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Outdoor evening event photo at night under blue stage lighting. A bearded man with hair in a topknot, bare-chested and wearing a red rudraksha mala and a white-and-gold ceremonial necklace, wears a pink-red dhoti and holds a silver tray overhead carrying a red cloth-wrapped bundle decorated with a yellow and white flower garland. Beside him a younger man in a white shawl and dhoti holds a microphone and sings. A brass oil lamp glows at right against green foliage. Visible characteristics are a man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, which is consistent with the a person candidate, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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A night-time ceremony outdoors under bluish stage lighting. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red and white rudraksha-style beaded mala over his bare chest and an orange-and-pink wrap, holds a large red cushion-like object topped with red and yellow flowers high over his head on a silver tray, apparently a kalasha-type offering. Two men stand beside him: one in white dhoti with bare chest holds a small bell, the other in a white dhoti and shirt-less body stands behind. A brass oil lamp burns on a red-draped table to the right, with a decorated object beside it. a person: the bearded figure with long hair, crown-like hairstyle, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange wrap is presented as a person, performing the offering.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Two shirtless men stand on an outdoor stage at night against dark green foliage, with haze in the air. The man on the left, in a pink and orange checked lungi, raises a long garland of red and yellow flowers high above his head with both arms. The man on the right, in a white dhoti and holding a handheld microphone, stands beside him wearing a thin sacred thread and a red mark on his chest, looking down. A stand light is visible on the right.2015-12-11Blurred night photograph of two bare-chested men at an outdoor ritual in front of dark foliage, with smoke or mist drifting across the right side. The man on the left, wearing a pink and orange cloth wrap, raises a long garland of red and yellow flowers with both arms. The man on the right, in a light blue dhoti with a red-and-orange smeared chest, stands beside a light stand and holds a small ritual object. Stage lights and haze colour the scene blue and purple.2015-12-11A bearded man with swept-back hair and a tilak mark on his forehead holds a handheld microphone in one hand and a small metal bowl in the other, speaking at a night-time event under purple and red stage lighting. He is bare-chested and wears a pink-and-white dhoti with a wrap around his waist, a wide red beaded mala with gold-toned rudraksha-style beads, and a gold-coloured bracelet on his wrist. A blurred figure stands in the background at left.2015-12-11 +1 copiesMay 26 20152015-05-26December 02 20172017-12-02April 01 20162016-04-01A bearded, bare-chested man stands before a red-draped shrine performing aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp held high in both hands. He wears a red rudraksha mala and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch on one wrist. Beside the shrine, a golden arched frame surrounds a deity murti adorned with dense yellow and orange marigold garlands and a heavy gold-and-jewelled necklace. Another bare-chested person is partly visible in the left foreground, facing the lamp. The setting is dark with warm lighting focused on the lamp and the deity.2016-02-16 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20152015-09-19Night-time photograph of an outdoor puja at a temple. A bearded man with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a bare upper body wears a yellow shawl and a red-and-clear bead mala. He holds a silver tray with a lit multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) in both hands, with smoke rising from the flames, eyes closed in devotion. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style bead mala holds a microphone and speaks. A third person in orange cloth stands at the left edge. Blurred coloured fairy lights hang in the background. Visible actions are aarti being performed with a microphone for narration. Appearance-based cues for the central lamp-holder include a shawl, bead mala and ceremonial dress, but the image alone does not establish his identity.2016-12-15 +1 copies