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January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor event with string lights and a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis behind barriers. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a red flower garland and gold-toned ornaments wears a yellow garment and sits at a decorated table with flower garlands and papers. Facing him, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe holds a stack of printed booklets. A younger man in a red-maroon robe with rudraksha beads stands beside them. a person is the seated man with long hair in yellow, based on the long swept-back hair, yellow clothing and gold ornaments, not on face.2012-01-08Night outdoor event on a raised stage with strings of lights overhead. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red flower garland, a yellow-gold shawl and a gold necklace sits on a white and red dais and smiles while receiving an offering from an elderly bearded man in orange robes who kneels with folded hands holding a small package. Beside him a younger man in a red shawl and rudraksha mala stands, and a bald attendant in white sits on the far right with items on a table. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches from below the stage, with a woman with a hair clip in the foreground. Speakers and a flower-decorated pillar frame the scene.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A devotee in orange robes bows deeply and touches his forehead to the hands of a long-haired figure seated on an orange-cushioned throne, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a dark rudraksha mala. Behind them a second man in orange and a cameraman with a video camera film the moment. Gold lamps stand on pillars, and garlands of marigold and red flowers hang beside a deity murti draped in orange cloth within a stone temple setting with carved pillars.2010-07-15Outdoor ritual on a blue mat under bright sunshine. A man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head covering, with a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bead necklace, sits cross-legged holding a small brass bell in his right hand. Several young men in white shirts and yellow shawls kneel or sit before him holding brass plates of offerings and a small brass vessel. Behind them, a woman in a white and blue sari, along with many seated devotees in white clothing and some in orange, sit in white plastic chairs and on the ground. A cream-coloured wooden panel stands at left, and a large green banana leaf is visible at top. The scene suggests a puja or homa-style ceremony.2009-09-25Night outdoor event with a crowd and string lights overhead. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red flower garland, and a yellow-orange shawl sits behind a white and red platform holding garlands and prayer items, receiving a bearded man in an orange robe who bows and holds his hands together. A bald man in a red-and-gold garment with rudraksha beads stands beside them. Devotees in white shirts and saris watch from behind the platform, with speakers and stage equipment in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated and receiving devotees.2012-01-08March 24 20082008-03-24May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor event photographed with bright stage lights and strings of lights overhead, with a large crowd of seated and standing people behind red plastic chairs. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange clothing and an orange turban sits at a white-draped table with a garland of flowers, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands bending toward him. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a man in white shirt and dhoti stand nearby, and a woman in a brown sari and a child in a pink shirt are in the foreground.2005-11-20