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Night photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark hair tied up, a gold headband, white forehead markings, a dark beard and gold earrings, smiling and looking to the side. He wears layered gold ceremonial necklaces, a pink and white pearl garland and gold armlets. Behind him are a silver-toned palanquin frame and colourful tassels in red, blue, green and orange.

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Night photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark hair tied up and a gold headband, white ash lines and a tilak on his forehead, smiling beside a silver and red structure. He wears layered gold necklaces, a pink and white flower garland and a gold earring. Behind him are tall tassel-decorated poles in red, orange, green and blue. A white ceremonial staff is visible at left.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A bearded man with long dark hair tied up in a knot and a gold headband sits smiling at night in front of colourful silver-and-tassel decorations. He wears a white tilak on his forehead, a gold drop earring, a pink and white flower garland, a pearl-and-gold necklace and a gold armlet. Behind him are a silver canopy frame and a red and green fabric. Cloth tassels in red, blue, green and orange hang in the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, flower garlands and ornate gold jewellery.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Close photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back under a gold headband, a white sandalwood band and red bindi on his forehead, gold stud earring, and a gold-bead and rudraksha-style neck garland layered over a pink and white flower garland. He is bare-chested with a red shawl draped over one shoulder, and a silver ceremonial backdrop and a white chamara-like fan are visible at left. Behind him stand tall tiered tassel decorations in red, blue, green, orange and yellow against a night sky. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in person with ceremonial ornaments and a crowned headband.2017-03-13Night photograph of a bare-shouldered man in a ceremonial procession, smiling and turned to the right. He wears a gold headband, gold earring, a dark hair knot, white forehead marking and a red tilak, with a long gold-and-pearl necklace, pink flower garland and rudraksha-style beads. Behind him stand large tasselled ornaments in red, green, blue and orange with gold fringe, and a silver-coloured structure is visible at left. The scene suggests a festival procession. a person: the swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and garlands are the appearance cues, but the figure is physically present and identification is uncertain.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A smiling man with long dark hair gathered up in a topknot with small ornaments, a gold headband and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits in front of a silver throne-like structure. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a pearl and gold bead necklace, multiple gold bell-shaped necklaces and a gold earring. Behind him hang tasselled ornaments in red, blue, green, yellow and orange, and a red and gold decorated panel. The setting is nighttime with a dark background.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A smiling man in close profile stands in a night procession beside a decorated palanquin or ratha. He has long dark hair in a topknot with a gold hair ornament and a gold headband, a white forehead marking with a red mark, and a gold earring. He wears a pink and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces, a gold armband and bangles, and a bare upper body with a red cloth draped behind him. The background shows vivid red, green, blue and orange tassels and a golden canopy structure. Attribution to a person is uncertain from appearance alone, so the photo is treated as a procession scene with a participant in ritual adornment.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13