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A photograph taken under a corrugated metal shelter with yellow railings. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-red robe over his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, sits smiling and gesturing with one raised hand. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and dark rudraksha mala necklaces stand and sit; one man in front has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a grey sari with a bare midriff covers her mouth. A man in white at left holds a white cloth and a red-orange garment.

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January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photograph under a yellow-railed metal shelter with a corrugated roof, showing a group of devotees around a seated man in a rust-red robe with long dark hair. He sits on a low concrete ledge with his legs folded, hands raised in greeting, and a pile of pink flower petals lies at his feet. To the right, a young man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold-bordered white dhoti and shawl stands holding leather sandals and speaking. Around them, people in white dhotis, an orange-clad sadhu with flower garlands, a woman in a dark sari, and a man in a blue shirt press in, some with hands folded in namaskar. Nothing in the scene is a clearly identifiable throne or ritual setting; the seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a gold chain, smiling broadly and raising one hand. Around him, a man in white clothes with white cloth bundles and a sandalwood-marked forehead holds his palms together in namaskar, while a younger man in an orange-red wrap and rudraksha mala sits behind him. A woman in a black top with glasses stands at left, and an older man in white with a mala stands behind the rail. Yellow metal railings and a corrugated white wall form the backdrop, and at right a hand holds a pair of worn sandals. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, gold necklace) appears to be the central seated figure, shown in a casual moment amid devotees.2018-01-04A photograph of devotees gathered in a covered yellow-railed walkway. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard sits on a stone ledge in a rust-red robe, gesturing with one arm toward a bearded man in a white dhoti bowing before him. Behind them, two sannyasis in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand with folded hands, and a young man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded rudraksha necklace smiles at right. Devotees in casual shirts lean over the railing. The scene suggests a pilgrimage or padayatra stop. a person is the central seated figure: long hair, rust-red robe and gold necklace, though the appearance cues are only partly distinctive.2018-01-04A photograph inside a covered shelter with a white corrugated metal roof and yellow pipe railings, with cracked painted walls. A man with long dark hair and glasses stands at the back wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Seated in front, a bearded man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha beads smiles and gestures with his hands. A man in white ritual clothes with a white shawl and gold bracelets stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another man in a white shawl sits at right. Several devotees in white and orange clothing surround them. A stone bench behind carries painted writing and a small yellow notice.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photograph taken outdoors beside a corrugated metal wall with yellow railings. A man with long dark hair, a short beard and a red bindi sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a rust-red saffron-style wrap, a gold chain and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in a red wrap and glasses sits with a hand near his ear. Behind them a woman in a black top and a man in white with a mala stand near the railing. On the left a woman in a white sari with a white forehead marking folds her hands in prayer. On the right edge, a person in white with large rudraksha beads is partly visible.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoor scene under a corrugated metal roof supported by steel beams and a concrete pillar. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, with a red bindi on his forehead, stands at left. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and bracelets holds a silver-and-red ceremonial object. Other devotees in orange and saffron garments and white-and-gold dhotis stand around, including a woman in an orange top with a mala. The foreground shows the back of a woman with hair in a bun, wearing a white garment.2017-08-27