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Night photograph at a temple with a crowd. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a long dark beard, long hair swept back and a white garland of jasmine and pink flowers around his neck, stands with palms pressed together and face lifted upward toward the temple tower. Gold bangles are on his arms. Beside him an attendant in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala holds a brass kalasha vessel. Behind them devotees in white, green and orange clothes stand, some holding mobile phones, and a photographer with a DSLR camera leans over a stone structure in the foreground. Strings of green, red and white lights decorate the temple walls, and a pale stone platform with carved edges is at the left.

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Night photograph at a temple courtyard lit with string lights, where a bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a white floral garland with red flowers, gold bangles and a white forehead mark, stands with palms pressed together and face lifted in devotion beside a stone platform. Behind him, a crowd of devotees watches, including a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, a person in an orange sari with a brass pot, and men in green shirts; several in the crowd photograph with cameras and phones. A brightly lit gopuram-style structure and scaffolding frame the background. Aside from the face-up devotee, the image shows temple worship at night.2017-02-06Night photograph at a temple courtyard lit with strings of red, green and white lights, with a gopuram tower in the background. In the foreground a man with long hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, looking upward in devotion beside a stone structure with a lit oil lamp at its base. Around him a crowd watches, including a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, a man in a green shirt, a woman in orange, and several photographers with cameras and phones raised.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night procession at an outdoor temple-style ground. In the foreground a man with a maroon turban, rust-brown dhoti-style garment, pink-and-white flower garland and gold armlets walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stands with hands folded in anjali. A man in white holds a small brass lamp, and a yellow-and-red parasol appears at upper left. On the right, a decorated ratha or palanquin is heaped with orange marigold garlands, yellow flower strings and purple blossoms, with deity murti figures visible among them. Flower petals are scattered on the ground and colourful striped mats lie underfoot.2017-11-11September 05 20162016-09-05 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06Night outdoor ritual photograph with strings of multicoloured lights overhead. A central man in rust-brown robes with a floral garland of pink and white flowers stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a vermilion mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at his neck, a wooden pole rising beside him. Behind him a bare-chested assistant in orange dhoti holds the pole with one raised arm, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and sandalwood tilak. Other devotees in white and orange garments stand nearby, and a brass kalasha with green leaves sits at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate, a person, is the central figure with long dark hair and beard, though the image is not certain enough to confirm identity.2017-03-16 +1 copies