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Blurred night photograph of two bare-chested men at an outdoor ritual in front of dark foliage, with smoke or mist drifting across the right side. The man on the left, wearing a pink and orange cloth wrap, raises a long garland of red and yellow flowers with both arms. The man on the right, in a light blue dhoti with a red-and-orange smeared chest, stands beside a light stand and holds a small ritual object. Stage lights and haze colour the scene blue and purple.

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December 11 20152015-12-11February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11April 01 20162016-04-01December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesMarch 02 20182018-03-02A photo taken at night outdoors shows a shirtless man with a beard and topknot placing a long garland of yellow and red flowers over the head of a seated person in a brown leather chair. The standing man wears a red-and-orange cloth, a red beaded necklace, and an arm band; the seated person wears a red beaded necklace, a dark wrap, and a leopard-print garment, with wet hair and face as if water was poured. Behind them stand a robed attendant holding a bead mala with hands joined, a white fan, and a woman in white with a red necklace. Smoke or mist drifts through the scene. Two people are clearly visible plus two partial figures, so the count is in the 2-5 range.2015-12-11Outdoor evening event photo at night under blue stage lighting. A bearded man with hair in a topknot, bare-chested and wearing a red rudraksha mala and a white-and-gold ceremonial necklace, wears a pink-red dhoti and holds a silver tray overhead carrying a red cloth-wrapped bundle decorated with a yellow and white flower garland. Beside him a younger man in a white shawl and dhoti holds a microphone and sings. A brass oil lamp glows at right against green foliage. Visible characteristics are a man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, which is consistent with the a person candidate, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2015-12-11February 16 20162016-02-16 +2 copiesA night-time ceremony outdoors under bluish stage lighting. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red and white rudraksha-style beaded mala over his bare chest and an orange-and-pink wrap, holds a large red cushion-like object topped with red and yellow flowers high over his head on a silver tray, apparently a kalasha-type offering. Two men stand beside him: one in white dhoti with bare chest holds a small bell, the other in a white dhoti and shirt-less body stands behind. A brass oil lamp burns on a red-draped table to the right, with a decorated object beside it. a person: the bearded figure with long hair, crown-like hairstyle, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange wrap is presented as a person, performing the offering.2015-12-11Night-time outdoor scene with blue and purple stage lighting and a white pedestal fan. A bare-chested priest in an orange and pink dhoti with a red rudraksha-style mala stands behind a seated devotee, placing a yellow and white flower garland over the seated man's head while holding his head. The seated man wears a patterned leopard-print cloth, sits in a brown leather armchair and has a mark on his forehead. At the right background, a woman in white clothing watches. Water droplets and a faint haze surround the figures.2015-12-11February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies