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Photograph of a temple ceremony with smoke drifting through the hall. In the centre, a man with a tall swept-back dark hairstyle wears a red-brown dhoti and a long pink-and-white flower garland over a gold necklace, palms pressed together in prayer. To his right, a shirtless man in an orange-saffron shawl and beaded necklace also holds his hands together. On the left, a man in a white dhoti with white shawl and gold necklace speaks into a microphone while others stand nearby. A decorated canopy of multicoloured panels with green banana leaves hangs above. Several attendants in white and orange surround the scene in a plain concrete hall.

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Photograph of a temple ritual with smoke or incense haze drifting through the frame. In the centre, a man stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a long pink and white flower garland, a large gold necklace and ornamental gold pendants, a rudraksha mala and bangles. Two priests flank him: on the left, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain and vibhuti marks on his forehead, and on the right, a man in a saffron-orange cloth with a white crown-like headpiece, beaded necklaces and folded hands. Behind them are colourful painted pillars, banana leaves and a glass chandelier. a person appearance is an appearance-based candidate with several cues (ornate gold jewellery, garland, distinctive hair style), so the central figure is labelled a person in this temple setting.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph inside a temple hall with incense smoke drifting through the frame. A central man in a dark maroon-brown garment and a tall black turban stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha bead bracelets. Behind him a banana plant and colourful banners are visible. To his left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow cloth and a second man in white garments with gold chains stand near the smoke, and a man in a yellow and white shawl with sandalwood markings is on the right, while a blurred figure occupies the foreground.2018-04-14A temple interior with a banana-leaf torana and colourful hanging cloths. A central figure with long dark matted hair, a white forehead mark and a heavy pink-and-white flower garland with gold ornaments presses his palms together in prayer, wearing a reddish-brown robe. To his left, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a microphone. Beside them, saffron-robed men and women in red and orange saris stand with hands folded, and to the right a young man in orange with rudraksha malas and a striped turban presses his palms together. Ritual implements such as a trident-like staff stand in the background.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual photograph of a man with a towering dark hair bun, wearing a pink and white floral garland, a gold rudraksha-style necklace and a rust-brown cloth, with tilak markings on his forehead, standing with eyes closed. In front of him a bare-chested priest in a purple patterned dhoti bends forward to offer a brass tray of fruits, a coconut and flowers. To the left a white-clad priest with a sandalwood-paste forehead holds a microphone. At right a man in an orange saffron cloth with a long beaded necklace presses his palms together in namaskar, beside a silver staff. Garlands of marigolds hang behind, with banana leaves and smoke in the background.2018-04-14A temple ritual at a Shiva temple hall with painted pillars and a green fringed umbrella overhead. A central figure in a long brown robe and dark turban-style headwear stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a gold ornate necklace and a long pink-and-white flower garland; the figure is a candidate for a person based on the ornate gold necklace, garland and turban cues. To his left a priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a flower offering, and to the right another man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and folded hands stands before a tray of flower garlands and lit incense. Another person in orange stands at the edge, and a deity murti sits on the left near a metal lamp.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14