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Night-time photo outside a building entrance beside a dark SUV with its rear door open. In the centre, a bearded man in a peach-orange robe with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting. To his left, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red robe and gold-edged cloth holds a silver kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf, and a tray of offerings. To the right, a man in a leopard-print top and red-brown dhoti, wearing a white flower garland and tilak, looks down. A white-shirted man stands at the far left. Two Lexus vehicles are visible in the background. Three people are physically present, the centre figure with the most prominent sannyasi-style cues.

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Night photograph at a street entrance beside parked dark SUVs and a white Lexus SUV. A bald priest in rust-orange clothing with an orange shawl bends forward holding a silver kalasha vessel with green leaves and a red offering. A bearded man in peach-orange robes and an orange shawl, with rudraksha beads and a gold wristwatch, stands centre, with a woman in a leopard-print top and a beaded necklace beside him. Devotees at the edge raise folded hands.2014-03-30March 30 20142014-03-30March 30 20142014-03-30March 26 20132013-03-26March 03 20132013-03-03Outdoor evening scene at night beside a silver car with its door open. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, bangles and a leopard-print shawl, stands smiling with a tall black-haired hairstyle and white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha pot topped with green leaves on a plate, offering it. Behind them a decorated festival cart with colourful fringed hangings and a deity murti is visible, and a palm tree and an information board stand nearby. Procession ritual setting consistent with a rathotsavam.2011-12-17March 10 20132013-03-10Night photo beside a dark SUV. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl over a gold-and-red beaded ceremonial necklace and a red bracelet, has a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot and holds out a folded pink cloth as a bare-chested priest in white and saffron dhoti takes it with both hands. Another bare-chested man with white forehead markings and rudraksha beads stands at right, and a partially visible person is at left edge. Appearance-based label: a person with the shawl, long hair, and gold necklace as cues, shown in person as the bearded man handing over the cloth.2017-04-28August 05 20142014-08-05Night photo at a temple entrance lit by red string lights. A figure in orange silk and a leopard-print shawl with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands beside an open grey car door and gestures toward a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti carrying a silver kalasha with green leaves on a tray. A man in white dhoti with glasses holds a long wooden staff at left. A saffron-and-gold banner with an ornate emblem hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and beaded necklace) is visible in person.2010-11-21December 15 20112011-12-15November 05 20102010-11-05 +1 copies