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Night photograph of a long-haired figure seen from behind, wearing a rust-red robe and a thick white and multicolour flower garland draped over the shoulder, with a rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm. The figure stands in dim light before a red and white pillar hung with yellow flowers. At right, a man with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a white garment with a yellow border, is partly visible in the foreground. A railing and a faint dark structure appear in the background.

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Night-time photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor pavilion lit by strings of coloured lights. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark braided hair, a white flower garland with pink, yellow and red blossoms, a red-orange cloth over his shoulder, a gold armlet and gold earrings, stands with eyes lowered. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and a brown shawl with an orange pendant stands facing forward, with a third man in white behind. Offerings and brass or gold ceremonial items sit on a tray at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the long-haired man with garland and red-orange cloth, as the page indicates his presence; identity uncertain from the photograph alone.2017-05-26Night 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.2016-10-29Photograph from behind of a long-haired man with a bare upper back, wearing a large garland of pink roses, white jasmine and green leaves draped over his shoulders and across the back of his neck, with a gold chain visible beneath it. Behind him, blurred figures in orange and white clothing stand in a warmly lit hall, and pink-lit ceremonial staffs with ornate tops rise on the right. The appearance of this figure is not clearly enough established to name him, so the role is described as a devotee in a garland.2018-05-22Night outdoor photo of a man with long dark hair wearing a rust-brown robe, a long orange-brown shawl draped over the shoulders, a gold-beaded necklace and a wide orange waist cloth, with a large garland of yellow and maroon flowers and green leaves around his neck. Behind him, several women in saris stand watching. In the foreground at left, a bald man in a white kurta faces him from behind. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), an in-person figure receiving honour in a garland with long hair, saffron-toned robes and gold ornaments.2013-04-03May 17 20182018-05-17 +1 copiesOctober 19 20172017-10-19January 01 20132013-01-01Photograph from behind and slightly to the side of a man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a beard, shown bare-shouldered and wearing a large layered garland of pink lotus-like flowers, white jasmine strands, green leaves, and a red flower garland over the shoulder, with a gold chain-like ornament at the neck. Blurred figures in saffron/orange robes and one person in white stand in the background of a bright hall, with pink-lit ceremonial poles and a golden umbrella-like fixture at right. The main man is looking forward toward the scene. Only the front-facing figure is clearly visible; background figures are blurred and not clearly countable.2018-05-22January 03 20182018-01-03A photograph of a man in profile with long dreadlocked hair swept back, wearing a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a strand of brown rudraksha beads. He stands in a hall, gazing forward, with blurred white and red drapery behind him. In the foreground right, a bearded man with a red tilak on his forehead and a woman on the left are partly visible, with a red-upholstered seat at the left edge.2018-04-13 +1 copiesJuly 18 20162016-07-18Night-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.2017-10-19