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Night-time outdoor ceremony under a canopy with fringed multicoloured tassels and strings of coloured lights. A man with long dark hair, a dark beard and a saffron-brown sannyasi robe stands at centre holding a tall gold-tipped staff, wearing a gold necklace with a large medallion and rudraksha-style beads. Beside him, a man in white dhoti holds a matching staff. Two large gold-coloured bull statues (nandi) sit on a red carpet. Seated participants in white and orange garments, many with red blindfolds and white body markings, fill the foreground and background.

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A nighttime temple ritual on a red carpet under a canopy with string lights and yellow and orange tassels. In the foreground a golden bull statue (Nandi) is beside a man in a white dhoti with gold borders, holding a camera. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and shoulder cloths stand near a row of seated devotees, and gilded deity figures decorated with garlands and flowers sit in shrines at the right.2017-09-24 +2 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08A night-time ritual gathering under a decorated pandal with pink and white draping, string lights and a golden carved panel. A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a gold waist band, holds a long yellow-tasselled staff raised in one hand and stands before a large golden Nandi bull statue. Around him, many seated devotees in white dhotis and white or gold-bordered saris wear red headbands over their eyes and sit with hands folded in prayer or resting on the red mat. A bare-chested man in white holds a decorated pot with greenery, and another figure in orange cloth stands at the right. Golden Nandi statues flank the scene, and fruit sits on the floor in front.2017-10-05October 08 20172017-10-08Night photograph of a ceremonial outdoor gathering under a fringed ceremonial canopy with a tall gold pole. A man in white dhoti with gold-striped border and a sacred thread stands holding the pole. Beside him stands a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beads, gold necklaces and a gold medallion, with a gold bracelet on his arm; he is a person candidate based on the long hair, ornate gold jewellery and red-saffron clothing. A large gold-coloured Nandi bull statue sits at right. Seated devotees in white, many wearing red blindfolds or red-and-orange cloths over their eyes and white sacred markings on foreheads, fill the foreground and background. Coloured lights and a banner hang in the background.2017-10-08September 17 20172017-09-17August 21 20172017-08-21October 05 20172017-10-05October 08 20172017-10-08October 01 20172017-10-01August 21 20172017-08-21October 01 20172017-10-01