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A photograph at a temple doorway shows a bare-chested man with a pink flower crown and long dark hair pressed palms together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a red and white beaded garland with gold bangles and a gold pendant. A large dark bronze temple bell hangs above him. Around him stand several men: a shaved-headed bare-chested priest in the foreground with a rudraksha-style beaded cord, a man with a red-and-saffron wrap and beaded garlands, another with tied-up hair and a red-banded head ornament, and a man on the right wearing a long rudraksha mala.

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A bare-chested man with a pink flower crown and dark hair pinned up stands with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer, wearing a long red and white beaded garland with gold ornaments and a gold armlet. To the left, a bearded man in a yellow shawl and red-beaded necklaces holds a metal railing and looks toward the centre. Behind them, a man in an orange robe holds a green leafy offering on a decorated tray, and a dark turban-like wrap is visible. A large brass bell hangs at the top right, with two more people partly visible at the right edge. The scene appears to be a temple ritual.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08Photograph inside a temple at Chottanikkara, Kerala, showing devotees gathered in a crowded hall beneath a large hanging temple bell. A central man with eyes closed and palms pressed together wears a red and gold beaded garland, a bejewelled gold necklace and a pink floral crown over a black turban, with a tilak mark on his forehead. Nearby a bearded man in a white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, and another turbaned man with a bead-lined headpiece stands behind. An older man in the foreground wears a gold chain and a woman in pink sits near him. Looks like a devotional darshan scene with several people present.2018-05-08A photograph at a temple interior with a stone pillar and a hanging bronze bell. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a pink lotus-flower crown over a dark turban, layered white and red-and-yellow flower garlands, a gold armlet and a red cloth around his waist, with hands pressed together in namaste. To the right, a bearded man with a topknot wears an orange shawl over a bare chest, and beside him a man with a topknot stands in profile. On the left, a man holding a green leafy offering in a decorated pot wears an orange cloth and garlands, and women in blue saris stand behind. A ceremonial rail runs along the bottom left. Several people in the background wear white and light-coloured shirts.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08A photograph of a temple setting in Kerala with several people gathered closely under a wooden roof. In the centre, a bare-chested man wears a dark turban wrapped with a large pink flower garland, a long red and gold beaded garland, gold armbands and necklaces, and a dark red cloth tied at the waist; he stands with hands clasped at his chest and eyes closed. Behind him, a man in a white and yellow shawl with a long beard and a rudraksha-style necklace stands beside another turbaned man in a rudraksha mala. A bald figure is partly visible at the left edge, and a woman in a pink garment stands near the centre-left. Yellow and pink cloth and a dark wooden ceiling frame the scene. The central figure is a person by appearance, given the turban, bare-chested adornments and gold jewellery.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.2018-05-08Photo 11716969Photo 11716968May 08 20182018-05-08