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Outdoor ceremonial scene in hazy light on bare ground with a red-and-blue striped mat. A bare-chested elderly man with white hair and beard, wearing a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a white dhoti, walks barefoot toward the foreground. Behind him a man in an orange-red turban and red robe with yellow borders presses palms together in namaste, and another in a white kurta stands nearby. Several robed devotees in red, orange and green cloths stand under banana leaves and garlands. Behind them an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti and a red-curtained altar frame the ritual setting. A red cloth-covered table sits at left.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor-style pavilion with a corrugated roof, smoky haze and rows of small fire pits and seated devotees in orange and yellow robes. In the foreground, four men in saffron-red sannyasi cloths walk past the camera. The woman in the centre wears a red-orange turban and robe with a long garland of yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala, smiling. A bare-chested older man with white beard and white and green striped dhoti walks beside her with a sacred-thread-style cord and beaded necklaces. A younger man on the left wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala. Red-draped chairs and ritual lamps fill the background.2015-01-13Outdoors under a white tent, a smiling man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl with a red turban and a gold-and-bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, an older bearded man with white hair, bare chest, white forehead markings, rudraksha and gold necklaces and a green-and-gold cloth stands at left. Other men in saffron and green garments and orange turbans stand or sit on a striped mat and bare ground, with a shirtless man at centre and a shaved-headed man in green seated at right. Behind them stand decorated shrines, a deity murti in an arch, banana leaves and colourful draped fabric. The identity of the man in red is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial scene under a white canopy at a ritual site. A central figure in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold pendant and long beaded necklaces, presses palms together in greeting while smiling and walking forward. Beside him a bearded elder with white beard, sacred ash markings, a green-bordered gold shawl and multiple rudraksha malas walks with hands folded. A man in a pink dhoti and bare chest stands nearby. Behind them, seated devotees in green garments sit on the ground, and a rectangular tray of flowers and fruit rests on the floor beside a stack of firewood. Ornate deity murti and decorated shrines stand at the back under draped fabric.2015-01-13A photograph of an outdoor ritual ground under a large open-sided shed with smoke rising from fire pits. In the foreground, several men in red and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and red-orange turbans walk together; the central one wears a red-orange turban, saffron-red cloth and a floral garland. Beside them, an elderly bearded man with shaved head and bare chest wears a green-and-gold sash, white dhoti and rudraksha mala. Behind them, a cameraman films, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands nearby, and devotees in saffron, red and yellow sit on red-cushioned seats before small fire pits and offering plates. Blue and red decorative backdrops line the ground.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A crowded outdoor pandal filled with hazy light and smoke. A line of robed men stands on a raised platform: at center a figure wears a red-brown robe, red turban and a long beaded necklace; beside him men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded. On the left a bare-chested older man with long grey hair, white beard and rudraksha malas stands near a man in white dhoti and orange shawl. On the right a man in white clothing and a white head wrap stands with others in white. A photographer's camera stands at the top right. Yellow-clad figures and orange cloth are visible in the foreground.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual scene under a large open-sided tent with smoke drifting through the air. In the foreground, three men in saffron and red robes walk together: the left man wears a red-and-gold turban and rudraksha mala; the central man, smiling, wears a red-and-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a garland of golden beads; the man on the right is bare-chested with a white beard, a white and green dhoti and beaded necklaces. Behind them, many seated devotees in yellow and orange garments sit in rows of red-cushioned seats before small altar stations with offerings and smoke rising. Red and orange draped fabric hangs from the tent roof. The central figure has distinctive long dark hair and saffron ornate clothing, but identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-01-13A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathers under a pale white tent canopy outdoors, with hazy light and marigold petals scattered on an orange cloth mat in the foreground. In the centre, a tall man in a deep maroon-and-saffron robe with a red turban and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a seated figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala. At left, a bare-chested bearded man with white sacred ash on his body wears a white dhoti with a gold waistband and a gold pendant. Several turbaned attendants in orange and a man in white with an orange shawl stand nearby. The visible candidate for a person is the tall man in the red turban and maroon robe, whose appearance is ambiguous, so identity is uncertain. No printed name is visible in the scene.2015-01-13