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A photograph of a ceremonial moment at an outdoor gathering with a hazy bright background. In the centre, a smiling person wearing a deep red turban, a long dark-brown and red wrap, and a garland of beads stands with arms extended, holding a brass tray. On the tray sits a green coconut wrapped in a blue cloth, with yellow flowers beside it. To the left, a bare-chested elderly man with a long white beard, white forehead marks, a dark rudraksha mala and a striped white-and-green dhoti receives the tray. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and orange turban and another in orange and a rudraksha garland watch. On the right, people in white kurtas and orange robes stand with hands folded, and a woman in a white sari with a red border touches her forehead.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph 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 copiesA crowded outdoor tent scene with many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. A central figure in a red-maroon turban and dark-maroon dhoti, with long dark hair and a layered beaded necklace, smiles with hands clasped at chest level. Beside him an older man in an orange shawl wears a dark rudraksha mala. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a pink dhoti and maroon shawl offers a plate toward the group. Surrounding people wear orange robes, white kurtas and white saris, with hands folded in greeting. Green coconuts and marigold petals lie on the ground, and a metal railing and ceremonial poles appear behind.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial scene in bright, hazy light with a golden ritual implement blurred at the top right. A bare-chested elderly man with long white hair and beard, sacred ash marks on his body, and a white and colored dhoti stands at left, holding a tray of offerings with a woman. A smiling woman in a red-maroon sari with a gold border and purple shawl, a red turban with a jewel brooch, and a long beaded necklace holds a tray. Beside her, a man in orange robes with a white-marked forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of yellow fruit. Another orange-robed man on the right holds a tray of grains or sweets, and devotees in white and orange stand behind them.2015-01-13A 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 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13