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March 10 2013

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April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange shawl stands beside a copper-toned ornamental kalasha-style column with carved deity panels and a yellow-flower garland tied around its top. He touches the column with his right hand, wearing gold bangles and a gold armlet, and wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace. A silver tray or vessel sits near his left hand beneath a metal-framed roof.2013-07-24November 26 20142014-11-26September 09 20142014-09-09A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar wrapped in a white and red cloth and draped with white jasmine and red rose garlands, set against palm fronds and green foliage. A smiling figure with long dark hair stands at right in a rust-red robe, wearing layered rudraksha and bead malas, red and white flower garlands, gold bangles and an armband, holding a small brass oil lamp or bell in one hand and a metal ritual vessel in the other. A seated devotee's head is visible at the bottom edge. The pillar appears to be a ceremonial object used in a puja.2016-04-10A woman in an orange-brown sari with a thick gold necklace and layered red and white flower garlands stands outdoors at a copper-coloured pillar-shaped shrine structure. She reaches up with one hand to touch the copper column, which is wrapped with a yellow cord and white cloth. Below her, a small carved figure of a seated deity is decorated with yellow and red flowers. A corrugated roof, palm fronds and a pink cloth are visible in the background.2013-04-14November 26 20142014-11-26July 24 20132013-07-24April 10 20162016-04-10A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and matching shawl, wearing long multi-strand garlands of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands at right with one hand raised touching the top of a carved stone kalasha-shaped shrine structure topped with thatched straw. He has long dark hair and a smile, with tripundra-style white and red markings on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth and white bead necklace holds a silver bowl, and another attendant in orange garments with a white forehead mark stands at left beside the shrine, which is decorated with flower garlands and yellow marigolds. Palm fronds and tall ritual poles frame the background. a person: the man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2016-08-27A photograph of a ceremonial copper flagstaff or dhwaja stambha in an outdoor setting with palm trees behind it. The ornately carved copper shrine-like structure is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses. A man with long dark hair and a dark forehead mark stands to the right, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and an upper cloth draped over his shoulder, and wearing a white jasmine garland with a gold bead garland and red flowers. He gestures with one hand while holding a plate of flowers that another person's hand is offering.2014-08-31