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Outdoor festival scene. A bare-shouldered man in a rust-brown cloth with a multi-coloured flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, a gold ceremonial pendant on his chest and white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Behind him, saffron-orange and green fabric hangs from a bamboo pole decorated with green leaves, and a second person in orange cloth stands with hands folded. A golden carved shrine or ornate tower with a seated figure stands near red-painted platforms and a golden railing, with palm and tropical trees behind. The page identifies this as a Pongal Sun worship event, with the man's appearance matching the page's a person claim on the cues of a rudraksha mala, gold pendant and garland.

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Outdoor photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a tall tuft of hair at the crown, wearing a rust-brown wrap, a gold pendant, a rudraksha mala and a multi-coloured flower garland. He stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, on a red-brown platform beside a yellow metal railing, with green trees and a palm behind him. To the left, a man in white dhoti with a gold border operates a video camera, and a red wooden structure with an orange canopy edges the frame. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and a rust-coloured wrap, with the namaste gesture; the figure is shown as a devotee-style participant at a temple-side ritual setting.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard stands outdoors with eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaste. He wears a rust-brown sannyasi cloth, a white horizontal forehead mark with red bindi, a mala of brown rudraksha beads, a multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, and a gold-toned ceremonial pendant. Behind him, orange draped cloth, green leaves and a tall red pillar frame a stone sculpture of a seated figure atop an ornate base. Several people in orange and white stand with hands folded in the background. Festival decorations and greenery suggest a Pongal-season ritual setting.2017-01-14December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, eyes closed, seated in a devotional gathering with palms pressed together at his chest. He wears an orange-brown dhoti-style garment, a long rudraksha mala with ornate gold beads and a large gold pendant, multiple white and red flower garlands, red-and-gold armbands and bangles, and a red bindi with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Around him, many seated devotees wear yellow and white garlands and sit with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, a standing figure in white clothes presses his hands together, and red-painted stone pillars and green foliage fill the outdoor background. a person is shown in the central seated position, identified by his long swept hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold pendant and saffron-toned attire.2016-10-26A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair stands outdoors under a leafy tree, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed and a gentle smile. He wears a rust-red sannyasi cloth, a belt of gold, layered gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, multicolour bead garlands and a rudraksha-style neck piece. A tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him, younger men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis hold a silver plate of offerings and stand with hands folded, and a woman in a yellow sari and other devotees stand nearby. a person is the central figure, shown in appearance-based sannyasi and ornamental cues.2016-12-23January 22 20172017-01-22January 15 20182018-01-15Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in a rust-red shawl with hands pressed together in namaste, standing at the foot of a metal step ladder beside a red stone structure. He wears a rudraksha mala, a multi-strand flower garland in white and pink, and a gold necklace, with a tuft of dried grass or straw on his head. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands near a camera operator; a red-and-gold canopy and a copper pillar rise above. Coconut palms and blue sky frame the scene. a person is shown in the appearance-based label with saffron-red wrap, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, performing a ritual greeting at an outdoor temple setting.2017-01-14A bearded man with long, swept-back hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands outdoors at night with his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears an ochre-red sannyasi cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala, and a thick garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers with purple blooms at the bottom. Behind him are green leaves, a tree and a red-painted wooden frame, with white wooden fencing to the right. A bright light stands at the left edge.2016-09-05August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree, a bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with eyes closed and hands pressed together at his chest. He wears a dark maroon-red wrap over his bare shoulders, layered with heavy gold necklaces, a long flower garland of white and pink blooms, and gold armlets and bangles. Around him, attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange clothes stand in a ritual procession; a young man on the left holds a brass plate with offerings, a woman in a cream sari with a gold-bordered pallu stands behind him, and a shaved-headed man on the right stands with palms joined, wearing rudraksha beads. Eight people are visible in total. The gathering appears to be a devotional observance in an ashram setting.2016-12-23