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Photo of a temple scene with several men and women in a crowd. In the centre, a bearded man wears a large garland of pink flowers on his head, a red and white beaded garland with gold ornaments across his chest, and a maroon cloth over his shoulders, his hands clasped at his waist. Beside him, a man with a long beard wears a white and yellow shawl, a red beaded necklace and a pendant, with a sandalwood mark on his forehead. Bare-chested devotees stand in the foreground, and a woman in a yellow sari is at left. Red and orange temple walls and a dark ceremonial structure frame the view.

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A 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 a2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08Outdoor 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. In the centre, a bare-chested man with closed eyes and hands pressed together at his chest wears a black turban crowned with pink flowers, a red-and-white jasmine garland, gold armlets and gold chain ornaments. Behind him, a bearded man in a white shawl with a gold necklace stands near a dark pillar. On the right, a bare-chested man wears layered beaded mala necklaces and a pendant. Women in a pink cloth and a white sari with a forehead mark stand at the left. Several people crowd the temple interior. Multiple persons are visible, with the central figure a candidate for the page subject.2018-05-08A photograph inside a temple interior showing a central bearded man wearing a black turban decorated with pink flowers, a red-and-white flower garland, gold ornaments on his arm and neck, and a maroon garment. He stands with hands clasped in front of him. Behind him a bearded man in a white and yellow shawl wears a gold chain and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a brown garment. A shirtless man in the foreground on the left and several onlookers, including a woman in a yellow sari with a white forehead mark, stand near a pillar and a red-walled area with a dark wooden column. The setting appears to be a Kerala temple visit; the central figure is a person based on the turban, floral adornments and garland, with the page noting a temple visit to Chottanikkara Devi. Several people are visible.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.2018-05-08A 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.2018-05-08Outdoor temple procession in Kerala with several saffron-robed men. Center, a bearded man wears a large pink lotus crown, layered white and red flower garlands, a heavy gold necklace, and a rust-red dhoti, with hands held together in front. Around him, bare-chested attendants wear rudraksha malas and rust-orange cloth, and one at left has a long rudraksha necklace and a red-orange wrap. Behind them, figures in blue and pink saris and red-orange temple structure with white pillars. The center figure's visible cues (lotus crown, gold ornaments, garlands) support a person identification in the role of honored leader of the procession.2018-05-08A 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.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08A temple corridor with blue pillars and a tiled roof. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark maroon robe wears a black turban topped with pink lotus blossoms, a thick red and white flower garland, and gold necklaces and armlets. Beside him, a man on the left wears a rudraksha mala, a shawl-like orange-saffron cloth and gold-beaded ornaments, and a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala with a dark turban. A bare-chested man in a gold-threaded white cloth faces the central figure with his hands extended. Other devotees stand in the background. The scene resembles a ritual reception. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in the maroon robe with the lotus turban, identified by the ceremonial gold, garland and turban cues.2018-05-08