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A photograph inside a decorated open-sided pavilion with a red carpet and hanging cloth banners in orange, red and blue with floral and bird motifs. A central figure in a rust-red robe and long pink-and-white flower garland walks barefoot, wearing a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and a full beard; the figure shows distinctive ceremonial adornments, so this is a person appearance-based candidate. On the right a man in a white dhoti and ochre-brown cloth wears a rudraksha mala and stands with hands folded. Around them women and young people in orange-red saris and dresses stand with palms pressed together, and gilded bull (nandi) statues sit in the foreground. Behind is a shrine with a deity murti and a red curtain.

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October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor temple-style pavilion with red carpet, hanging colourful striped cloth banners and ornate lanterns. A bare-chested man with a long dark sweep of hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a white-and-pink flower garland, walks barefoot toward the viewer; a golden bull statue (nandi) lies in the foreground. Behind him, a line of devotees in orange-saffron robes stands with hands folded in namaskar, and a white-clad man with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right. Swamiji (probable): the walking figure shows long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and garland, consistent with the page's reference to a ritual event. A golden deity murti is visible in a shrine area behind.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor tented ritual hall with a red carpet and colourful hanging tassel banners. In the centre, a bare-footed man in a maroon-brown dhoti and wrap with a long pink-and-white flower garland and gold necklace walks forward. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands beside a line of young people in saffron-orange robes with hands joined in anjali. Golden bull statues (nandi) lie on the left, and a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine behind. Several saffron-clad children and adults surround the procession area.2017-10-01Photograph of a temple-style ceremony on a red carpet under a canopy hung with orange and red tassels. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland, with a gold pendant, walks barefoot toward the viewer. Beside him, a man with long matted dreadlocks wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala. Gilded bull statues sit on the left foreground. Behind them, a shrine holds a painted deity murti with a red backdrop. Around the edges, young people in orange robes and rudraksha necklaces stand with palms joined in anjali. The appearance-based label for the central robed man is probable, with cues of a rust-red robe and a flower garland, but this remains an uncertain identification.2017-10-01A procession under a tented pavilion with red carpet, where a bearded man in a maroon-brown robe and a garland of white and pink flowers walks barefoot down the center, wearing a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a sash of beads walks with folded hands. Behind them, a line of people in orange and saffron robes stands with palms pressed together. Golden bull or nandi statues stand in the foreground on the left. Behind the procession is a shrine with a deity murti and decorated arch, and hanging cloth banners with floral and bird motifs in orange, yellow and red hang overhead. Potted plants and tall trees form the background.2017-10-01A photograph inside a temple-like hall with red draped curtains and a golden deity shrine behind. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant walks forward smiling, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair wears a white dhoti with gold border, a long brown rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, and holds a small paper. On the left, several people in orange-red robes stand with hands folded in reverence near a golden nandi-shaped vahana and a golden ornamental pedestal. A devotee on the far right in orange clothes also folds hands. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or ceremony.2017-10-01A ceremonial outdoor pandal with red carpet and hanging colourful fabric banners. A bearded man with long dark hair walks forward in a maroon-red robe with a large pink-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, appearing to be a central figure; he is a person by appearance cues including long hair, ornate gold necklace and garland. Beside him, a bare-chested man with long hair and a rudraksha mala wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Several young people in orange-saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaste on both sides. A deity murti with a painted backdrop stands behind, and gilded bull (Nandi) statues line the foreground.2017-10-01