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Photo of an outdoor evening scene near a temple with string lights overhead and a green plastic sheet on a tree trunk. A seated elderly man in an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala with bare sandal-paste tilak sits on a wooden bench at left. Beside him a bald man in a red-brown robe with a golden ornamental pendant and a red-maroon turban is seated and turned toward a standing bald man in red-brown robes, large gold-and-beaded garlands, and eyeglasses with white tripundra markings on his forehead, who gestures with his hands. Further back, a cameraman films and other men in red robes and garlands stand, with women in pink saris at right. Brick wall and steps are behind them.

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September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk beside a stone-and-brick wall and a bench under strings of red lights. A seated elderly man on the left wears an orange shawl, rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a red-and-gold robe with a golden peetha-style pendant and gold necklace, wearing a saffron turban, smiles while seated. A woman in red-and-gold sari with gold necklaces stands behind him. A man on the far right in an orange robe with heavy gold and rudraksha necklaces and a white forehead mark stands near the bench, and other robed men in orange stand around. A cameraman in the background films the group.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Evening outdoor photo of a seated group with string lights in green, red and white strung behind them. Two central seated figures sit on a wooden bench: an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, hands folded in lap, and a younger man in a red-orange turban and matching robe with a large beaded necklace and gold pendant, hands resting in lap. Behind them stand about ten people in red and maroon robes with gold borders, many shaven-headed with white forehead marks and garlands of flowers, several with hands folded in namaste. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering at dusk, possibly a satsang or temple event.2015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene with several people seated and standing in front of a dark tree line. In the foreground, an elderly man with grey hair, white forehead markings and a long saffron-orange shawl sits on a wooden bench, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant, hands clasped. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and white tilak wears a reddish-brown robe with a golden border, a heavy gold-toned ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, and sits with hands folded. Behind them stand several men and women in reddish-brown and maroon robes with gold borders, garlanded with beaded necklaces, one holding a folded red cloth. A few people at the left edge wear orange and maroon clothing with hands joined in greeting.2015-09-16A night-time photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and ritual attendants gathered on a stone-paved courtyard under strings of warm lights and draped garlands. A seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala sits on a wooden bench, flanked by men in orange and red clothes with white tilak on their foreheads and gold-bordered dhotis. Standing attendants wear marigold garlands; one man in a red turban and a gold pendant sits and bows his head with his hands joined. A man in a blue shawl kneels at the lower right, and a seated person in orange cloth is at the right edge. a person: a bearded, shaven-headed elder in orange on the bench, with a rudraksha mala, reads as the figure described in the page, though the appearance cues are only partly distinctive.2015-09-16Outdoor temple courtyard at night under strings of coloured lights. A seated man in a rust-red and gold dhoti with a heavy gold pendant and beaded mala sits on a wooden bench in the centre, hands folded. Beside him, an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits with hands clasped. Behind them, a row of standing men and women in rust-red and gold silk garments and garlands, many with shaved heads and tripundra marks, stand with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a seated devotee in an orange shawl and a person in red-gold cloth hold a small brass vessel and offerings near the bench.2015-09-16Evening outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with strings of warm fairy lights and a large tree trunk behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden bench at left, with white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a woman in deep red-orange robes wears a large gold pendant and a bead necklace, with a red-orange turban. Standing at right, a bald man in saffron-red robes with a gold-bordered shawl wears large beaded garlands and round glasses, smiling with white tilak. Behind them a cameraman in red robes and rudraksha beads films with a professional camera, and other devotees in red and gold garments stand nearby.2015-09-16Outdoor evening scene at a temple precinct lit by strings of green and orange fairy lights. Seated on a wooden bench on the left is an elderly man in orange robes with a white forehead marking and a rudraksha mala, barefoot. Beside him sits a man in a red-maroon robe with a red turban, long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, hands clasped in his lap; he has distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a person seated in the centre of the group. Standing behind them are devotees in red and maroon garments with gold-bordered white dhotis, garlands and gold necklaces, and a uniformed attendant at the back right. On the right, a man in an orange shawl stands near a seated man in a blue shawl with gold embroidery, who gestures with an open hand toward the group. Several people in the background wear garlands.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of people gathered outdoors on a stone pavement beside a brick wall and wooden benches. A white-haired elderly man with long beads and a saffron shawl sits on the left with white ash marks on his forehead. Beside him, a smiling man in a deep red turban and a gold-clasped rudraksha mala sits in a red and gold robe; the appearance-based candidate for a person is unsure. Standing to the right, a bearded man in a saffron shawl and white dhoti holds a notebook, and women in red and gold saris wear garlands and forehead marks. A shaved-head man in a red robe stands behind. Two seated men in the foreground, one bare-chested with a pendant, receive attention from a young man in orange cloth.2015-09-16 +1 copies