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A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a striped cushioned seat wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a leopard-print wrap, draped with a thick white and red flower garland. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue deity murti with a yellow flower garland and several small faces. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands at right, and a woman in an orange sari with a white-smeared face sits at the right edge. Orange-clad attendants and a wooden scaffold frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, distinctive shawl and garland) seated as the central figure.

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October 11 20162016-10-11Night photograph of a seated bearded man with long hair in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap and a thick white flower garland, smiling on a raised platform decorated with red and green painted borders. Behind him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with multiple small face heads on its body. A woman in an orange sari with gold border stands to the left holding a brass plate of offerings, and a brass thali sits at the lower left with flowers scattered on the platform. The setting appears to be an outdoor night ritual with a leopard-print cloth beside the seated man and a metal railing at the right.2016-10-30A nighttime outdoor stage scene with warm lamp light. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe, a double rudraksha mala, and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, sits smiling on a leopard-print cushion and gestures with one hand. Behind him a tall deity murti with blue skin, yellow marigold garlands and multiple faces is being adorned by a person in an orange garment. To the right, a man with a blue-painted face and a bare-chested man with beaded necklaces stand near a seated person with orange-painted skin and tousled hair. Marigold petals and a brass plate lie on the platform.2016-10-30October 11 20162016-10-11A photograph of an evening ritual at night. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cloth over a red bolster, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long multicolour garland of yellow, red, green and pink flowers over his shoulders; a leopard-print cloth lies behind him. Swamiji (probable), based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland. To his left stands a large white deity murti with gold trim and a yellow flower garland. Behind him a man in white ritual dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man in a white shawl stand; a woman in a purple sari with pink blouse sits to the right, and other people are partly visible at the edges and foreground, with lit oil lamps and flower petals on the cloth.2016-10-11Night-time ceremony on a raised platform lit by warm orange light. A bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cloth over a green and red draped seat, wearing a rust-red robe, a white flower garland and a red bindi, and smiling. Behind him a standing figure in orange dhoti and a bare-chested man with beaded necklaces and white-painted body hold up a large floral garland of yellow and white flowers over a deity murti. Another man in orange sits at left beside a small flame, and a woman in a gold-trimmed sari stands at right. a person: the seated bearded man has long hair, saffron-red clothing and a floral garland, and is the central figure of the scene, receiving the garlanding. Crowd heads are blurred in the foreground.2016-10-30Night ritual on a raised stage with a green and red cloth edge. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on a rust-brown cloth, wearing a brown robe, white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Behind him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti draped in white cloth and yellow marigold garlands. To the left a woman in an orange sari holds a plate, and a standing attendant with a white cloth is partly visible. Offerings, a brass plate, flower petals and a yellow metal frame are visible on the stage.2016-10-30October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession at night with a smiling bearded man seated in the foreground, wearing a rust-brown wrap over his shoulder, a long white and red flower garland with a rudraksha-style brown bead garland, and a small red tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair falls over his shoulder. Behind him, standing figures in bright orange dhotis with gold borders hold yellow flower garlands, and a blue-skinned deity murti with dark hair and yellow garlands is visible above. Warm lamplight and yellow foliage surround the scene.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night photograph of a ritual scene on a raised platform. A man with long grey-streaked hair and a beard sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti, a white and red flower garland, a leopard-print shawl, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with multiple arms, holding a sword and a skull-topped staff, draped in yellow and purple flower garlands. Two ash-smeared men in saffron-orange dhotis stand nearby, one with hands folded at his chest and one holding a red object, and a woman in a green sari sits with palms joined at left. The platform has a striped cloth and scattered white powder.2016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copies