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A barefoot man stands in a haze of smoke or incense on a raised stone platform, wearing a rust-red dhoti and matching upper cloth with a gold border, layered garlands of red and white flowers, and a gold-toned armlet. He stands with hands joined at chest height, face lifted. Scattered pink and yellow flower petals lie on the floor. Behind a line of silver stanchions, a crowd of devotees in orange and red attire and turbans watches, with drums visible at the left. Trees and a red building appear in the background. No candidate is confidently identifiable by appearance, so the figure is described by role as a devotee or priest in ritual dress.

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A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a stone platform inside a temple-like courtyard, smoke or incense haze drifting around him. He wears a reddish-maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered edge, a thick garland of white jasmine and red-pink flowers, and a long garland with a tassel of gold and turquoise beads. His hands are pressed together at chest level and he looks upward. Scattered pink and yellow flower petals cover the floor, and a brass vessel with offerings sits nearby. Behind a silver barrier, a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing watches, several with palms joined in prayer. The scene suggests a puja or darshan during a festival.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and matching upper cloth, with a long red and white flower garland and gold ornaments, presses his palms together in anjali and looks upward, smiling. Gold bangles and a gold waist ornament are visible. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes, some wearing orange turbans, stands behind white metal barriers; a boy in orange holds a drum. Scattered flower petals cover the floor, and a silver puja vessel rests at the right. a person: the standing man has long swept-back hair, a beard, a rudraksha-style gold chest ornament and a flower garland, matching the event title's Durga festival context.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy of leaves and decorated parasols in gold, blue and red. A bearded man with long hair and a tilanga-style forehead mark stands at center in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a thick garland of pink lotus and white jasmine with red flowers and a gold necklace, holding a silver bell and raising his other hand while smoke or incense drifts around him. Girls in orange and red dresses with flower hair ornaments stand with hands folded in prayer behind him, and a crowd watches. A cameraman films at right. In the foreground, a brass tray holds bowls and offerings, and a gilded wooden pillar with yellow flowers appears at right.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesNovember 23 20172017-11-23 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo with a bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a reddish-brown shawl and a red-brown dhoti with gold border, wearing a long garland of pink lotus, white jasmine and red roses and a gold necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a smoking incense or offering vessel in the other, smiling. Behind him, devotees in orange and red clothing stand with hands folded, including girls in orange dresses, and several decorated umbrellas with gold and blue patterns and beaded fringes shade the scene. Leaf garlands hang overhead and a golden shrine or carved yellow altar edge appears at right, with brass plates of flowers and fruit below.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08Photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, standing with palms pressed together at chest level and eyes closed. He wears a maroon-brown robe with a gold-bordered dhoti and a long white and red flower garland, with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. Behind him stands an attendant in an orange dhoti and a gold necklace, holding a gold pole of a canopy with red and black tassels. Blurred figures in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand in the background among green trees. A table edge is in the foreground. The man's appearance with long hair, rudraksha mala and maroon robe is a probable match for a person, though the image is not definitive.2017-01-01September 28 20172017-09-28