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Outdoor ritual scene in hazy light with yellow marigold garlands in the foreground. A bare-chested, white-bearded older man wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, a long rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant stands in the centre with a vertical tilak on his forehead and his arms extended toward offerings. To his left, a woman in a maroon sari with a maroon head covering and a garland holds a silver tray of yellow offerings. To the right, a man in orange robes holds a tray of flowers. Other people in white and orange-saffron clothes stand behind, with a tall pole visible in the background.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesA group of devotees stands in a tent-like setting with a pale, hazy background, many with hands joined in namaskar. In the centre, a woman in a red-and-gold turban and dark red garments with a gold-bordered shawl stands with palms pressed together and a smile. To her left, an older man with a long white beard, a vibhuti horizontal mark on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant is bare-chested with a white dhoti. On the right, an older man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of ripe yellow fruit, and another orange-robed person holds a tray of dried offerings. Foreground shows a gold ceremonial vessel. Several people in white and orange clothing watch around them.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial gathering in bright daylight. A man in an orange-red robe with white vibhuti on his forehead sits centrally, hands cupped over a silver tray of grains or petals, with a mala of dark beads around his neck. To his right, a man in an orange-red robe presents the tray with his hands. On the far left, a bare-chested elderly priest with long grey hair and beard wears a rudraksha mala, gold pendant and a white dhoti with a striped border, holding a ritual gesture. Behind them, a man in a red-orange turban with a kalasha-style emblem and an ochre turban on another man stand with hands pressed in prayer, with other devotees in white behind. Blurred foreground figure and flowers at right. a person is the central figure in the orange-red robe, seated and receiving the offering.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial puja in a tented hall. A bare-chested elderly priest with white hair and beard, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold pendant and white sacred thread, bends forward in ritual gesture. Seated in the centre, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead holds a silver tray of yellow fruit. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes holds a tray of dried offerings. Behind them, a woman in a maroon sari with a red headwrap and gold garlands stands, with devotees in white and orange clothing around them.2015-01-13A photograph of a ritual scene with smoke in the background. A bearded, shirtless man with grey hair and a white beard, wearing a brown-maroon cloth over his shoulder and multiple rudraksha malas, holds a brass tray of offerings that includes a green coconut and what appears to be herbs or wood pieces. A bald man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl with a gold border reaches toward the tray with his hands. Around them stand several men in orange and saffron robes, one wearing an orange turban and another with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas. The setting appears to be an outdoor ceremonial space.2015-01-13Photograph of an outdoor ceremonial gathering under a canopy with colourful draped fabric. A woman in a maroon sari with a red-orange turban bearing a gold emblem and a long gold-beaded garland smiles while holding a silver tray of yellow fruit. Beside her a bare-chested, white-bearded man with white sacred markings on his body and a rudraksha mala offers the tray, and a woman in orange silk holds a silver plate of dried offerings. Other people in orange, saffron and red robes and turbans, some with white forehead tilaka, stand around them. Appearance-based identity is not established, so no candidate is named.2015-01-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual scene in hazy light. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant kneels at right, hands extended over a red-and-orange cloth-wrapped object set on a tray of flowers and offerings. A man in orange robes and orange shawl stands centre, reaching toward the bundle, with a grey-bearded man in orange at left and a bald man in white with an orange shawl at far right. The seated figure's chest is marked with white ash and a forehead tilak. a person cues are weak here: the seated man has a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant but short greying hair and no crown or turban, so identity is uncertain and he is described by role as the seated ritual participant.2015-01-13