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A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors before a stone temple gateway. A central figure with long dark hair and a crown-like headdress wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a heavy gold necklace, and a red mark on the forehead; a raised finger points toward the crowd. Surrounding men and women wear white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas. A microphone is held at the lower right, and a seated older man in white with an orange shawl is nearby.

Outdoor ceremony under a red canopy with tasselled fringe. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, smiles broadly and embraces a devotee in white who wears an orange shawl and bends forward. The embraced man holds a garland of white flowers and red roses. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a tall gold trishul staff and a pair of orange scissors; beside him a smiling young man in orange shawl and white dhoti wears a white tilak. A man in orange robes with red border stands nearby smiling. On the right, women in white saris with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads watch, and an older man in a white shirt looks on. Orange banners hang in the background.

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Night photograph of a group walking outdoors in the dark. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl over orange robes, with a red bindi, smiles broadly. Around him, saffron-robed men and men in white kurtas with orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas and glasses, one with a white tripundra forehead mark. A white-haired older woman stands at the right edge.

A photograph of an outdoor gathering with a man in the foreground wearing an orange saffron shawl, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, and a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead; his long, dark, swept-back hair falls to his shoulders and he holds his palms together in anjali. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a teal checked shirt stand with hands folded in prayer. Blurred orange and red structures and greenery form the background. The appearance of the foreground man, with long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, is a person candidate.

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A photograph of a procession on a concrete walkway beneath a ceiling strung with orange triangular flags. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl carries a silver tray holding a red flower arrangement and a brass pot. Ahead of him a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha beads, hands pressed together in namaskar, leads a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several barefoot and some with hands folded. A row of footwear is placed at the right edge beside a metal railing and a whitewashed wall. No individual is identifiable as a specific person from appearance; roles are priest, devotees and attendants.