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Night ceremony at an outdoor stadium-style venue with tiered stands, lit with coloured lights and red flags. In the foreground, a seated figure in a brown robe and pink-and-maroon flower garland holds a tall golden ceremonial staff with a silver handle, beside an ornate silver-trimmed seat. Beside him, a bearded man in a saffron-orange garment raises a hand toward the staff. On the right, a bare-chested man with a green-and-orange shawl and a topknot stands with folded hands, a sandalwood mark on his chest. Behind them, other robed attendants and devotees sit among golden urns and kalasha-style vessels, with a crowd seated in the stands.

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A photograph of a night ceremony in a large stadium-style venue lit with coloured lights, with a crowd seated in rows behind. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-brown shawl over a pink-and-gold beaded garland, sits on an ornate silver-and-gold seat and extends his hand toward a brass vessel with a green leaf sprig, held by a bare-chested man with a topknot and a green-and-orange sash. Behind them, other saffron- and yellow-robed priests stand near golden ceremonial instruments. A printed copyright and source line appears on the image. The seated man shows distinctive long hair, a garland and ceremonial seat, consistent with the page's a person reference, so the appearance-based label applies.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Evening stage event with golden thrones and an illuminated arena behind. On the left, an elderly woman with white vibhuti marks and a saffron shawl sits on a gold throne with a rudraksha mala, smiling. Beside her, an older man in a gold-bordered yellow shawl sits on a second gold throne. On the right, a bearded man with long hair, a shaved-brow vibhuti mark, and a rose and marigold garland with gold ornaments wears a brown-orange robe and hands a bundle of fruit wrapped in plastic toward the seated figures. A ceremonial trident leans at the left edge. Several men in white shirts and garlands stand behind, and a large crowd fills the stands.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time outdoor celebration in a stadium lit by strings of multicoloured lights. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a rust-brown robe, a thick red and yellow flower garland and gold ornaments, stands beside a gilded throne-style chair. A seated elderly woman in a bright orange silk shawl, with a sacred mark on her forehead, receives a tray of fruit from him. Behind them, people in white and orange stand near the stairs and gold-topped railings, and a hand reaches in from the lower right with a bead bracelet. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the standing man in the rust-brown robe and red-yellow garland, presenting the offering.2016-12-23