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A photograph of a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair seated cross-legged on a raised platform with pink, teal and yellow striped cloth, pressing his palms together in namaskar with a smiling, eyes-lowered expression. He wears a reddish-orange dhoti and a loose orange-brown shawl, with white and red jasmine and flower garlands around his neck and lying on the platform, and a leopard-print cushion behind him. Behind him stands a bare-chested young man with white powder on his skin and a beaded necklace, beside a large blue-skinned deity murti with a crown and yellow flower garlands. In the background a smaller orange flag hangs on a pole and two people sit with hands in prayer. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, a crown-less but distinctive garland-adorned saffron-toned dress and devotional posture matches the page's description of a person at this event, so the identification is probable. Watermarked copyright text overlaps the lower right corner.

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Night photograph of a ritual scene on a raised platform. A man with long grey-streaked hair and a beard sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti, a white and red flower garland, a leopard-print shawl, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with multiple arms, holding a sword and a skull-topped staff, draped in yellow and purple flower garlands. Two ash-smeared men in saffron-orange dhotis stand nearby, one with hands folded at his chest and one holding a red object, and a woman in a green sari sits with palms joined at left. The platform has a striped cloth and scattered white powder.2016-10-10 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair and a beard sits barefoot on a painted platform at night, palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rust-red cloth and a white jasmine garland with red flowers. Behind him stands a deity murti of Kali with blue skin, a protruding red tongue, a white lace-like backdrop and yellow and purple garlands, holding a sword. Another bare-chested man with white-marked skin in an orange dhoti stands behind, holding a small plate of flowers. A plate of white powder sits nearby on the platform.2016-10-30A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a striped cushioned seat wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a leopard-print wrap, draped with a thick white and red flower garland. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue deity murti with a yellow flower garland and several small faces. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands at right, and a woman in an orange sari with a white-smeared face sits at the right edge. Orange-clad attendants and a wooden scaffold frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, distinctive shawl and garland) seated as the central figure.2016-10-30October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30Night photograph of a seated bearded man with long grey hair and a red bindi, smiling, wearing a white and red garland of flowers and jasmine over a rust-coloured cloth and rudraksha-style beads, sitting on a leopard-print cushion. Behind him stand a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white garland and yellow flowers, and two attendants in orange dhotis with white-painted bodies and beaded necklaces, one holding a flower offering. A small orange ornate banner stands to the left, and a seated devotee is partly visible at the lower left.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession at night with a smiling bearded man seated in the foreground, wearing a rust-brown wrap over his shoulder, a long white and red flower garland with a rudraksha-style brown bead garland, and a small red tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair falls over his shoulder. Behind him, standing figures in bright orange dhotis with gold borders hold yellow flower garlands, and a blue-skinned deity murti with dark hair and yellow garlands is visible above. Warm lamplight and yellow foliage surround the scene.2016-10-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling bearded man with long dark hair sits in the foreground wearing a rust-brown wrap, a white jasmine garland with red roses across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, orange-robed attendants stand near a blue deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. A leopard-print cloth lies over the shoulder area on his right. Blurred warm lights and green foliage fill the background at an evening outdoor event.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night-time ceremony on a raised platform lit by warm orange light. A bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth over a green and red draped seat, wearing a rust-red robe, a white flower garland and a red bindi, and smiling. Behind him a standing figure in orange dhoti and a bare-chested man with beaded necklaces and white-painted body hold up a large floral garland of yellow and white flowers over a deity murti. Another man in orange sits at left beside a small flame, and a woman in a gold-trimmed sari stands at right. a person: the seated bearded man has long hair, saffron-red clothing and a floral garland, and is the central figure of the scene, receiving the garlanding. Crowd heads are blurred in the foreground.2016-10-30