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A photograph of a devotee in a rust-red dhoti-style drape and matching red top, wearing a red and gold beaded headband, a thick white jasmine garland with red roses and green leaves, a gold necklace, gold bangles and an armband. The person stands in profile beside a wooden canopied structure with a patterned black and white cloth on a low platform, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the background and another onlooker in a light shirt watches. A palm tree and red wall appear behind them. The figure's face and body are visible in profile; no clear presentation cues establish the identity of a person, so the appearance is uncertain.

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A smiling man in a maroon and gold turban and maroon silk dhoti walks barefoot across striped mats in a temple hall. He wears a heavy gold necklace, red coral beads and a long multicolored flower garland with pink lotus-like blooms. Beside him a younger man in a leopard-print headband, rudraksha malas and a tiger-striped orange shawl holds his arm and walks with him. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and cream shawl stands near floral decorations, and several people are visible in the background near white-draped seating and marigold garlands.2018-01-09 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red draped robe stands in a temple-like hall, holding a tall yellow ceremonial staff raised overhead beneath a canopy of multicoloured tassels. He wears long pink-and-white flower garlands, heavy gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, a gold waist belt, a gold armlet and gold bangles, and has a white forehead mark. Behind him, figures in saffron-orange robes stand in a row, and a man in white dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha malas stands to the right beside silver barrier posts, a yellow stone platform with flower petals in the foreground. The man in front has long swept-back hair and a crown-less, ornate ceremonial appearance consistent with the a person cues of ornate gold jewellery and flower garlands, although identity is uncertain.2017-09-28Indoor photo inside a temple hall with painted ceiling and stone pillars. Center, a man wearing a rust-orange cloth over his shoulders, a thick white and red flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace and a red beaded headband stands facing right while speaking. Behind him a bald man in orange robes leans in close, and to the right a bare-chested man with a silver rudraksha-style mala and orange-bordered white dhoti gestures with one hand. Several other people stand in the background, including a man in a maroon shirt and a woman in a white sari with yellow border at left.2012-05-16July 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor procession scene. A central man with short dark hair and a red bindi and white forehead band wears a deep maroon-red robe with gold borders, a heavy rudraksha mala with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles, and layered garlands of red flowers with gold-threaded sections. He smiles, one hand resting on his chest. Behind him, a man holds a wooden umbrella-pole with a fringed canopy edge, and a second robed person in maroon is partly visible. At left, two men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, one with a red thread on his wrist, and a golden trident-topped staff appears in the background among trees. a person wearing red robe, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, as a centrally placed honoured figure in a procession.2014-12-05A photograph of a man standing outdoors before a large ceremonial umbrella with yellow, green and pink panels and hanging tassels. He has long dark hair, a white vertical forehead marking and a red bindi, and eyes closed with a slight smile. He wears thick pink and white flower garlands, long rudraksha mala strands and a gold ornate necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a rust-red dhoti or wrap with a gold border. One hand rests on his chest. a person is not identifiable from appearance alone here, so this is a devotee-style figure at a festival procession with flower garlands and rudraksha beads.2015-02-17Outdoor temple-courtyard scene with a crowd of devotees behind a low railing. A man with long dark hair, wearing rust-brown robes with a gold-striped sash, a long necklace of gold beads and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, stands at centre holding a small flower offering while looking toward a deity murti. To the right, a golden deity murti is dressed in a white and red flower garland and an orange cloth. Devotees stand with hands folded in anjali, including a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala. A man in white stands at left beside a camera operator. Corrugated roofing and green trees form the background.2013-04-14November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of a person walking outdoors on dry earth beneath trees, wearing a rust-brown silk garment with gold-striped borders draped as a dhoti-style wrap and a matching sleeveless top. The figure wears a thick red and yellow flower garland with a trailing red rose bunch, multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads, a gold ornamental pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a white and red forehead mark. Behind them a second person in saffron-brown robes and a rudraksha mala walks in the background. A woven mat lies on the ground at the lower left. A blurred crowd and red poles appear in the distance.2015-04-21August 25 20172017-08-25