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A man in a rust-red saffron-style robe stands with eyes closed in a ritual setting, wearing a pink and white flower garland, a large gold pendant and gold necklace, and a red bindi-like mark with vertical white forehead marks. Behind him, many people in orange and red robes gather, some holding drums and a tall red-and-white pole draped in white cloth with gold border. A red tiered umbrella and a tray of flowers appear nearby, and a man at right in orange clothes and rudraksha beads holds a plate. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple-style courtyard with trees behind. a person: the central man in red robe with pink garland and gold pendant, standing at the ritual pole.

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A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor event. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair stands centrally in a rust-brown robe, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland, a large gold pendant and a gold necklace, with his eyes closed and hands folded near his chest. Behind him, a man with curly hair and glasses holds a dark cloth. Right foreground, a priest in a dark red-brown robe with rudraksha malas touches a white cloth-draped pole with red markings, beside a brass tray of red flowers. Behind, many people in bright orange and saffron robes and orange turbans stand near white drums, with a few younger children in orange in the left foreground, and a red pillar frames the right edge. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold pendant and garland, saffron-toned ceremonial clothing.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial outdoor ritual. In the foreground a bearded man in a rust-red robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace with a large gold pendant, and a tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him a figure in a saffron-orange robe holds a red and gold umbrella over the scene. A white cloth-wrapped pole stands at center, and a shirtless man in orange cloth at right pours or tends an offering near a small flame. Many people in orange and saffron robes stand behind, several playing silver drums, under a red-trimmed tent frame and green trees.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial outdoor event. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocks wears a rust-red saffron-toned robe, a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant and a white vertical mark on his forehead, smiling as he reaches toward a white cloth-wrapped pole. Behind him a younger man with curly hair and glasses raises a red cloth. On the right a bare-chested man in orange-red garments holds the pole and a metal vessel. Crowds of people in orange and red robes stand under a canopy, with white drums visible in the background. Multiple people are visible, so the count is 21-100 range for this scene.2017-10-01Outdoor ceremony with a central bearded man, eyes closed, hands raised in a palms-open gesture, wearing a rust-red unstitched cloth with a pink and white flower garland and gold beaded necklaces with a gold pendant. He has a red tilak on his forehead and white ash marks. Behind him a younger man in red-orange cloth holds a golden staff and a red cloth, while a white cloth with gold borders is wrapped around a white pole decorated with red flowers. Crowds of people in orange and saffron robes stand around, some with hands folded, and an orange-turbaned devotee appears at left.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor temple-style ceremony. A man in a rust-red saffron robe, with pink and white flower garlands, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads, stands with hands folded in prayer, eyes closed. Behind him a helper in red holds a black umbrella, and an attendant beside a white-wrapped pole holds a silver tray of red flowers and a lamp. Many young attendants in orange robes and orange turbans stand behind, some with white drums and hands raised in namaskar. Red pillars and a yellow-fringed red canopy frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and garlands, saffron-toned robe, presented as the central figure receiving the ritual.2017-10-01