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Outdoor ritual scene with a standing figure viewed from behind, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style garment, a dark belt, and a brown sash, with long black dreadlocks falling to the waist and white ash marks on the upper arms. The figure holds a silver rod or ceremonial implement and stands barefoot on a yellow and multicoloured woven mat. Before them is an ornate silver throne-like seat with a silver canopy and elaborate silver-repoussé carvings, flanked by silver vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot, bowls and silver urns. Dark stone deity murtis adorned with marigold and red-and-white flower garlands stand at the left, and a microphone stand is positioned nearby. Trees and a misty sky form the background.

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Photo of a person seen from behind standing barefoot on a yellow, orange and red patterned cloth before an ornate silver temple-style canopy and shrine. The figure has very long, thick black dreadlocks down the back, bare arms with white ash marks, and wears rust-red dhoti-style trousers and a leopard-print top, holding a silver cylindrical object in one hand. A microphone stand is at left. On the left, a silver shrine holds a deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands, and silver kalasha pots stand at right. A brass oil lamp sits in the foreground. a person presence: the long dreadlocks and ornate ceremonial setting are the cues, but the back view leaves the face hidden, so the identity is uncertain.2017-12-28A photograph of a standing figure seen from behind on an outdoor stage. The person has very long, dark dreadlocks reaching the waist, bare upper body with white markings on the arms, a rust-orange dhoti, and a rudraksha mala at the waist, holding a silver-coloured object in one hand. Before them stands an ornate silver peetha throne with a silver canopy, a silver deity murti in a niche garlanded with white flowers, silver kalasha pots on stands, a brass lamp, and a yellow and multicolour cloth on the floor. A microphone stand is nearby. The figure appears to be a person, identified by the long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and ceremonial attire, presiding over the ritual setting.2017-12-28Photograph of a long-haired figure seen from behind standing barefoot on a patterned woven mat before an ornate silver shrine with carved arches and a silver kalasha-like urn set. The figure wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, white ash markings on the arms, and holds a silver ritual implement in one hand. Two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas stand to the right, one holding a book, and mortars and pestles sit on the mat. Other people are visible in the background. a person is shown with long dreadlocked hair and white-marked arms, leading a ritual process, a turiyatita aushada preparation, with the silver shrine and mortars present.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A man with very long, dark matted hair falling past his waist stands barefoot with his back to the camera on a striped woven rug. He wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment, a dark patterned waist sash, and white ash bands on his upper arms, and holds a polished silver staff with a carved handle. In front of him is an ornate silver peetha-style canopy with carved figures, and silver pots, lamps and vessels are arranged on the ground. A microphone stand stands nearby, and a few people are visible in the background, including one in orange clothing. Garlands of white and orange flowers hang on the silver structures. The figure's identity cannot be established from appearance; the page's a person flag is not visible evidence.2017-12-28Photo 11708865December 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back black dreadlocks and a white forehead tilak stands barefoot in profile on a colourful woven mat, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist sash and rudraksha mala draped at his waist, with white paste marks on his upper arm and wrist. He is positioned before an ornate silver canopy throne with carved columns, beside silver vessels, a brass oil lamp, and a silver kalasha-style pot in the foreground. A silver deity shrine decorated with white flower garlands stands behind him, and a microphone stand is nearby. a person by appearance, long dreadlocks and rudraksha malas, standing in a ceremonial setting.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A seated man with long dreadlocked black hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver chair, holding a wooden staff in his right hand. He wears a rust-red robe, a leopard-print and brown waist belt, and white ash markings on his upper arms. Behind him stand dark stone murti statues draped in red cloth and strung with white and red garlands, beside an intricately carved silver shrine canopy. In front are silver vessels, bowls, a large silver kalasha pot and a tray, set on yellow and green striped cloths. A microphone stand is visible at the top.2017-12-28Photo of a man seated outdoors on a silver-backed chair in front of a temple shrine, wearing a rust-red sleeveless top and matching dhoti with a black-and-cream waistband. He has long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, white ash markings on his arms, a rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder, and a gold pendant necklace. A black-clad figure seated beside him in red and gold cloth is garlanded with white jasmine and red-yellow flowers, behind a microphone stand. In the foreground stand ornate silver vessels with lids on a silver stand, a black square block, a silver staff, and a brass tray of reddish powder on a colourful woven mat. Behind him, a deity murti wears a blue-and-gold silk drape and garlands. Only the seated man is a physical person in the scene.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28