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A group of devotees stands in a tent-like setting with a pale, hazy background, many with hands joined in namaskar. In the centre, a woman in a red-and-gold turban and dark red garments with a gold-bordered shawl stands with palms pressed together and a smile. To her left, an older man with a long white beard, a vibhuti horizontal mark on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant is bare-chested with a white dhoti. On the right, an older man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of ripe yellow fruit, and another orange-robed person holds a tray of dried offerings. Foreground shows a gold ceremonial vessel. Several people in white and orange clothing watch around them.

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January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of an outdoor ceremonial gathering under a canopy with colourful draped fabric. A woman in a maroon sari with a red-orange turban bearing a gold emblem and a long gold-beaded garland smiles while holding a silver tray of yellow fruit. Beside her a bare-chested, white-bearded man with white sacred markings on his body and a rudraksha mala offers the tray, and a woman in orange silk holds a silver plate of dried offerings. Other people in orange, saffron and red robes and turbans, some with white forehead tilaka, stand around them. Appearance-based identity is not established, so no candidate is named.2015-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial gathering in bright daylight. A man in an orange-red robe with white vibhuti on his forehead sits centrally, hands cupped over a silver tray of grains or petals, with a mala of dark beads around his neck. To his right, a man in an orange-red robe presents the tray with his hands. On the far left, a bare-chested elderly priest with long grey hair and beard wears a rudraksha mala, gold pendant and a white dhoti with a striped border, holding a ritual gesture. Behind them, a man in a red-orange turban with a kalasha-style emblem and an ochre turban on another man stand with hands pressed in prayer, with other devotees in white behind. Blurred foreground figure and flowers at right. a person is the central figure in the orange-red robe, seated and receiving the offering.2015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial scene under a bright tent. A smiling woman in a maroon-red turban with a gold emblem and a maroon sari wears a long rudraksha-style gold and beaded garland and holds a silver tray of yellow and red fruit. Beside her, a bearded elderly man with a bare chest and rudraksha malas holds another offering tray. In the centre, a man in orange-saffron robes with a white tilak holds a tray of dry offerings. At right, a man in orange robes and an orange turban stands beside a younger man in a white dhoti. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand under coloured drapes. Possible a person cues: long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala on the central robed man; identity uncertain from appearance alone.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual scene in hazy light with yellow marigold garlands in the foreground. A bare-chested, white-bearded older man wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, a long rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant stands in the centre with a vertical tilak on his forehead and his arms extended toward offerings. To his left, a woman in a maroon sari with a maroon head covering and a garland holds a silver tray of yellow offerings. To the right, a man in orange robes holds a tray of flowers. Other people in white and orange-saffron clothes stand behind, with a tall pole visible in the background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13