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Temple scene at a Kerala shrine with several men in devotional dress. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban-like coil, decorated with pink flower garlands, wears a red and gold beaded garland and gold armlets. Behind him, another man with a rudraksha band and beard wears a saffron cloth, and a man in white with a yellow shawl and mala stands nearby. Woman in a purple sari with a white forehead mark appears at left. Red-painted wall and sign behind, with a metal grille at right. Four to six people are visible.

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May 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 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08A bearded man with long dark hair wound in a high knot, crowned with a wreath of pink and white lotus-like flowers, stands among onlookers at a temple. He wears a red-and-white woven garland of flowers around his neck, a gold-toned necklace and gold earrings, and a maroon garment over bare shoulders, with a tilak mark on his forehead. Two bald men in the foreground face the camera in profile, a bearded man in a dark head covering stands behind him, and a woman in pink is visible at the left edge. Red signage and a blue doorframe appear in the background.2018-05-08Outdoor temple crowd scene in Kerala. Center, a bearded man with a dark turban wrapped with a pink flower crown, a red-and-white flower garland, gold ornaments and a bare chest, hands clasped near his waist. To the right, a bearded man in a white and yellow shawl with a red rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant stands near a doorway. Bare-chested devotees and women in yellow and green saris fill the foreground. Behind the railing are red and blue signboards and a yellow wall.2018-05-08A photograph of a temple scene in Kerala with a central figure wearing a black turban decorated with pink flower petals, a large red and white flower-bead garland, gold armbands, gold necklaces and a dark maroon cloth, with eyes closed and hands folded over the chest. Flanking him are bearded men: one on the left in a dark turban and another in a white and gold shawl with a red-beaded mala and gold chain, bare-chested. Devotees in pink and white occupy the foreground, and red lettering is visible on a wall at left. a person is the central figure, his appearance matching his presentation as an honoured guest with turban, floral garland and gold ornaments.2018-05-08Photograph of a temple scene with several men gathered at a doorway. A central bearded man wears a black turban topped with pink flower garlands, a red-and-gold beaded garland, a dark maroon cloth, a gold chain and a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl wears a red rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man at right wears a long rudraksha and bead mala. A woman with a white tilak mark stands at left, and a man with a white garland is partly visible in the background. The central figure has distinctive garlands and a turban but his identity is uncertain from appearance; the scene is consistent with temple worship.2018-05-08Photograph 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.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08A photograph of devotees at a temple doorway. A central man wears a black turban with a large pink flower garland, a red and gold beaded garland around his neck, a maroon cloth, and a red tilak on his forehead, with hands folded at his chest. Behind him stands a bearded man with a white and yellow shawl, rudraksha mala and gold chain, and a red tilak. At the right edge a man with a red tilak wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and at the left a bare-chested older man and a woman in a white sari stand close by. The setting appears to be a temple interior with red walls and a bell. Printed on the photo is a2018-05-08