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Outdoors beside a carved wooden temple shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow and pink marigold garlands in the foreground. A man with a shaved-looking head, a red vertical mark on the forehead, and red ornamental hanging earrings stands in a rust-red and gold-striped garment, wearing a red and white flower garland, a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant, with gold bangles on his wrists. He holds a small offering with his right hand while a hand from the right extends a silver plate and a cloth. Palm trees are behind him under bright sky. Visible cues are limited to the garments and beads, so identity is uncertain; the role is a priest performing an offering at a temple shrine.

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April 21 20152015-04-21Outdoor ritual photograph under a bright sky with palm trees behind. A man in a reddish-brown dhoti with a wide gold border stands at left, wearing a thick red flower garland, a long rudraksha-style bead mala, gold bangles and a red-and-gold ornamental necklace. He holds a small pink flower in his hand and looks down. Beside him, a second person in a reddish dhoti holds a white cloth banner with red markings, topped with a yellow marigold garland and a green leafy bundle. At far right a younger attendant holds a brass plate. A carved reddish-brown temple pillar with white flower garlands stands at left.2015-04-21Outdoors beneath palm fronds, a person stands beside an ornately carved reddish-brown stone shrine topped with a green and gold cloth wrap and red sash. Yellow marigold garlands hang on its pillars. The person, eyes closed in devotion, wears a long-sleeved rust-orange garment with a gold-striped waistcloth, multiple strands of gold beads and rudraksha malas, a white and red floral garland, gold armlets, and a bindi. They hold white flowers in cupped hands.2013-04-14 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene under bright sky with palm trees. A man with dark hair, a red bindi and a pale mala-like garland of red and white flowers stands at right in a rust-brown robe with an orange-gold waist cloth, wearing a layered gold-bead necklace and a gold armband. He looks down while holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings held by another person's hand. Beside him, an ornate copper-coloured shrine pillar with a small seated figure and yellow marigold garlands stands before a grey stone sculpture of a seated deity murti. At left hangs an orange cloth banner with a white bull (Nandi) motif and yellow flower garland.2013-04-14A photograph of a person standing outdoors beside a carved wooden ceremonial pillar wrapped with a purple and orange cloth and draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower accents. The standing figure raises one arm holding a silver bowl in the other hand, wearing a red and gold garland, multiple rudraksha malas, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with a reddish-brown and gold striped wrap. Palm trees fill the background under a pale sky.2015-04-21April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26April 14 20132013-04-14December 14 20162016-12-14A man in a brown and gold striped dhoti or cloth stands beside a carved wooden ritual pillar draped with white and red flower garlands and a purple and orange cloth at top. He wears a red and white flower garland around his neck, multiple strands of rudraksha beads, gold bangles and earrings, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver bowl in one hand while his other hand rests on the pillar, eyes lowered in a ritual gesture. Palm trees form the background. The setting suggests a flag hoisting or temple ceremony. No identity is asserted from appearance; the person is shown as a devotee performing a ritual act.2015-04-21March 01 20162016-03-01January 04 20152015-01-04