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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.

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November 12 20162016-11-12 +1 copiesA nighttime procession at an outdoor temple setting with banana leaves and a golden structure at the right edge. A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland, dark rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, walks at the front holding a silver staff beneath a fringed canopy. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk with clasped hands and folded palms; one man in a maroon garment holds a microphone. A bare-chested man in orange carries a golden cloth bundle wrapped with pink flower garlands, and a figure with white markings on the arms walks nearby. Several onlookers and devotees stand behind in the background, with a red carpet-like mat on the ground.2017-10-19July 01 20142014-07-01October 19 20172017-10-19Night-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.2014-07-01March 02 20182018-03-02October 19 20172017-10-19August 16 20172017-08-16August 25 20142014-08-25February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor ritual under a red fringed canopy with a tall gold-handled staff. A central bearded man in a rust-brown shawl and a multicoloured flower garland holds up a bunch of green leaves in his raised right hand while bowing over a metal vessel. Behind him, a younger man in saffron-orange robes with a long plaited hair braid stands near, and to the right another attendant in orange holds the canopy pole and wears a rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Other saffron-clad attendants with folded hands stand at the left and right edges, and the foreground shows the heads of seated onlookers. Lights and a speaker stand are visible in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the central man is described by role only.2018-03-02A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion under a red canopy with tasselled fringe. A central figure with long dark hair, a short beard and white and red tilak marks wears a saffron-orange shawl and a large garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers. He raises his right arm holding green leaves and sprinkles water over a metal vessel in front of him, as in an abhishekam. Around him, saffron-robed attendants stand with hands folded; one younger attendant with a rudraksha mala holds the gold-tipped canopy pole. A wooden scaffold and stage lights are visible behind.2018-03-02