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Photo of a Maha Shivaratri style ceremony at night with colourful blurred lights behind. A central seated figure wears an ornate gold crown with a red-and-gold garland and a red cloth, smiling, with a large red and white flower garland, gold necklaces and a gold bangle. Beside them stands a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth with a white marking on his arm and a rudraksha bracelet. In front are a silver trident and a silver ceremonial staff with a gold kalasha-like finial, and a golden urn-shaped vessel. Two attendants on the right wear red garments, white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, holding a silver staff. Green and orange tassels and marigold garlands hang overhead.

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February 19 20152015-02-19A smiling man seated on a decorated throne at a nighttime outdoor procession or public event, wearing a gold ornate crown, a maroon-red robe, multiple gold and brown beaded necklaces, and long pink and white flower garlands across his chest. He holds a silver trident-like staff and a silver ceremonial mace or staff in his hand. Behind him a tall gold ornamental pole with a large gold bell-shaped finial stands beside a red velvet cushion and gold canopy fringe. Audience members sit in the dark background. a person appearance cues include the crown, long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-maroon robe, with the seated figure presented in a ceremonial role.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a festival procession on a decorated platform. A central figure in a deep maroon robe wears an ornate gold crown, a brown rudraksha mala, a gold chest pendant, and multicolour flower garlands in red, pink and yellow. He smiles and holds a silver trident-tipped staff and a silver ceremonial implement. Beside him a tall gold-plated lamp stand with tiered bowls rises beside a seated attendant. Crowd members stand at the left edge, and ornaments, fringed hangings and a purple cushion frame the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19A figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin or ratha at night, adorned with green and magenta tassels, golden bells and bright marigold and red garlands. The central figure wears a tall gold crown, a red-brown garment with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and holds a silver ceremonial staff with a sun-like finial. Beside him a bald man in a saffron-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits in the background. Colourful lights blur behind them.2015-02-17 +1 copies