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Outdoor evening ceremony under string lights, with a large yellow banana leaf behind. A bearded man with long dark matted hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, gold necklaces, gold armbands and a white-and-pink flower garland, sits with eyes closed and a hand extended toward a shirtless young man with curly brown hair and a red-and-white flower garland who receives it. Another man in a yellow top stands at the left edge, and a shirtless man with white forehead markings bends in the background.

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December 05 20162016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesNight outdoor photo of a bare-chested devotee with white ash markings on his forehead and shoulder receiving a blessing. A man on the left with long dark hair, gold bangles and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing a rust-orange cloth, presses his hand to the devotee's head. A third man in the background wears brown rudraksha beads and a gold pendant. The devotee holds a red flower bouquet with a green-and-yellow stem. Yellow leaves and colourful lights fill the background. Three people are visible.2016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a ceremonial moment at night in an outdoor hall. On the left, a man with long dark hair piled high in a crown-like bun, a full beard, and a saffron-orange garment wears a long pink and white flower garland and gold bangles and necklaces; he gestures with his hands toward a man on the right. That man is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arm and chest, a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, and a white sacred thread, and he is handling red and gold cloth. Behind them, other attendees in white and gold dhotis stand or sit, and yellow-and-red decorative fabric and a yellow garland hang in the background. Some of the visible people here are devotees and assistants, and one man on the left shows distinctive adornments consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance is only partly clear.2016-12-05Outdoor evening ceremony in front of banana leaves. On the left, a man with long dark matted hair, a full beard, and a tilak wears a saffron-orange wrap with a pink-and-white flower garland and gold ceremonial necklaces; his eyes are closed and a hand rests near his garland. In the centre, a man with a white forehead tilak, rudraksha mala and bare chest sits with a neutral expression. On the right, a bare-chested, clean-shaven man with short hair and a red-and-white beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, head bowed, holding a green-and-red braided cord. Behind them a large yellow-green banana-leaf backdrop and warm lights.2016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05Night-time ceremony at an outdoor shrine with a dark stone linga draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and a yellow cloth canopy behind. On the left, a figure with a tall, piled black hair crown, a pink-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands sits on a golden throne, wearing an orange-red garment and holding a red and gold cloth bundle. On the right, a bare-chested, grey-haired man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white beaded necklace receives a long striped rod from the seated figure. Other figures in white dhotis and a bent devotee are visible in the background, along with a yellow flower decoration and a white-and-orange sash.2016-12-05Night outdoor photograph of a ceremonial moment with bright yellow banners and colourful string lights behind. On the left, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard wears a pink and white flower garland, a red-orange cloth, gold bangles and an ornate gold bracelet, his hands holding a gold-toned object near a red and green bundle. Centre, a second man with curly hair, a white forehead band and a brown-beaded rudraksha necklace stands behind. On the right, a bald, bare-chested older man with a white forehead marking and a red rudraksha mala bends forward with his eyes lowered as the bundle is offered to him. Three people are visible.2016-12-05A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man seated on a golden throne at night, wearing a rust-orange garment, a double strand of pink and white flower garlands, gold bangles, and gold earrings. He smiles as he holds a white thread or cord and ties or blesses a bare-chested devotee who bends forward, his head lowered, with white ash markings on his shoulders and a red-and-white sacred thread across his chest. Behind them, other devotees and a large yellow-and-red decorated deity murti appear in an outdoor event setting.2016-12-05