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A night-time outdoor ritual photograph in a lush garden setting. A central man wears a deep maroon turban with gold crescent-moon ornament, a thick gold necklace, a rose-pink and purple flower garland and gold armbands, holding flowers with eyes closed and a slight smile. Behind him, several men wear red-orange and saffron cloth, white head bands and rudraksha beads. At right, a man with long hair and red-orange cloth holds a silver tray of flowers beside a lit oil lamp flame. A flower garland hangs at left. Possibly an abhishekam or aarti-type puja, though the exact ritual is not certain.

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November 11 20172017-11-11Night outdoor scene among dark palm foliage. A smiling man in the foreground wears a maroon-brown turban with a gold crescent ornament, gold earrings, thick garlands of pink and white flowers, layered gold necklaces, a gold armband and bare chest. Behind him a man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha beads and a white forehead band holds a flaming oil lamp, and other figures in white and orange stand nearby. Pink flower offerings lie in a tray at lower right. Appearance-based cues on the foreground man (turban, crescent ornament, layered gold and garlands) are consistent with a person, though this is uncertain.2017-11-11 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red turban with gold ornaments stands with eyes closed and a broad smile during an evening ritual outdoors. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and multiple gold pendants, a red-brown cloth and gold armlets. In his left hand he holds a lit oil lamp with a bright flame; in his right hand a small silver handbell. Behind him, people in dark clothing with white forehead markings stand with palms joined in prayer, and palm fronds and flower garlands frame the scene. The setting is night-time greenery. Swamiji (probable), the figure centred with a lamp and bell, is identified by his red turban with gold ornaments, long gold necklaces and flower garland.2017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11Night procession in an outdoor setting with dark palm foliage behind. A man in a red-orange turban with gold ornaments and a red-orange robe stands centre, smiling, wearing layered gold necklaces, a large gold pendant and pink-and-white floral garlands. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, with the flame glowing in the foreground. Two men behind him wear white facial markings, rudraksha malas and saffron cloths; one has his palms joined in prayer.2017-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11Night outdoor photograph in a dark garden with palm fronds behind. A man with a closed-eyed, smiling expression wears a red-orange turban decorated with gold ornaments and a gold crest, a red-orange robe, multiple gold necklaces including a large gold pendant, pink and white flower garlands, and gold armlets. He holds a lit oil lamp flaming in one hand and a small metal vessel in the other. Several men with white headbands and folded hands stand behind him in the dim light. The scene reads as a devotional aarti offering with lamp flames. a person is present in appearance, given the turban, gold adornments and ceremonial garlands.2017-11-11 +2 copiesA night-time outdoor photograph of a smiling man in a red-orange turban with gold ornaments and a red-orange cloth draped over his body. He wears layered gold necklaces, pink flower garlands, a large gold pendant, and gold armbands. In his left hand he holds a lit oil lamp with a flame, and in his right hand a silver handbell. Behind him, several people with white forehead markings stand in the dim background with their hands folded in anjali, with palm fronds visible. a person by appearance cues (red-orange turban, ornate gold adornments, garlands) performing a lamp and bell ritual, though identity is uncertain.2017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11Night outdoor photograph of a ceremony beside dense green foliage. A man in the foreground wears a brown-and-gold turban with a jeweled brooch, a long pink and white flower garland, gold armlets and a gold necklace over a bare chest, and holds his hands together near a bowl of pink flower petals. Beside him stands a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala holding a lit oil lamp. Other people in saffron and white stand behind them. The page indicates this event featured a person, but the foreground figure's appearance is not clearly established, so he is described by role only.2017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11