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Outdoor evening ritual photograph under a canopy with a striped fringed top and a tall ceremonial staff. A long-haired man in a rust-orange cloth and rudraksha mala bows forward as a large garland of white and pink flowers is raised over his head by a figure in white clothes with a white turban-like head covering. Nearby, a young man in saffron with a yellow head wrap holds a plate of offerings, and a man in white with a mala stands behind. Several people in orange and saffron attire press their palms together, and women in a green sari, a blue-green sari and black dress watch from the right. Corrugated shelter, stacked wood and trees form the background.

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December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Night procession outdoors on sandy ground under a decorated canopy with colourful tassels. A central figure in a rust-red robe and a long brown rudraksha-style mala is garlanded with a multicolour flower garland and wears a gold pendant necklace and a tilak, appearing to be the honoured figure. Behind him a bearer in an orange cloth holds up a gold-topped umbrella pole, and another man in orange holds a bouquet of white flowers wrapped in green ribbon. A person in a white dhoti and a shawl stands at left holding a phone, and women in red-orange saris and a man in orange walk in the background. a person cues include the garlanded central figure with rudraksha and gold ornaments, but the face and posture are not clearly distinct enough to confirm.2016-09-05December 23 20162016-12-23November 12 20162016-11-12 +2 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15Night-time outdoor ritual procession at an open-air temple-style venue lit by string lights and streetlamps. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland walks forward while several people in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces carry offerings. A bare-chested man in orange holds a microphone and a tall ceremonial umbrella, and another carries a wooden tray of pink flower petals, while one man holds a silver vessel. Several men with white and vertical tilak markings and ash on their bodies stand around them. On the right, a bald man in an orange shawl holds a booklet. Many onlookers in white dress stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate for the central robed figure is uncertain, so the a person value is unsure.2016-12-23March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11Night procession on a cloth-covered walkway. A man in the centre wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a red turban, a pink-and-white flower garland, gold chains and armbands, and holds a microphone. Above him a tall golden parasol with multicoloured tassels is carried by a young man in orange. Around him are attendants in orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings, a white-clad man with a long garland and gold-bordered dhoti, and a drummer in white playing a large drum beside a horn player. A young attendant in orange carries a brass tray of yellow flowers. Ground is pale concrete under floodlight.2017-11-11