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Outdoor ceremony on a sandy path at dusk. A central man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment wears a heavy gold necklace and a long white-and-yellow flower garland, with white tilak on his forehead and a ceremonial sash. Behind him, a line of women in bright orange-red saris stands with palms pressed together in anjali. On the left, sadhus with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and painted faces stand near a man in white dhoti holding a tray of flowers. In the foreground an elderly man in white clothes bows and reaches toward a brass plate holding fruit, flowers and kumkum. Pink flowers, a mat runner and stage lights are visible.

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December 02 20172017-12-02Outdoor procession scene at dusk. A man in a brown dhoti and sheath stands centrally wearing a large gold necklace, a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers, and a white tilak on his forehead, with hands folded in front of him. Before him a man in white clothes prostrates face-down on a woven mat, with a brass plate of fruit, flowers and a lamp beside him. Around them, women in orange saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and men in orange cloth and white dhotis stand nearby, one holding a basket of flowers and another a paddy-straw umbrella. Red and pink lights glow at the upper right.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-brown wrap, receiving a large garland of red, yellow and green flowers and leaves around the neck. A white-clad older man with a shaved head and white dhoti with gold border bows deeply with folded hands before the seated figure. Behind them, a group of young people in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a cushioned mat, several with hands folded in greeting; one wears a white headband. The setting is dim, with a floral-patterned cushioned seat at left and a woven basket at lower right. The bowing man's white ritual clothes and the seated figure's ceremonial garland suggest an honouring or welcome ritual, but the seated figure's face is not clearly visible and the cues are insufficient to establish identity.2013-04-03November 23 20172017-11-23A photograph of a street scene at dusk in front of a bridge with a sun emblem and a blue sign. A central figure in a dark red-maroon robe and a gold ornate necklace with a white floral garland stands with a bright vermilion-marked forehead, flanked by devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas. A man in a maroon shirt kneels and prostrates on the pavement at the centre-bottom, while a man in white dhoti with gold borders stands holding a tall silver staff, and a woman in a red-gold sari and others watch. Several people are visible in the crowd behind.2016-06-03A man in a maroon-brown dhoti and draped cloth walks down a striped mat under a covered outdoor hall, wearing a long multi-colored flower garland of white, yellow, red and green blooms, a gold chest pendant and gold necklaces, and a leopard-print headwrap; a person figure with ceremonial gold and a flower garland, in a procession setting. Lined on the right, young girls in orange saffron-colored salwar garments with gold ornaments and gold headpieces stand with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him a woman in a maroon sari and a man in white dhoti stand near a gold-and-red throne with a floral decoration on the left, and a palm-tree backdrop with a blue corrugated roof appears behind the hall.2017-08-25September 21 20162016-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession outdoors beneath a white tent canopy with a sandy ground. At centre, a man with a shaved head and a long red-and-white garland walks barefoot in a rust-red shawl and a gold necklace, with a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body holds a ceremonial staff, and to the right a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha malas walks alongside. Devotees line both sides in orange, red, pink and teal saris and shawls, hands folded in anjali. Golden ceremonial umbrella finials are visible at the top left. Whether the centre figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2016-07-02June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21