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Night photograph at an outdoor Kumbh Mela setting strung with colourful fairy lights. An elderly man with swept-back grey hair, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beads, and a saffron-orange shawl sits in the open door of a silver car, a white cloth in his hand. Standing before him is a younger man with long dark hair, a saffron cloth over his shoulder and a red headcloth, holding a brass kalasha with a yellow coconut-like fruit, green leaves and a green-and-gold cloth. Another man in red and orange garments stands behind them, with onlookers in the background.2015-09-14Night photograph at an outdoor Kumbh Mela setting, with a string of multicoloured lights glowing behind the group. On the right, an older man with a white tripundra on his forehead, grey-streaked swept-back hair, a dark rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl over saffron clothing clasps the hands of a younger smiling man in the centre who wears a red-and-maroon turban with a red tilak, a gold-beaded necklace and a maroon cloth with a gold border. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a large gold pendant and a garland, and a bearded man in orange stands behind them. A partly visible person at the lower left wears a green and gold outfit.2015-09-14 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31Evening photograph at a roadside beside a white car. A man seated in the open driver-side door, wearing a red garment, gold-coloured waist cloth, a gold ceremonial necklace and a white forehead mark, smiles toward a standing attendant. The attendant has a bare back, wears an orange shawl with a pink edge and a flower garland, and holds a brass kalasha decorated with white flowers and green leaves.2014-09-30A night photograph at a roadside beside a car door. On the left, a smiling man bare-chested with a red patterned turban and a gold beaded necklace reaches to a seated older man's forehead, applying marks. The older man has white vibhuti stripes across his forehead and wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala. He holds a white cloth in one hand. Behind them, strings of multicoloured lights glow in the dark, and a brass vessel with green leaves and yellow flowers sits at the lower left.2015-09-14Outdoor evening scene at night beside a silver car with its door open. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, bangles and a leopard-print shawl, stands smiling with a tall black-haired hairstyle and white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha pot topped with green leaves on a plate, offering it. Behind them a decorated festival cart with colourful fringed hangings and a deity murti is visible, and a palm tree and an information board stand nearby. Procession ritual setting consistent with a rathotsavam.2011-12-17Night photograph at an outdoor setting beside a dark SUV with an open door. A man in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and heavy gold bead necklace with a red bindi, stands centre with his hand on his chest. To the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white forehead band and orange beads holds a silver plate carrying a kalasha-like silver vessel topped with a yellow cloth or fruit, pink flowers, and green leaves. Two more orange-robed attendants stand at right, one with palms joined in namaskar. Partially visible behind the car window is another seated person in white. Decorative rice or grains sit on the plate.2013-03-26May 16 20112011-05-16Outdoor photo beside a silver minivan with its side door open under a clear sky. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, smiles and gestures with raised hands toward a shaven-headed monk in saffron robes who holds a copper kalasha topped with a red flower and yellow marigold garland. A bearded man in orange stands at left, another orange-robed figure stands behind, and a cameraman in white holds a camera at right. Palm leaves and dry land appear in the background.2010-01-01September 14 20152015-09-14Night-time photo outdoors beside a dark SUV with an open door, under strings of blue and multicoloured fairy lights in a tree. A smiling man with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair wears a maroon dhoti-style garment with gold borders, a long white-and-red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces. Beside him a woman in a maroon sari with folded hands greets him. A bald man in a maroon-and-gold garment holds a silver kalasha topped with green mango leaves, and a young man in an orange turban and orange robe with white body markings stands at right. Ground is paved with stone and scattered sandals lie nearby.2014-08-25Night photograph at a green-grey car with its door open. A young man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes stands at the open door, smiling and holding the frame, while another person in saffron sits inside the vehicle. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a cloth draped over his head holds a large silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves, wrapped in a striped cloth, presumably a welcoming offering. Appearance-based cues for a person candidate are insufficient, so no candidate is identified.