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Outdoor temple courtyard scene. A smiling young man in an orange dhoti and pink silk shawl wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers while an older white-haired woman in a white sari with a green gold-patterned shawl drapes or adjusts the garland around him. Behind them, two men in striped and light shirts stand with hands folded in respect. Stone carvings, a brass lamp stand, flower garlands, a red-and-white decorated pot and a bundle of straw sit beside the granite platform. Three people are visible.

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December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph of a temple setting with brass lamps, red and orange drapes, and a stone plinth in front. A man in an orange robe and pink shawl wears a garland of yellow and red flowers and stands smiling, holding a woven basket of prasadam packets and fruit. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe with long hair looks on. On the right, an elderly woman in a green and gold sari with a white blouse and a beaded necklace extends the basket. Other onlookers stand behind, some in white shirts. Garlands and a kalasha-like vessel decorate the shrine area.2009-12-20A photograph of a temple setting where a smiling man in orange robes and a pink shawl, wearing a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers, receives a wicker basket filled with bananas, fruit and small printed packets from an older woman in a green and gold sari with a pearl necklace and a grey bun. A second man in orange stands behind him, with a man in a white shirt further back. Behind them are brass lamps, red-and-orange draped fabric, a kalasha pot and flower garlands on a stone pillar.2009-12-20Outdoor temple courtyard scene. A man with grey hair in a bun, wearing a green gold-bordered shawl over white dhoti and multiple beaded necklaces, holds a woven basket of prasadam packets and sweets offered toward a young man. The young man wears an orange robe, a pink and gold shawl and a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, another young man in an orange robe and a few men in white shirts stand beside a stone pillar and a red-draped doorway with a decorative pot. Hands at left hold a flower garland. Stone carvings and a small brass lamp stand decorate the shrine entrance.2009-12-20A photograph of a temple shrine in front of a deity murti draped with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with brass lamps and a silver tray of flowers and offerings on a stone platform. A man in an orange robe with a pink shawl and a heavy garland of yellow, red and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling and receiving the garland as devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis stand around him with hands folded. Behind them an older man in a green sari-style garment wears a rudraksha mala and a white-clad attendant bends over the offerings. Red and orange cloth hangs from the pillars and a palm-leaf decoration is visible at the right. The pictured man has no clearly identifiable appearance cues sufficient to confirm an identity, so he is described by role only.2009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20Outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style red and white flower garland, being garlanded by a man in a white shirt who reaches over his shoulder. Nearby, a woman in a dark green sari with orange border stands beside a brass basket of flowers, and a woman in a yellow and orange sari with a white flower braid waits with hands pressed together. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, with banana plants and a white building in the background.2010-02-18A photograph of a temple shrine ritual. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron cloth with a tilak on his forehead stands before a shrine, while an older man with grey hair, a beaded necklace and a green-and-gold garment holds up a large garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves. Behind them stand several men in white shirts and dark trousers. On the left, a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands, brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel rest on the stone platform, and a plate of flowers sits on the lower left. A red curtain hangs at the top right and a stone pillar with carvings stands in the background.2009-12-20October 19 20132013-10-19Nighttime street scene outside a building with a banana plant and warm street lamps. A bald, grey-haired man in an orange-saffron jacket and white dhoti places a red and pink flower garland over the head of a young man in a maroon-red dhoti and gold waistband, who is bare-chested and wears gold armlets and bangles and smiles. Several women stand behind them in saffron, green and dark sari, with hands folded in namaskar; one holds a small book or device. The scene suggests a garland-welcoming during a house visit. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge.2014-07-08December 20 20092009-12-20