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Outdoor photo of a newly whitewashed temple dome or shikhara with carved floral and geometric bands, topped by a silver kalasha finial decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands. Standing on top of the dome is a man in a yellow-and-brown striped shirt and brown trousers. Beside him on the left, a boy in a red t-shirt and light jeans stands barefoot, and another boy in a red t-shirt and dark shorts stands on the right with hands on hips. Two older men in white shirts stand among them, and a shaved-headed man in saffron clothing sits or kneels at the lower right corner of the dome. Green trees and a grey sky frame the scene, and a stone wall is visible on the left.

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May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01Outdoor temple kumbabhishekam at a white-painted shikhara-style tower topped with a silver kalasha garlanded with flowers. A bare-chested man in a red-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands on a white platform beside the tower, while a man in a blue cloth and a second man in orange and rudraksha beads stand nearby. A man in a striped yellow shirt climbs the tower, and a man in an orange shawl touches the structure. Green trees and a bright sky form the background; a viewer's head is in the lower right foreground.2015-05-01Outdoor photo of a newly whitewashed temple shrine with a carved white dome and a silver kalasha finial decorated with marigold garlands, beside a tall wooden pole. Several men stand at the right in saffron-orange robes and a red turban, with marigold and rudraksha garlands; one bare-chested man in orange and a man in a grey t-shirt watch the shrine, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near them, with a man in a white shirt partly visible behind the shrine. The sky is overcast.2015-05-01A photograph of a newly whitewashed temple shikhara-style dome with carved horizontal bands and a silver kalasha finial decorated with yellow flower garlands, outdoors under a pale sky with trees behind. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands before it, while a crowd of men in casual shirts presses around. On the left a cameraman with a large video camera and telephoto lens films the scene. At right, a figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the head stands among the crowd. Flower offerings sit on the base of the structure.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a bare upper body stands on a white, carved temple dome, raising a small brass pot or kalasha wrapped in white cloth above a silver-tipped finial decorated with marigold garlands. His arms are adorned with rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, and his shaved head is visible from behind. The dome has carved relief patterns and a grey overcast sky fills the background. A second person is partly visible at the lower edge. This appears to be a kumbhabhishekam or temple consecration ritual on a shrine's top.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body stands at right, holding a clay pot wrapped with white thread up toward a tall white temple dome. The dome is carved with floral and geometric relief patterns and topped with a kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a white cloth wrap. Overcast grey sky fills the background. Wrist and arm bracelets and a red-brown rudraksha mala are visible on the priest, who is performing a kumbabhishekam rite on the shrine's finial.2015-05-01October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor photograph at a white temple tower under construction, with carved white stonework and tiered mouldings on the left. A man in a grey and yellow striped polo shirt and brown trousers stands at the left edge, his hand on the white base. Several priests in orange and saffron cloth with bare upper bodies and shaved heads crowd near the base, one carrying a kalasha pot decorated with flowers and green leaves. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands on a white path, some in yellow and orange shirts, and a cameraman films at right. Palm trees, flat green fields and a distant hill fill the background under a hazy sky.2015-05-01July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copies