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April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor ceremonial scene at a temple-like setting with palm trees and a tall orange ornamental column behind. A man stands barefoot on a pale stone platform with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. He wears a rust-red garment draped over the shoulders, a long multi-coloured flower garland with white, red and yellow blooms, a gold pendant, layered rudraksha malas, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a attendant in white dhoti with gold borders holding a long gold-handled staff and a gold-embroidered maroon parasol with fringe. Around them, white-clad men with gold-bordered dhotis, rudraksha beads and saffron-clad devotees stand watching, several with hands folded. a person: the seated-free standing figure wears distinctive ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha malas and a saffron-red ceremonial garment, with a parasol held over him.2016-04-10April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene. A central man with long dark hair, white ash marks on his forehead and a red dot, wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a thick red-and-white flower garland. He stands with palms pressed together in namaste and smiles, and wears a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant. To the left, a young man in orange robes and a white forehead mark stands near a red ceremonial umbrella. To the right, a bald man in orange robes, glasses and a gold beaded necklace holds a tall gold staff. Orange and red flags and a hillside appear in the background, with a crowd of devotees behind.2009-01-01April 10 20162016-04-10A man stands centre-frame with palms pressed together in anjali, smiling with eyes closed, during an outdoor ritual. He wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment, a thick red and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and gold armlets. A devotee in orange robes on the right holds up a small flower or offering toward him. Behind, a man in a maroon garment with a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and speaks. Several saffron-robed young men and boys in orange and orange turbans stand along a barrier on the left, with a drum visible at lower left.2017-09-27June 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long pink and white flower garland with red roses, a thick rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a gold arm band. He holds a brass handbell in his right hand while smoke from an incense or puja offering drifts around him. Behind him, a crowd of children and adults in orange and red clothes stands with hands folded, and ornate gold-and-blue parasols shade the area under hanging green leaves. A brass tray of flowers and offerings sits at the bottom edge, and a gold-covered object appears at the right. The setting suggests a puja or aarti with devotees gathered in an open courtyard.2016-10-08A bearded man with long dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead stands with hands pressed together at his chest in namaskar within an outdoor procession. He wears a rust-brown sannyasi-style cloth and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, with a garland of white jasmine and red and orange flowers draped over his shoulders to his knees. Behind him a tall yellow-handled ornate umbrella with colourful tassels is held aloft by a shirtless attendant with white body markings and gold necklaces. To the left, an attendant in white dhoti with gold border and bare chest carries a silver puja tray with an oil lamp, and other attendants in orange dhotis stand nearby under large banyan roots.2017-01-01