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Night photograph of a festival at a pond-side ghat lined with red seating and string lights. A bearded man in a brown turban with a gold ornament and a brown shawl, wearing a gold necklace of beads and a leopard-print lower cloth, stands with hands on hips and a smile. Behind him, young men in white and orange ceremonial clothes sit near a drum, and orange-robed attendants and devotees fill the walkway. a person: the figure wears a turban and gold necklaces, cues consistent with the page's stated presence of a person, but appearance is not fully conclusive.

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December 08 20162016-12-08Evening outdoor photo at a large ritual gathering, with a crowd of devotees seated on stone steps behind. In the foreground a bearded man in a rust-brown turban with a white flower ornament, a rust-brown shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold bead necklace and a leopard-print lower cloth stands with hands on hips, smiling. To his left seated musicians play a large drum, and a young boy in beads sits nearby. Many people wear white, saffron and pink clothing. Dark stone lingams line the steps.2016-12-08Night photograph at an outdoor Rudrabhishekam ritual by a stone-lined pond. In the foreground, a bearded man stands with hands on hips, wearing a maroon-red turban with a gold lotus and crescent ornament, a maroon-red shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print lower cloth, heavy gold bead necklaces, and gold armlets. Behind him, a large drum sits at left, and many bare-chested and white-clad devotees sit in rows, some with white and orange cloths and sandalwood markings, while others watch. Black Shiva lingas line the stone steps at right. Crowd is large but partially visible, so counted as 21-100 people; the figure in the foreground is a presenter-style performer with distinctive turban and gold ornamentation, not clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A bearded man in a rust-red and maroon turban with a silver crescent-and-flower ornament stands smiling at the centre, hands on hips, wearing a leopard-print cloth, a red wrap, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armbands. Behind him, seated rows of devotees fill stone steps during an evening Rudrabhishekam at a temple tank, with several in white and saffron. On the left, a drummer and two young boys in orange cloth sit beside a large drum and metal vessels. Dark stone Shiva lingas stand in rows across the steps. Several people wear tripundra marks and rudraksha malas. The setting is an outdoor ritual ground with red-painted edges and red flags.2016-12-08A man stands at the edge of an illuminated pond at night, wearing a maroon turban with decorative silver ornaments, a maroon shawl, a leopard-print wrap, gold bangles and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He stands on stone steps beside a metal railing, with red flags and strings of lights behind him. Tiered stone seating rises in the background, filled with many seated devotees in white, and a brass vessel sits at the lower left. The setting suggests a night ritual at a sacred water tank, with the central figure wearing ceremonial adornments of a sannyasi.2016-12-08A bearded man stands at the centre of a crowded outdoor ritual gathering, hands on his hips and smiling. He wears a maroon-brown turban with a silver lotus and crescent moon ornament, a maroon-brown shawl, a heavy gold bead necklace with a large pendant, gold armbands and a leopard-print lower cloth. Behind him a woman in a maroon-brown sari holds a microphone, and bare-chested men in orange dhotis and gold garlands sit nearby. Other devotees in white and saffron fill the background. The appearance-based cues are a ceremonial turban, gold ornaments and layered beaded necklaces, so this may be the a person candidate, though the identification is uncertain.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A smiling man in a brown turban with gold ornaments stands on stone steps at night, wearing a golden bead necklace, brown draped garment and leopard-print cloth around his waist, with gold armbands. Behind him, many seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the tiered steps, with a large metal drum and a stone shivalinga-style pillar at the right, under colourful festival lights. a person appearance is indicated by the turban and ornate gold necklace, but identity is uncertain.2016-12-08Night outdoor ritual at a stepped pond with a large crowd seated on the steps. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-and-brown turban with a crescent emblem, a long gold-beaded mala, and a leopard-print cloth wrap over a dark red dhoti, with hands on hips. Seated men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, some with ash-marked faces, flank him, and a pair of drums sits at right. Many devotees in white and colourful clothes sit behind, with small oil lamps glowing along the steps and blue lights above.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08