the background. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08Photo of a temple ritual inside a hall with grey walls and a banana plant, flower garlands and a brass lamp in the foreground. A shirtless priest in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp toward a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a striped gold border and a magenta-and-maroon turban. Several men and women in saffron and orange robes stand with hands folded, including a figure in a saffron turban and another in a white dhoti with gold border. A woman in a blue sari stands nearby. Drums and a pole with a spear are visible in the background, and a brass vessel sits on the floor.2018-04-14May 08 20182018-05-08A photo inside a covered temple corridor with a thatched roof, where a group of men in saffron-orange and red-brown dhotis and shawls walk in procession. A central man in a rust-red garment and dark turban wears a large garland of white and pink flowers and smiles while others around him wear orange shawls, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white dhotis. A bare-chested man in front right, with sandalwood marks on his forehead and a white towel over his shoulder, looks down. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand behind a metal railing on the left, and a wooden shrine structure with a red-tiled roof is visible outside.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08Photograph of a crowded temple interior where worshippers stand in rows with their backs to the camera, facing a lit shrine. Foreground devotees include a bare-shouldered man with a shaved head and a woman with a tall topknot and gold earrings wearing orange-red cloth. A woman in the centre has hair braided with a pink flower garland and wears a red garment. Several oil lamps glow on the dark shrine ahead, and a steel offering tray sits in the lower foreground. Blue walls and a wooden eave frame the scene. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the people shown.2018-05-08