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Photograph of a temple courtyard with a stone mandapa featuring carved pillars and a colourful circular painted ceiling motif. A woman with long dark curly hair wears an orange sari and walks barefoot toward the carved stone structure. To the left, three men stand: one in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, one bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare chest holding a pink plastic bag, and a third in orange with a cloth bag. A cameraman with a camera is partly visible behind them. Palm trees and a white colonnaded temple wall stand in the background, with a bamboo scaffold to the left.

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A photograph of a stone temple courtyard with a carved stone shrine pavilion and colourful patterned ceiling. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a swept-back dark hair and a shawl stands barefoot at a stone shrine, touching its pillar. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a shaved head holds a pink bag and a kalasha-like vessel, and a person in white holds a camera. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge. Palm trees and a wooden scaffold sit behind the shrine.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09Photograph of a stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and a colourful painted ceiling panel. In the centre, a figure with long dark curly hair in a saffron-orange robe and dhoti stands barefoot, one hand resting on a stone shrine ledge decorated with carved elephant figures. To the left, a man in white clothes with a video camera on his shoulder films, and two shaven-headed men in white dhotis stand beside him. Bamboo scaffolding and palm trees surround the open courtyard with a white colonnade behind.2011-09-09Outdoor temple courtyard with stone pillars and a carved stone shrine. Four men walk in a line at left: three in white dhotis and bare-chested with shaved heads, and one in orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a garland. A woman with long dark curly hair in an orange sari stands at a stone shrine with a metal lamp housing and small offerings, facing the shrine. A palm-lined temple hall with white balustrade stands behind, and a colourful patterned canopy overhead.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09October 12 20122012-10-12A photograph of a temple courtyard with ornate granite pillars and carved stonework. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair bends forward with both hands pressed against a carved stone shrine opening guarded by a lion-like sculpture. To the left, a bald man in a white dhoti holds an orange cloth folded over his arm. Behind them, a man in white clothes holds a camera. Palm trees and a bamboo-and-palm-frond scaffold frame the background.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a temple courtyard with pink walls, a red-tiled roof and palm trees. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment bends forward at a stone stand, pressing their face and hands against the stone and lowering their head toward a carved stone figure at its base. To the left, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange cloth stands beside a man with a shaved head in a white dhoti, and an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the edge. A cameraman in white with a video camera on his shoulder films nearby. Bamboo scaffolding and a metal drum stand in the background, and several white-clad people walk across the stone paving.2011-09-09Photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and a gopuram-style shrine with sculpted lions at the upper right. A tall figure with long swept-back hair, bare chest and orange clothing with gold beaded necklaces walks barefoot at left, hands joined in greeting, followed by saffron-robed sannyasis. Men in white shirts and white trousers stand at centre and right, and a man in khaki uniform and a man in a red shawl stand nearby. Bamboo scaffolding and a pillared colonnade fill the background. Overhead a grey sky. The tall figure has distinctive long hair and gold adornments, so a person appears here as a walking, greeting figure.2012-08-17September 09 20112011-09-09