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A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a crowded hall with blurred devotees behind. In the centre, a long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe with a large garland of white, yellow and red flowers bows forward while an older bald man with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and a red shawl with a rudraksha mala around his neck, reaches out to touch the garlanded figure's head in blessing. Bare-chested attendants in white dhotis stand at the left edge, and warm stage lights glow in the background.

A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands in a rust-red ochre robe, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and orange and purple flowers over his shoulders, with rudraksha malas on his arm and neck and a gold chain at his throat. He holds his palms together in namaskar, facing a bare-chested priest in a reddish-brown dhoti who holds a silver tray or plate toward him. Behind them a colourful festoon canopy hangs overhead, and a crowd of devotees in orange robes and white clothes watches from the background at night. The scene suggests a ritual offering in a temple setting.

Night-time photo at an outdoor temple area under a gold-painted canopy strung with colourful pennants. A bearded man in a plain maroon-brown robe stands centre, having a large garland of white flowers with red, orange and multicoloured bands lowered over his head by a helper. To the left, a bare-chested, white-clothed priest with long dreadlocked hair bends forward holding a cloth. A young man in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right, with others and a lamp visible in the background. Lamps and a small light are visible. Five or so people are visible.

A photo taken at night outdoors shows a shirtless man with a beard and topknot placing a long garland of yellow and red flowers over the head of a seated person in a brown leather chair. The standing man wears a red-and-orange cloth, a red beaded necklace, and an arm band; the seated person wears a red beaded necklace, a dark wrap, and a leopard-print garment, with wet hair and face as if water was poured. Behind them stand a robed attendant holding a bead mala with hands joined, a white fan, and a woman in white with a red necklace. Smoke or mist drifts through the scene. Two people are clearly visible plus two partial figures, so the count is in the 2-5 range.

Night outdoor scene of a ceremony. A bearded man in a dark maroon-red robe with a shawl and a red tilak on his forehead holds a large garland of white flowers with pink-red blossoms and green leaves, looking down at it. A long-haired devotee with a wide orange-red waist cloth and an orange-beaded bracelet bends forward toward the garland. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with orange-gold border stands, and a person in an orange-red cloth is at the right edge near a golden pole. Bright lamps light the background of trees and onlookers.

March 02 2018

February 16 2016

2016-02-16 +1 copies

Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors at a devotee's house. In the centre, a bare-chested man wearing a rust-red turban, a red-orange cloth wrap and a long necklace of large round bead pendants walks through the crowd. He is garlanded with a long flower garland in red, white and green held up by a man in a teal-green shirt on the right. Behind him, a man in white clothes and another in saffron-orange garments and rudraksha beads are visible. A man in a red-orange garment stands at the back right. Gold armlets are visible on the central figure's upper arm. Bright lights and a camera flash illuminate the scene, with a tree and a whitewashed building in the background. The central figure has a turban and bead necklace, and this is a person cue match but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.

July 01 2014

Night-time photo outdoors at a temple-like courtyard. A bare-chested man with a topknot and a saffron-and-pink cloth wrap, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace with a gold clasp, embraces a smiling young man wearing a garland of red, yellow and white flowers over a dark brown robe with gold border. On the right, an older man in a brown-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and another man in a dark robe with a gold-bordered shawl stands beside him. Several people in the foreground have palms pressed together in greeting. A golden ornate throne or palanquin is at the left edge, under a striped canopy, with parked car lights behind.

2016-02-16 +1 copies

A photograph at an evening ritual with smoke and warm light. A man in an orange-brown wrap with long hair and a dense red and yellow marigold garland is touching the garland at his chest while facing a woman in a white and lavender sari with a hair bun, who holds a brass vessel with a lit flame. Behind them, several people in saffron-orange robes and white clothing stand in the smoky crowd, with string lights and a decorated structure in the background. The man has long swept-back hair and a dark beard; his garland and orange-brown wrap are distinctive, but the appearance is not enough to confirm an identity.

October 19 2017