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A photograph of a smiling man with eyes lowered, his tall black tied-up hair crowned with green leaves and white ash marks across his forehead and upper arm. He wears a red-brown unstitched cloth wrap and a garland of yellow and red flowers with white and maroon blossoms, plus a gold ceremonial necklace. Beside him stands a carved stone temple pillar with sculpted panels, and a red cloth hangs at right. Behind is a glass panel and palm foliage. A small white figure stands at lower left. a person: the man's long swept-back hair, ash-marked body and garlands fit the event page's description of a ceremony, but appearance alone is not conclusive. The scene shows a temple ritual setting.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling man with eyes closed stands at a stone pillar carved with figures, beside a red curtain and palm trees outside. He wears a tall black turban of coiled hair decorated with green leaves, and a red-brown cloth over his shoulder. A long garland of yellow, red and purple flowers hangs across his chest, and his skin is marked with white ash. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair in a turban, a flower garland and an ornate setting consistent with the page, though the face is not used for identification.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07June 07 20162016-06-07March 07 20162016-03-07June 07 20162016-06-07March 07 20162016-03-07June 07 20162016-06-07June 07 20162016-06-07A smiling man with a tall black turban wrapped in braided hair sits in a photograph wearing a rust-red robe over the shoulder and a red bindi on his forehead. Layered garlands of yellow and orange marigolds hang around his neck, with gold ornaments and gold bangles on his arms. Behind him stands a red wooden pillar and a large orange and gold decorated structure with a blue and white dove emblem on its side, and a figure in white is partly visible at the upper right.2016-07-15March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesA smiling figure with a tall, voluminous dark braided topknot and a red bindi stands amid a dense backdrop of white jasmine and red flower garlands strung on bamboo. He wears a red-orange robe, a thick yellow-and-white flower garland, rudraksha malas with gold beads, and gold bangles. A crescent-shaped ornament is pinned to the hair, and a green tassel hangs above. Golden ceremonial metalwork and a brass kalasha-like vessel are at lower right, while a hand in white sleeve and gold bangle is visible at left. a person cues: distinctive topknot, rudraksha malas, gold necklace and orange-red ceremonial clothing. Ceremonial puja setting with floral decoration.2016-03-07