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February 19 20152015-02-19Night outdoor ritual scene lit by a single bright lamp on a pole. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at right, holding out a leafy garland-like offering toward a seated older man in a white shirt in the foreground. Behind them several people in pale and saffron-toned dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A red curtain hangs on the right, and a small table holds a plate and bowls of offerings. The a person appearance cues are a bare-chested figure with long hair and mala, but the face is in shadow and identity is uncertain, so this is recorded as unsure. Visible people number about six to eight.2015-02-19Night-time photo of a devotional ritual at a temple-like shrine. Several priests in white dhotis and cream shawls stand in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing rudraksha or beaded malas. One priest on the right extends an arm toward an altar decorated with gold-coloured and red deity figures, garlands and drapery. Yellow and red marigold garlands lie in the foreground next to a bowl and offerings. A bright round lamp hangs at the top left, and a partly visible older man in white with a red-bordered shawl stands at the left edge. The scene is dark and lit mainly by the lamp and altar lights.2015-02-19January 03 20152015-01-03February 17 20152015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19January 03 20152015-01-03February 19 20152015-02-19October 20 20162016-10-20Night photograph, blurred and dark, of a procession or visit. Centre: a smiling man wears a red-orange turban and a multicolour flower garland of red, white and green blooms over a dark red-brown robe, with a beaded mala visible. To his left, a shaved-headed monk in orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman's dark-haired head with a hair bun is in the lower right foreground. Watermarked copyright overlay is excluded.2014-07-01A night procession moves along a paved road toward an illuminated temple shrine with a lit gopuram-like structure and a glowing orange lamp display in the background. In the centre, a man in a maroon dhoti with a gold-toned shawl wears a large multicoloured garland of yellow, green and red flowers and a gold pendant necklace, and raises one hand in greeting. Flanking him, several men wear orange or saffron wraps, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a red-brown flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a white band across his forehead. Onlookers in white and grey clothing fill the background. A faint blue bird logo appears at the top left. a person candidate cues are not distinct enough to confirm identity.2015-02-19October 27 20142014-10-27