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January 02 2016

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January 02 20162016-01-02A photograph of a person seated in profile wearing a large black turban-style head wrap, gold earring, and a rust-orange shawl draped over the shoulders. Multiple garlands of red and white flowers with purple blossoms and green leaves hang across the chest, with a rudraksha mala visible beneath. Golden ornate carving stands at the left edge, and a second person in white clothing is partly visible in the background against green foliage. A printed pedia credit appears at the lower right. a person: the seated figure has a turban, saffron shawl, flower garlands and rudraksha mala, but the appearance is only partly consistent, so the label is appearance-based2016-01-02 +1 copiesClose side-profile photograph of a person with a large black hair bun wrapped in a dark twisted turban-like knot, wearing a rust-red shawl draped over the shoulders and a thick garland of pink, white, green and purple flowers. Gold hoop earring visible, eyes lowered. Blurred background with other people in white and a figure with white forehead marks. a person could be inferred from the hair and red shawl and garland cues, but the face and appearance are not sufficiently distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2016-01-02March 07 20162016-03-07April 03 20132013-04-03March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07February 12 20132013-02-12March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesNight photograph of a smiling man with voluminous dark hair and a white-and-red forehead mark, seated in an orange-red robe and draped shawl. He wears a long red and white flower garland with a gold chain and an ornate gold pendant. Behind him a golden structure with a purple tassel, yellow fringe and white flowers is lit by string lights. A second man in white and orange stands at the right edge.2016-01-03A smiling man with a tall black turban-style hairdo decorated with green leaves sits or kneels in a ceremonial setting, his body dusted with white ash. He wears yellow and red marigold garlands, a thick brown rudraksha mala and an ornate gold pendant necklace. Behind him, a ceremonial garland wall of yellow, red, white and purple flowers stands, and two priests in orange and red ritual cloth attend nearby, one pouring from a vessel beside a dark stone platform. The scene suggests a Hindu ritual such as a puja or abhishekam, though the exact rite is not clear. The lead figure's appearance is consistent with a person depiction in an in-person ceremony, with cues of a tall swept hairstyle, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-03-07A photograph of a smiling man in a deep red-orange turban with a red bindi and white forehead marks, wearing heavy gold ceremonial necklaces, a thick pink and red flower garland, and an orange-red garment edged in gold. Behind him are white and pink flower strands and a purple cloth. A man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered shawl and garland stands at the left, and a smiling child with white forehead marks is at the right edge. The appearance cues are ambiguous, so the central figure is described by role only and identity is left unsure.2015-09-15