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A nighttime outdoor stage scene with warm lamp light. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe, a double rudraksha mala, and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, sits smiling on a leopard-print cushion and gestures with one hand. Behind him a tall deity murti with blue skin, yellow marigold garlands and multiple faces is being adorned by a person in an orange garment. To the right, a man with a blue-painted face and a bare-chested man with beaded necklaces stand near a seated person with orange-painted skin and tousled hair. Marigold petals and a brass plate lie on the platform.

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October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night photograph of an outdoor procession or ceremony. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe, rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth in front of a large blue-skinned deity murti with yellow and white garlands. Two shirtless attendants in orange dhotis stand on a raised yellow platform, one holding a red offering, with colourful lights and a lamp post behind. A woman in an orange sari sits at the lower right edge. The man's presentation (long hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala, garland) is a person candidate in the central seated position, though his face is not clearly confirmed in appearance terms.2016-10-30Night ritual on a raised stage with a green and red cloth edge. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on a rust-brown cloth, wearing a brown robe, white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Behind him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti draped in white cloth and yellow marigold garlands. To the left a woman in an orange sari holds a plate, and a standing attendant with a white cloth is partly visible. Offerings, a brass plate, flower petals and a yellow metal frame are visible on the stage.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesNight-time ceremony on a raised platform lit by warm orange light. A bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth over a green and red draped seat, wearing a rust-red robe, a white flower garland and a red bindi, and smiling. Behind him a standing figure in orange dhoti and a bare-chested man with beaded necklaces and white-painted body hold up a large floral garland of yellow and white flowers over a deity murti. Another man in orange sits at left beside a small flame, and a woman in a gold-trimmed sari stands at right. a person: the seated bearded man has long hair, saffron-red clothing and a floral garland, and is the central figure of the scene, receiving the garlanding. Crowd heads are blurred in the foreground.2016-10-30A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a striped cushioned seat wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a leopard-print wrap, draped with a thick white and red flower garland. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue deity murti with a yellow flower garland and several small faces. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands at right, and a woman in an orange sari with a white-smeared face sits at the right edge. Orange-clad attendants and a wooden scaffold frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, distinctive shawl and garland) seated as the central figure.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession photograph on a decorated float. A large blue-skinned deity murti, shown with many arms and a white crown and garland of yellow and purple flowers, is flanked by two shirtless young attendants in orange cloth, one with marigold garlands and a bare chest, the other holding a sword-like object above the murti. In the foreground, a bearded man with long hair sits in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, smiling. A yellow metal frame stands at right against dark foliage.2016-10-30