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June 17 2017

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Night photograph of a stage-lit ceremony. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent ornament at the top of his head, a maroon-red garment and heavy gold necklaces and bangles stands smiling with raised hand. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with an orange border and a shawl, wearing rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, stands with a white vibhuti forehead mark. Behind them, a woman in a beige sari and seated devotees in white and orange clothes fold hands in namaskar, with a golden decorated umbrella overhead.2017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17Night photograph of a temple ritual with colourful string lights overhead. A bearded man in a long rust-brown garment with gold-edged border and gold armbands stands centre, wearing a large garland of red roses, white flowers, yellow marigolds and purple blooms, with a gold chain necklace and tilak on his forehead; he raises one hand in blessing. To his left, a man bare-chested with white dhoti edged in gold, wearing a dark beaded mala and a gold pendant, has white markings on his arms and forehead and looks down. On the right, an attendant holds a tall gold staff and another person in orange clothing is partly visible. Behind them are gold ceremonial structures and a red-and-gold canopy hung with tassels.2017-10-08November 11 20152015-11-11February 09 20172017-02-09December 12 20162016-12-12Night procession outdoors where a smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a brown-red cloth draped over his shoulders and a gold necklace stands at the centre, with a long rudraksha-style mala hanging on his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and gold chains walk alongside, and a garlanded palanquin or ceremonial structure with white and red flower garlands appears at the right edge. Strings of lights hang on a red wall behind. The centre figure has distinctive long hair, a gold necklace and saffron-toned ceremonial clothing, a person cue, while the surrounding men are devotees or attendants.2016-10-29Night photograph of an outdoor festival with strings of colourful fairy lights and yellow garland decorations overhead. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark braided headdress with a small crescent ornament, wearing a rust-red shawl, a dense rudraksha mala across his chest, a rudraksha arm band, and a patterned wrap at his waist, his forehead marked with white vibhuti and a red tilak. Beside him a bare-chested man with white tripundra markings wears a long rudraksha and gold bead mala and an orange cloth, holding a floral garland-decorated object. Other devotees in white and saffron stand behind on a red carpet, and an elderly man in grey robes is at left. a person cues are the long swept-back hair, distinctive rudraksha adornments and ceremonial clothing, but the face is not clearly identifiable, so the appearance remains uncertain.2018-02-13Night photograph at an outdoor event with string lights and an orange-painted building behind. In the centre a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-striped borders wears a long gold chain and a white tilak on his forehead, his hair long and loose. On the right a smiling man in a maroon turban topped with a gold crescent, wearing a maroon wrap, heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands with hands together. Uniformed security personnel in dark caps and a man in a white striped shirt with a light scarf stand nearby. Several other people in maroon and white are in the background. Wooden poles and a green-lit structure are visible.2016-05-11September 11 20152015-09-11Night outdoor event on sand with a crowd seated in the background. A central seated man wears a red-orange robe, an orange-gold shawl, a multi-strand gold-and-beaded necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, with dark hair decorated by a green leaf and white flower. He sits on a wooden seat with a leopard-print cushion and a red mat, with a brass vessel nearby. On the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange border and a beaded garland walks past, and on the right a bare-backed man in a striped pink cloth stands with his back to the camera. A microphone stand is visible behind the seated figure.2015-12-25A nighttime procession on a red carpet at a temple-style event. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe, a long gold-beaded necklace, a large gold pendant, gold armbands and a gold waist belt; a person behind him in an orange cloth holds a tall gold pole supporting a fringed, colourful canopy. To the left, a man bare-chested with a white dhoti and a sacred thread holds a tray with white offerings, beside a gilded bull figure in the foreground. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris with gold borders stand with hands folded, and a golden lion statue and lit decorations appear at right. The central figure matches the page's a person reference only on the basis of his robe, necklace and staged role, which is a probable identification from appearance, with a shawl-like robe and distinctive gold adornments; he is the central person in a procession.2017-10-05