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Night outdoor scene with blue-tinted lighting and smoke. A man in orange-gold dhoti and a red and white beaded necklace stands at left holding a flame over an oil lamp on a white stand fan; he is bare-chested with a pink wrap. Seated at right in a brown leather throne is a man with long dark hair and a garland of yellow and red flowers, hands in anjali mudra, eyes closed, wearing a leopard-print cloth. Behind them stand several women in white and orange, one with hands folded in prayer, indicating a puja or aarti performed for the seated figure. a person: the seated man has long hair, a flower garland and a throne, which are supported cues but his distinctive presentation is uncertain given the blue light.

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December 11 20152015-12-11Night-time outdoor ritual on grass under blue and magenta stage lighting. A devotee in an orange-and-maroon dhoti with a red and white garland stands bare-backed and holds an oil lamp aarti flame near a white pedestal fan. Seated at right in a brown leather chair, a person wearing yellow and orange marigold garlands presses palms together in namaste. Behind them, a bald priest in a maroon robe with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and several women in white and red beaded necklaces watch from the background.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor ritual photograph with haze and blue-tinted light. A bare-chested priest in an orange and yellow dhoti with a red floral garland holds a lit lamp on an ornate stand toward a seated person. The seated person in a leopard-print outfit wears a thick yellow and red marigold garland, hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Behind, a woman in a white top and red beaded necklace and another woman in a white shirt with red garland stand watching, and a white electric fan stands between them. A reddish leather throne-like chair is at right.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A photograph at night of a seated man with shaved head? No: a man with dark hair seated in a reddish-brown leather armchair, palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a thick garland of yellow and orange marigolds with red flowers and wet-looking skin. Beside him a standing figure seen from behind, bare-backed, with a red beaded necklace and a pink and green wrap, walks past a pedestal fan. Smoke or mist hangs in blue and purple light. A woman in white with an orange beaded necklace sits in the background. The setting appears to be an outdoor evening ritual session.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11