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February 07 20162016-02-07A smoky ritual photograph shows a man in an orange-saffron robe with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over his shoulders, standing with hands joined at the chest in front of a burning fire. Behind him is a gilded ornate structure with radiating golden details. In the left foreground a second figure in a yellow-orange cloth holds a lit lamp or flame. Thick smoke or incense fills the air. The man's face is visible with a dot on the forehead.2016-02-07A hazy photograph of a devotee with palms pressed together in namaste at a homa, smoke rising around him. He wears a red and yellow marigold garland, a forehead bindi, and a light cloth wrap. To the left, a figure in orange-yellow robes stands in the foreground. At right, a golden ceremonial object and a decorated canopy are partly visible.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a stone platform inside a temple-like courtyard, smoke or incense haze drifting around him. He wears a reddish-maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered edge, a thick garland of white jasmine and red-pink flowers, and a long garland with a tassel of gold and turquoise beads. His hands are pressed together at chest level and he looks upward. Scattered pink and yellow flower petals cover the floor, and a brass vessel with offerings sits nearby. Behind a silver barrier, a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing watches, several with palms joined in prayer. The scene suggests a puja or darshan during a festival.2017-09-27April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20162016-02-07A photograph of a man with eyes closed standing with palms pressed together in anjali at the centre of a festive hall. He wears a dark maroon-brown robe draped over his body, with thick garlands of white jasmine, red roses, pink lotus-like flowers and green leaves, plus a yellow beaded garland falling to his feet. Wrist and arm rudraksha bands and a vertical tilak mark on his forehead are visible. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a man with a white forehead band and spectacles, bare-chested with a white cloth, also stand with palms joined. Colourful umbrella-shaped decorations hang from the ceiling and smoke drifts in the background. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, with long swept hair, rudraksha, garlands and a distinctive maroon robe as cues, shown as a standing devotee-led event figure.2017-07-08February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02September 26 20172017-09-26