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A photograph of a long-haired man in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl with a heavy gold necklace and a red tilak, standing beside an ornately carved wooden ritual structure draped with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He reaches toward the carving while another person in orange robes at right holds out a large gold tray. The background is dark with palm fronds. a person: the long swept-back hair, gold necklace and yellow shawl are cues, and the page names a person at this event.

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A photograph of a wooden ceremonial chariot or palanquin-style shrine decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands, lit at night with palm fronds behind. A long-haired man in a yellow dhoti with a shoulder wrap and a heavy gold necklace reaches out to touch the garlanded structure. On the right, a man with a shaved head, saffron/orange robe and a white forehead mark holds a brass plate. Two people are visible.2010-12-20A man in a green-yellow silk dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala of beads hanging on his chest, reaches up to touch the golden kalasha-topped structure of an ornate temple chariot or palanquin, its gilded tiers decorated with carved motifs. Its top is wrapped in green leaves and white cloth, and yellow and red flower garlands hang below. He gazes upward toward the palm fronds. At the lower right, a figure in orange robes holds a brass bowl. The background is blurred foliage.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. A bald priest on the left with white horizontal tilaka and white arm markings, wearing a rust-orange cloth and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass bowl. Beside him a man in a rust-brown wrap with a red-and-white flower garland and gold armband reaches toward a large golden lingam-shaped vessel with a gold crown-like top, pouring or offering. Dim evening lighting and string lights in the background.2013-07-22December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor evening ceremony beside a large carved wooden or copper-toned kalasha-style vessel draped with yellow and pink flower garlands. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl holds a gold ceremonial plate with both hands toward the vessel. Behind him a second man in a yellow dhoti with a gold border and a red tilak on his forehead stands watching. Palm trees and a dark night sky form the backdrop, with a white rope on the right side. Possible a person candidate, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm. Copyright and source text overlays are present in the lower right corner.2010-12-20December 12 20162016-12-12December 23 20102010-12-23December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photo of a man in a pale yellow-green dhoti and matching shawl performing aarti with a flame lamp at a carved copper or bronze shrine decorated with yellow and pink flowers. He holds a silver handbell in his left hand and wears a long gold-coloured rudraksha-style mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. A partially visible person in orange clothing stands at the right edge, and palm fronds form the dark background.2010-12-20A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark, wearing a light olive-green draped cloth with gold border and a heavy gold bead necklace, reaching up with his right arm to touch an ornate golden-brown ceremonial structure decorated with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He gazes upward. At the right edge, another person's hands hold a gold tray with an orange cloth. Palm fronds blur in the background.2010-12-20