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Outdoor ceremony beneath tall palm trees. A man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a long rudraksha mala over bare shoulders, and a thick garland of white flowers with red blooms. He stands beside a tall saffron-orange fabric banner printed with a crescent moon, a sun, a lotus-like motif and a stylised leaf, and he gently touches the banner's hanging orange rope. Beside him stands a copper-coloured ornate shrine with yellow flowers, and a striped canopy is visible at the right edge. Possibly the a person given the hair, mala and ornate gold necklaces, presented as the central figure.

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April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoors under palm trees, a man with swept-back dark hair and bare upper torso stands beside an ornate reddish-brown carved stone pillar or kalasha-style pedestal wrapped with a green-and-gold brocade cloth and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. He wears a long white and red flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a saffron-gold dhoti-style cloth. He holds a small offering in his right hand and looks down toward the pillar, apparently in a ritual act. Smoke rises at the right edge beside a red-and-white cloth-covered object. Appearance-based candidate: a person, whose cues include the long swept hair, the layered garlands, the beaded mala and the ceremonial gold ornaments; he is shown in a ritual, devotional role.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph outdoors under a pale blue sky with palm fronds at the edge. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange-brown shawl and a dense gold necklace, stands with a steel plate in one hand and a small bundle of white and red flowers in the other. He is wearing red and white flower garlands across his chest, and gold bangles on his wrists. Beside him is a tall copper pillar wrapped in brass rope and an orange cloth banner with yellow marigold garlands and a green leaf bunch. Another person's hand reaches in from the right edge holding the plate. The setting suggests a ritual offering or padapuja-style ceremony.2013-04-14Outdoor photo beside an ornate reddish-orange stone or terracotta shrine pillar with carved niches, draped with a green and gold cloth and yellow marigold garlands. A standing person in a rust-brown dhoti and striped brown-and-gold cloth wears a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with gold armband and bangle. He holds a small offering in his right hand and his eyes are lowered in devotion. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under bright daylight. Appearance-based label: a person, standing in front of the shrine as a devotee-performing-offering, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha and gold adornments as the visible cues.2013-04-14A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe and long garlands of red and yellow flowers stands beside an ornate carved wooden ratha or chariot-like pillar wrapped with straw and dressed with white and red flower garlands and yellow marigolds. He stands with bare arms, wearing rudraksha beads and a gold ceremonial pendant on a necklace, and a sacred mark on his forehead. His hand rests on the carved structure. Behind him, another person in orange clothing holds a silver vessel, and a third, partly visible person in orange also tends the structure. Palm trees and a metal spiral sculpture stand in the background.2016-08-27A photograph of an outdoor scene under palm trees. A person in rust-brown and saffron-toned clothing, wearing layered garlands of white flowers, red flowers and a beaded necklace, stands beside an ornate copper-coloured wooden shrine with a carved front panel and a yellow marigold garland. The standing person rests one hand on the shrine's top, which is draped with a green and gold cloth, and gestures with the other hand while speaking. A red and white fringed cloth hangs at the right edge. The figure has long dark hair and a red mark on the forehead. a person is shown in appearance-based cues: long hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and ornate garlands, matching a speaking teacher beside a shrine.2013-04-14Outdoors 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 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-style copper or bronze pillar with carved tiers and floral garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers wrapped around it. A woman with short dark hair and a red bindi stands at right, wearing a maroon-brown garment with gold border, a long brown beaded necklace, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a large white-and-red flower garland. She extends her right hand toward the pillar. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and an orange banner hangs at left with white emblem designs.2013-04-14