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Outdoor photo at a Kerala temple courtyard beside a tiled-roof shrine building. Two men walk along a stone path toward a large cylindrical steel vessel with a conical lid set on a low plinth. The taller man in the foreground wears a bare upper body with an orange dhoti and orange shoulder cloth. Behind him, a man in a reddish-brown dhoti and an ornate garland of gold-and-orange beads wears a pink flower crown and a dark turban. Other devotees in white dhotis, one bare-chested, stand at left. Trees hung with coconuts, small cloth dolls and red-orange threads rise on the right, with scattered offerings and litter at their base.

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May 08 20182018-05-08December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with a large banyan tree trunk. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a white floral garland, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and bare-chested, stands with both hands pressed against the tree trunk. Around him, a group of men in orange saffron dhotis and some bare-chested attendants with garlands and tilak stand in a line on a paved stone path. One attendant on the left, in white dhoti and shawl, holds a red book, and another at the front holds a multicoloured ceremonial parasol, while a man in the centre holds a tray with offerings. A few women in saris stand behind the group under dappled shade.2017-01-01December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor procession under a long covered walkway with blue metal posts and trees beyond. Several men walk barefoot in a group. A central man in a dark red-orange robe wears a tall black turban, a thick garland of white and orange flowers, and a beaded necklace; he carries a small red-and-pink object. Nearby men wear orange or saffron cloths over bare shoulders, white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and gold chains. A bare-chested man at right in a white dhoti holds a phone. A woman in a green and yellow sari with a red blouse stands at left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the central figure is treated as a devotee in a ritual procession at a temple setting.2018-05-08Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree along a red stone pathway. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and red turban, with a long rudraksha-style necklace of white flower garlands and gold ornaments, walks forward holding a ceremonial fly-whisk. Men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and bare chests walk beside and behind him, some carrying a canopy pole and an umbrella-like parasol. A bearer at left wears orange robes and rudraksha beads. Women in orange and green saris and a man in white hold flower trays, and a crowd gathers in the background. Scattered petals cover the ground.2016-12-03A procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a sandalwood forehead mark and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot in a rust-red shawl, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with gold border walks beside others in saffron-orange robes, carrying trays and offerings. Ornate umbrellas with coloured tassels are held overhead. Stone steps and a red-painted wall frame the scene, with a few people partly visible at the right edge.2017-01-01A photo inside a covered temple corridor with a thatched roof, where a group of men in saffron-orange and red-brown dhotis and shawls walk in procession. A central man in a rust-red garment and dark turban wears a large garland of white and pink flowers and smiles while others around him wear orange shawls, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white dhotis. A bare-chested man in front right, with sandalwood marks on his forehead and a white towel over his shoulder, looks down. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand behind a metal railing on the left, and a wooden shrine structure with a red-tiled roof is visible outside.2018-05-08Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, at a red-painted stone platform area. A figure with long dark hair and a rust-orange wrap, adorned with bangles, walks away from the camera along a paved path. Beside him a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha-style beads stands near a white umbrella held by a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts stand around, some with hands folded in namaskar. A long garland of yellow and red flowers hangs from a pillar on the right, a trident stands at left, and a small shrine with flower garlands sits near the bottom right.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual photo at a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in strung garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. In the centre a man with long dark braided hair, a pink and white floral garland over his shoulder and a rust-red wrap, lifts one hand toward the trunk while standing on a red-brick path. To the left a younger man in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a bundle of red cloth stands beside him. Behind them a white ceremonial umbrella with decorative finials shades the area, and people in white dhotis and orange garments stand nearby, one holding a brass plate of flowers. A red-earth mound is scattered with flowers at the tree base. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair and a swept-back presentation, wearing a rust-red wrap and floral garland, is the.2016-12-03January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ritual procession beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a red-orange turban, layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and pink flowers, walks with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Behind him a man in white dhoti with gold borders holds a white ceremonial umbrella with beaded fringe. Another man in white attire walks beside a floral arch of yellow and red marigolds. A younger man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands on red-tiled ground, hand raised. A shiva lingam draped in flowers sits in the foreground near a red-brick platform, and a flower-wrapped pillar stands at right.2016-12-03