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September 05 2017

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Photograph of a man standing in profile with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a stone platform and a tall brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial and lit wick. He wears a rust-red turban with a gold ornament and a feather, a rust-red wrap and dhoti, a gold waist chain, gold bangles, and a garland of white jasmine and pink flowers. Long dark dreadlocks fall down his back. Behind him hang pink and orange draped cloths and a carved stone pillar with relief sculpture. He stands on a leopard-print cushion over a striped mat. The setting resembles a temple shrine, and the man is a devotee-style figure performing worship; the appearance cues are a long-haired man in saffron-red robes with a turban and rudraksha-style adornments, though this is not a confident match.2017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a bare-backed man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped under a brown headcloth, wearing a flower garland of pink and white blossoms over his shoulders and a leopard-print lower cloth with a gold-edged brown sash. He stands with hands folded in prayer before a carved stone niche decorated with a lion-faced motif and a small basket of yellow and orange flowers. A magenta curtain and a green-and-gold drape hang at the right. The scene is a devotional setting. a person appearance cues include the long matted hair, flower garland and ornate ceremonial dress, though identity is uncertain.2016-12-07A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands. A person seen from behind, with long dreadlocked black hair, wears a rust-red turban, a saffron-red cloth and a garland of white and yellow flowers over the shoulder, with hands folded in prayer before a brass oil lamp (deepam) wrapped in yellow flowers. A second person with long dark dreadlocks and an orange-red cloth stands at the right edge. Behind them is a deity murti with a red floral garland, a lion figure, and draped red and gold fabric. The figure's appearance matches the page's a person cues of long hair and ceremonial dress, but the face is not visible, so identity is uncertain.2016-12-23A photo of a single person standing in profile at night, hands pressed together in namaskar in front of a stone temple wall carved with ornate scrollwork and a lion relief. The person wears a red dhoti-style garment with broad gold-coloured borders, a gold necklace and a gold-and-flower garland, and stands barefoot on a small red mat. To the left, a tall brass oil lamp with a flame sits on a stone ledge, and a red cloth hangs on the right. Appearance is not clear enough to establish the person's identity, so the role is given as a devotee performing prayer.2014-08-05February 13 20182018-02-13September 05 20172017-09-05October 05 20172017-10-05A photograph of a bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala, performing a devotional gesture with palms pressed together and face bowed toward a richly decorated deity form. The murti is draped in layers of green, yellow, red and pink garlands with pink lotus flowers and gold ornaments. In front of it stands a silver bowl on a red-and-white striped mat, with an oil lamp beside it. A dark-robed figure with a shawl stands in the background near a black statue, and another person's hand holds a tray at left. Pillars and white cabinets frame the hall. This looks like a puja in progress.2018-05-30A person in a rust-red turban and matching saffron-red wrap bends forward at a stone ledge, face lowered toward the carved stone. They wear a white and pink flower garland, a gold armband, gold bangle, large hoop earring and a long gold chain. Behind the stone, a brass kalasha-style vessel with flower offerings and carved stone pillars with floral reliefs suggest a temple setting.2017-09-05Night-time temple scene with a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a matching headwrap with a jewelled band, wearing long rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold necklace and gold armbands, walking toward a shrine. Behind him, two women in orange saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and saffron cloth waits at right. Brass oil lamps on tall stands and a trident-shaped staff line the stone floor, and a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands is visible at left. Banana leaves and palm trees frame the open courtyard. a person is the man in rust-brown robes with the jewelled headwrap and rudraksha malas, shown walking as a ritual participant, with an appearance-based identification only.2017-02-24