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Night-time photo of a procession in a dim, crowded outdoor setting with warm lamp light. On the right, a man with hair tied in a knot and a brown-gold beaded necklace wears a red-maroon garment with gold border and holds his hand to his chest, smiling toward a man in an orange-saffron robe at left who also has his hand on his chest. Behind them a man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a brown-orange wrap, and several onlookers stand in the background, some with glasses. A saffron cloth and a pole with silver decoration are visible at top. Appearance-based: the man on the right, with hair knotted and ornate necklace, is a person.

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Night-time photo at an outdoor event with a crowd behind. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in orange robes and glasses sits with hands clasped, smiling. Beside him, a man in a red-maroon shawl and a long beaded necklace, with a broad smile and a raised hand gesturing, stands out. Behind them, a man in white with a white-painted forehead, a man in a light shirt, and onlookers in the dark. A saffron cloth hangs from a structure above and a bright light is visible at the left.2013-11-21April 27 20082008-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A man in a rust-red shawl and a long rudraksha mala with large beads stands beside a red upholstered seat with gold trim at night. His hair is tied back in a bun and he wears a white vertical forehead mark, smiling with one hand raised in a gesture. Behind him a younger man in orange robes and white forehead marks stands near a red flower. On the right, people in white and orange clothing stand in the dark background, with a bright light visible.2013-11-19December 24 20132013-12-24January 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an evening aarti. Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and orange-beaded shawls stand facing each other. The man on the right holds a silver lamp with several lit oil lamps (aarti) and speaks. The man on the left stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, his head clean-shaven with a white tilak. Behind them, women in orange and red saris with folded hands and rudraksha beads stand in a line, and men in casual shirts watch from the edges, one holding a tray. Dark background with a bright floodlight.2013-12-24A smiling man with dark hair tied back and a white forehead mark stands at night in a dusty open area, wearing a rust-red silk garment with gold borders over a bare-shouldered wrap draped in matching red fabric. He carries a red cloth bag. Behind him, other men in rust-red robes stand near a large metal vessel and a red vehicle. A bearded-looking attendant holds a tall wooden pole at the left edge. The scene appears to be a ceremonial gathering outdoors, with a procession or group standing ready.2013-12-24Night photo of a procession at an outdoor event lined with orange flags and police. Centre, a figure in an orange-red robe and a bright orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, walks beside a golden ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial. Beside them, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks at centre right. Several uniformed police officers and onlookers in white and yellow fill the background. The appearance of the turbaned figure in orange with rudraksha beads fits the page's a person cues, so this is an appearance-based probable candidate, though the face is not used for identification.2008-04-27A smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits in a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders with gold trim and a beaded gold-toned necklace. He rests his hand on a dark wooden armrest, wearing a blue and gold braided bracelet. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with red-striped shawls listen in a dim hall. a person: the man is described by the page as a person, and his appearance shows a swept-back hairstyle, saffron-orange cloth with gold trim and a gold beaded necklace, so he is identified as a probable candidate.2015-07-05