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Photograph of a temple-side ritual outside a gopuram. A long-haired man on the right, bare-shouldered in an orange-red garment with a sacred thread and a white forehead mark, reaches toward a brass tray of ripe bananas and green leaves held by a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white forehead mark. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shawl, stand around them. Behind them a gilded palanquin or ratha is draped with white and pink flower garlands. The carved stone wall and tall temple tower are visible in the background.

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August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple scene at a gopuram-flanked entrance with a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti behind it. A long-haired person in a sleeveless orange-red garment with a white tilak on the forehead stands center-right, hands extended toward a brass tray of bananas, green leaves and coconut offered by a man in white shirt. Around them, men in white shirts and orange shawls, one bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with red tilak stand in a crowd of onlookers. The scene suggests a temple offering or procession.2009-08-06Outdoor temple scene in front of a gopuram-style temple entrance. In the upper left, a golden palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and beard holds a brass tray of bananas and green leaves while a man in a red-orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, and a man in an orange shawl, stand beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris watch around them. Stone pillars with carvings frame the background.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph of a devotional offering at a temple. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a white jasmine garland and a shaved head leans over a wicker basket of fruit held by a bare-chested devotee wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A long-haired man in an orange and ochre shawl, with a dark-stranded hairstyle and a white garland, hands small paper slips to the devotees. Around them, several men and an older bespectacled man in white shirts, one with a red and white forehead mark and a red thread, watch. Yellow curtains and an arched doorway with a blue door frame appear behind. The scene shows prasad and paper prayer slips being distributed during a temple visit, and the long-haired man is a person based on long swept-back hair and ornate orange clothing, though the identity is uncertain.2012-06-03 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12A ritual offering at a temple-style tent setting with a white canopy and hanging decorations. A man on the left, wearing a rust-brown turban and brown dhoti with gold trim and a flower garland, raises one arm toward a central figure. A bearded man in an orange robe with a green-and-gold shawl and a silver chain stands in the centre, holding a silver tray of fruit, bananas, a yellow jackfruit and coconut-like items with a bundle of grass. A white-bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a topknot holds the tray's edge beside him, and a bald man in white wrap clothing stands at the right edge. Men in white dhotis with orange-and-gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in the background, and marigold garlands hang at the left. Ritual offering scene, 6-20 people visible.2016-12-23A man with long swept-back hair, a short beard and a rust-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling, wearing a yellow and red marigold garland. Beside him is a gilded ornate throne with a red cushion and a golden kirtimukha-style back carving. A man in white dhoti and red shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold chain holds a silver tray of yellow flowers and bananas. Behind them a younger man in an orange shawl and a woman in red stand near scaffolding and string lights in a half-built hall. A brass lamp stands near the throne.2018-03-02