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A smiling man with long dark matted hair wound up on his head and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead stands in a temple setting, holding a pair of ornate silver-and-pink decorated staffs topped with trident-like finials. He wears thick floral garlands of pink lotus, white and purple flowers, yellow roses and rudraksha beads, with gold necklaces and dark beads at his neck. Behind him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sandalwood markings holds a brass tray of water, and a man with a white forehead mark and folded hands stands in the background beneath banana leaves. Marigolds are visible at the right.

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A smiling man with eyes closed stands in front of a banana-leaf backdrop, wearing a tall dreadlocked head wrap and a red tilak on his forehead. He is draped in layered garlands of pink lotus buds, white flowers and purple blooms, with a gilded wire necklace and rudraksha malas. He holds two ornate gold-and-pink tinsel staffs with star-shaped finials across his chest. In the blurred foreground, a bearded man in a yellow garment is partly visible. The scene appears to be a ceremonial occasion with floral decoration.2018-04-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremony with incense haze. A central figure with a tall dark turban-style head covering wears a large multicolour garland of pink and white flowers, purple and yellow blooms, and a heavy gold-toned necklace with rudraksha beads; he holds a tall golden ceremonial staff with pink flower decoration and smiles with eyes half-closed. To the left a young man in white dhoti and layered beaded necklaces holds a microphone. To the right a man with a turban and bare upper body in white cloth holds a beaded necklace. Banana leaves and a light-coloured temple wall form the background.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A smiling man with eyes closed stands in a temple setting, holding a gold-and-jeweled trident-like staff pressed to his chest. He wears a tall dreadlocked turban, a red tilak on his forehead, layered flower garlands of pink lotus buds, white jasmine, yellow roses and red blooms, gold bangles, rudraksha bracelets, and a gold ceremonial necklace with a gold plaque. Behind him are banana leaves and a pillar; a figure in red-orange cloth stands to the left and another bare-shouldered attendant in a cream dhoti to the right.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a bare-chested man with a tall wrapped black hair bun and a rudraksha band, wearing a thick multi-strand garland of red, yellow and white flowers over a dense necklace of gold beads and black spacers. He wears a wrapped maroon-brown cloth, a rudraksha bracelet and a gold waist belt, and has a smiling downcast face with white tilak marks. Behind him, several young people in saffron-orange turbans and clothing sit with hands folded in prayer. Golden and orange ceremonial pillars and a temple-like setting appear in the background. a person: the flower garland, gold bead necklace and rudraksha cues mark him as the central figure, presented as the honoured figure in the ceremony.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA smiling man with a tall dark dreadlocked turban decorated with rudraksha beads stands at the centre, his hands raised in a clapping gesture. He wears a large garland of red, pink and white flowers with green leaves, a gold-wrapped ceremonial shoulder piece, rudraksha malas and bangles, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in white ritual dress holds a microphone, and another man stands at the left edge beside a yellow and gold ceremonial item. The background shows a colourful painted pillar and banana leaves in a temple setting.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies