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Outdoor ceremonial scene under a white canopy at a ritual site. A central figure in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold pendant and long beaded necklaces, presses palms together in greeting while smiling and walking forward. Beside him a bearded elder with white beard, sacred ash markings, a green-bordered gold shawl and multiple rudraksha malas walks with hands folded. A man in a pink dhoti and bare chest stands nearby. Behind them, seated devotees in green garments sit on the ground, and a rectangular tray of flowers and fruit rests on the floor beside a stack of firewood. Ornate deity murti and decorated shrines stand at the back under draped fabric.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoors under a white tent, a smiling man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl with a red turban and a gold-and-bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, an older bearded man with white hair, bare chest, white forehead markings, rudraksha and gold necklaces and a green-and-gold cloth stands at left. Other men in saffron and green garments and orange turbans stand or sit on a striped mat and bare ground, with a shirtless man at centre and a shaved-headed man in green seated at right. Behind them stand decorated shrines, a deity murti in an arch, banana leaves and colourful draped fabric. The identity of the man in red is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor-style pavilion with a corrugated roof, smoky haze and rows of small fire pits and seated devotees in orange and yellow robes. In the foreground, four men in saffron-red sannyasi cloths walk past the camera. The woman in the centre wears a red-orange turban and robe with a long garland of yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala, smiling. A bare-chested older man with white beard and white and green striped dhoti walks beside her with a sacred-thread-style cord and beaded necklaces. A younger man on the left wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala. Red-draped chairs and ritual lamps fill the background.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual scene under a large open-sided tent with smoke drifting through the air. In the foreground, three men in saffron and red robes walk together: the left man wears a red-and-gold turban and rudraksha mala; the central man, smiling, wears a red-and-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a garland of golden beads; the man on the right is bare-chested with a white beard, a white and green dhoti and beaded necklaces. Behind them, many seated devotees in yellow and orange garments sit in rows of red-cushioned seats before small altar stations with offerings and smoke rising. Red and orange draped fabric hangs from the tent roof. The central figure has distinctive long dark hair and saffron ornate clothing, but identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-01-13A photograph of an outdoor ritual ground under a large open-sided shed with smoke rising from fire pits. In the foreground, several men in red and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and red-orange turbans walk together; the central one wears a red-orange turban, saffron-red cloth and a floral garland. Beside them, an elderly bearded man with shaved head and bare chest wears a green-and-gold sash, white dhoti and rudraksha mala. Behind them, a cameraman films, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands nearby, and devotees in saffron, red and yellow sit on red-cushioned seats before small fire pits and offering plates. Blue and red decorative backdrops line the ground.2015-01-13Photograph of an outdoor event hall filled with haze, with rows of red-draped chairs on the right. A figure in a rust-red robe and matching turban, with a long dark braid and gold-yellow sash, holds palms together in a namaste greeting and smiles. Beside them a bare-chested man wears a saffron cloth, a dark green dhoti-style lower garment, and a yellow-and-saffron mala with a round white medallion. In the foreground a woman in an orange-saffron shawl with a beaded necklace walks past. Several other people in orange and saffron robes and red turbans stand in the background, and a flower-decorated stage or pavilion is visible.2015-01-13Outdoor procession under a corrugated metal canopy with a ceremonial umbrella and colourful decorations in the background. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a gold-and-brown beaded garland and a dark red-maroon robe with gold trim smiles and walks beside a bearded man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, gold pendant necklace and white dhoti with coloured border. To the right, a woman in an orange saffron robe with pearl and black beaded necklace and a white tilak on her forehead is guided by hands of attendants. Men in maroon and saffron robes with orange turbans and rudraksha malas accompany them, and a man in white shirt with a mala walks nearby. Crowd of onlookers stands behind. a person: the man with long swept-back hair in the maroon robe and gold garland fits the page's presence claim through his distinctive hair and gold-trimmed robe.2015-01-13 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on sandy ground in front of red tents and blue-white bunting under a bright sky. A bare-chested older bearded man with white beard and tilak, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a white dhoti with multicoloured border, walks at centre. Beside him, a man in a red-and-gold turban and red robe with a long gold-bead garland walks; a man in a yellow robe with an orange-and-gold cloth and a medal stands to the left. Right, an older man with shaved head, white markings and a rudraksha mala wears orange robes, and men in orange and yellow clothing follow. A white umbrella rises at top right, and a white-clad attendant speaks on a phone at left.2015-01-13September 15 20152015-09-15Outdoor ritual scene at a homa or yagna site. In the foreground, a figure in a green-bordered sari with white ash marks on the arm faces away from the camera. Two central men wear red-orange robes with yellow-gold borders and red-orange turbans; the man on the right has long dark hair, gold-bead garland and rudraksha-style beads, and holds his palms together in front of his chest; the man beside him wears a brown rudraksha-style mala and folds his hands at his waist. Behind them, a fire pit is surrounded by split logs, fruit plates, a brass dish and small offering bowls. Elaborately decorated deity murtis with flower garlands and an ornate golden canopy stand in the background, and several more robed men stand nearby.2015-01-13