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Outdoor ceremonial scene at dusk beside a metal railing and a black speaker box. A man in white dhoti with bare chest, sandalwood markings and a gold necklace walks in front, holding a sprig of leaves. Central figure in a reddish-maroon robe with a large gold pendant necklace, long swept-back hair and smiling expression, appears to be a person by ornate gold necklace, long hair and ceremonial dress cues, but identity is uncertain. Attendants in orange and saffron garments stand behind, one holding a kalasha-like vessel, and a dark ornate umbrella with tassels is held overhead. A woman at right stands with hands joined in namaste. Ceremonial procession or puja atmosphere.

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Outdoor ceremonial scene at dusk on a raised platform beside a chain-link fence and a shrub. A man on the right in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a large ceremonial pendant, holding a bead bracelet, stands smiling. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body wears a large beaded necklace and holds a tall ceremonial staff under a decorated ornate umbrella. A young man in orange cloth on the left holds a brass vessel with green leaves and a bead garland. A black speaker sits on the right near the fence.2017-05-29May 21 20172017-05-21July 17 20172017-07-17May 02 20172017-05-02August 02 20162016-08-02Outdoor photograph of a Rudra Abhishekam procession at a temple with stepped red brick terraces. A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a large gold pendant and beaded mala walks centrally beneath a large ornate parasol, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Behind and beside him, devotees in white dhotis and orange garments stand along the steps, several with bare upper bodies marked with white ash, others with palms pressed together. Rows of black stone shivalinga-shaped vessels line the foreground steps, and a drummer in orange appears in the background. a person cues: the central figure wears a rust-red robe with a gold ceremonial pendant and beaded rudraksha-style mala, and walks under a parasol as a figure being honoured in procession; identity is appearance-based only.2017-05-29October 04 20142014-10-04May 24 20172017-05-24A photograph of a ritual procession under an open-sided pavilion. In the foreground, a man in a rust-red saffron dhoti and wrap wears layered gold necklaces, gold armlets and gold bangles, with white sacred ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead, walking with eyes lowered. Beside him, a younger man in a plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears rudraksha malas and red-and-gold wristbands and holds a red umbrella with a curved golden handle. Behind them, a man in white with a red shawl stands near a hanging brass bell and a tall golden staff. Two people are visible in the foreground with a third partly visible at right, and background figures are indistinct.2016-08-02December 23 20162016-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor procession on a sunlit paved path beside a white tent wall. A central figure in a deep maroon robe, a maroon turban, a long multi-strand gold and flower garland and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot-to-sandal in the middle, flanked by attendants. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies carry rudraksha malas, and men in orange-saffron cloth walk alongside. A golden ceremonial umbrella with tassels rises above the group, and one attendant carries a golden tray or vessel. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a maroon turban, layered gold and flower garlands, rudraksha mala and ornate gold ceremonial dress while leading the procession.2016-12-23