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Night-time photo outdoors beside a dark SUV with an open door, under strings of blue and multicoloured fairy lights in a tree. A smiling man with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair wears a maroon dhoti-style garment with gold borders, a long white-and-red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces. Beside him a woman in a maroon sari with folded hands greets him. A bald man in a maroon-and-gold garment holds a silver kalasha topped with green mango leaves, and a young man in an orange turban and orange robe with white body markings stands at right. Ground is paved with stone and scattered sandals lie nearby.

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August 05 20142014-08-05July 31 20152015-07-31Night outdoor photo at an ashram-like setting with a dark car on the left and a small pavilion in the background. A man in a long gold-and-ochre-orange cloth wears a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, a tilak on his forehead and a red dot, and holds his hands together while smiling. Beside him a younger attendant in orange robes with a white forehead band and red mark carries a polished silver kalasha decorated with green leaves and yellow flowers, with a rudraksha mala around his neck.2013-07-09 +1 copiesNight photograph at an outdoor setting beside a dark SUV with an open door. A man in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and heavy gold bead necklace with a red bindi, stands centre with his hand on his chest. To the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white forehead band and orange beads holds a silver plate carrying a kalasha-like silver vessel topped with a yellow cloth or fruit, pink flowers, and green leaves. Two more orange-robed attendants stand at right, one with palms joined in namaskar. Partially visible behind the car window is another seated person in white. Decorative rice or grains sit on the plate.2013-03-26December 15 20112011-12-15July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14Night procession outdoors with several robed men in saffron and orange clothing. At left, a smiling man wears a white tripundra forehead mark, a long garland of red and white flowers, a large gold pendant on a brown beaded necklace, and gold bangles; he holds a long wooden staff or umbrella pole above. Center, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver tray, with another behind him in white with hands folded. At right, a young man in an ornate gold-and-red embellished conical headdress and rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha pot topped with mango leaves and a yellow fruit, while a man beside him holds a basket of flowers. Dark trees and vehicle lights form the background.2014-12-05Outdoor photo on a dirt roadside beside a dark SUV. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland, smiles and reaches toward the car door. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and orange marigolds and pink flowers, offering it toward a small girl in a red and gold dress and gold headpiece. Other saffron-clad men and women with white tilak marks stand behind, and a cameraman films. Palm trees and a tree shade the street.2014-08-20Outdoor evening scene at night beside a silver car with its door open. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, bangles and a leopard-print shawl, stands smiling with a tall black-haired hairstyle and white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha pot topped with green leaves on a plate, offering it. Behind them a decorated festival cart with colourful fringed hangings and a deity murti is visible, and a palm tree and an information board stand nearby. Procession ritual setting consistent with a rathotsavam.2011-12-17August 05 20142014-08-05A man in orange-saffron robes with ornate gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala stands beside an open dark vehicle door, smiling, with a white forehead mark and red bindi. Facing him, a shaven-headed young man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal ash-marks on his forehead and arms holds a polished silver kalasha decorated with orange marigolds, yellow fibre and green leaves, set on a plate of rice and flowers. Palm trees and a sandy courtyard form the background. a person: the standing man in saffron with heavy gold beads and long swept-back hair shows distinctive visible cues, and the page identifies a person at this event.2013-02-28 +1 copies