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Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A bearded man in a dark red turban with a gold ornament and a thick red and white flower garland stands at left, holding up a hand with a gold ring as a gesture of blessing. He wears heavy gold necklaces with a large pendant and a dark maroon garment. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant with long dreadlocks in an orange-brown cloth holds a brass tray with leaves and flowers. Behind the man, a brass urn wrapped in purple and yellow garlands and a carved wooden shrine with yellow marigold garlands and straw-like decorations are visible. Several people appear in the background. The mood is ceremonial and devotional.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 23 20162016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor procession under trees. Central man with eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaste wears a maroon-brown turban with a gold crown ornament, a maroon-brown robe, a thick gold necklace and armlets, and a long garland of pink lotuses and white flowers. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha malas holds a silver staff under a multicoloured fringed canopy. Other men in saffron-orange cloth and white dhotis walk in the procession, one holding a microphone. Watermarked images are not described.2016-12-14October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl stands on a raised platform under a tin-roofed pavilion, head bowed, with a thick rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant at his chest and a long red-and-yellow marigold garland draped to his knees. He wears gold armbands and rings and has a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a blue painted swan vehicle decorated with pink flowers stands near a maroon cushion with gold trim, and a woman in an orange garment holds a silver vessel. Behind, several seated devotees with folded hands in orange and white clothes watch the ceremony under a leafy outdoor backdrop.2016-08-27December 30 20172017-12-30December 23 20162016-12-23September 27 20172017-09-27Outdoor photograph under a corrugated roof with trees behind. A man in a maroon-red turban with a pearl ornament, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti, heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist belt, and layered pink and white flower garlands, walks forward and gestures with his right hand. Behind him to the left, two young men in orange dhotis and black turbans carry a brass tray of flowers and leaves, with rudraksha malas and red sacred threads visible. A red carpet runs across the floor, and a tall stone pillar and a colourful striped cloth hang at the right. a person: the figure in the center has a turban, ornate gold jewellery and flower garlands, consistent with the page's Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam Pongal event; the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive, so the identification is uncertain.2018-01-14December 23 20162016-12-23