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A bare-shouldered man with a swept-back dark braided topknot wrapped with a rudraksha band stands with his head bowed and one arm raised, wearing a long layered garland of yellow, red and white flowers with green leaves. Beneath it he wears heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with black beads, and a rust-red cloth is draped at his waist. Behind him, a framed plaque with text hangs above garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, and two people in saffron-orange turbans sit at the right edge.

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April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a bare-chested man with a tall wrapped black hair bun and a rudraksha band, wearing a thick multi-strand garland of red, yellow and white flowers over a dense necklace of gold beads and black spacers. He wears a wrapped maroon-brown cloth, a rudraksha bracelet and a gold waist belt, and has a smiling downcast face with white tilak marks. Behind him, several young people in saffron-orange turbans and clothing sit with hands folded in prayer. Golden and orange ceremonial pillars and a temple-like setting appear in the background. a person: the flower garland, gold bead necklace and rudraksha cues mark him as the central figure, presented as the honoured figure in the ceremony.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA man stands in front of a temple-style hall, wearing a tall dark braided turban with rudraksha beads, a red-brown dhoti-style garment, and a gold waist belt. He wears a thick multi-strand garland of red, yellow and white flowers over one shoulder, many gold bead necklaces with dark beads, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds the gold necklaces with both hands and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a silver trident and silver ceremonial objects stand near green and red decorations, and another person with folded hands is visible at the right edge.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesDecember 13 20162016-12-13A central bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head stands with both arms raised, hands on his crown, eyes closed, decorated with a pink-and-purple flower tucked into the hair. He wears a thick multi-colour garland of red, yellow and white roses and jasmine, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a red tilak. Around him stand attendants in orange and saffron robes and matching turbans, a woman in a purple sari at left, and silver ceremonial tridents and a silver staff in the background. Behind them hang yellow and red cloth and a coloured banner.2018-04-14A seated man with long dark matted hair piled high, eyes closed, gently smiling, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a golden earring. He wears a dark reddish-brown garment and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces layered over red-and-white flower garlands. Behind him stands a backdrop of yellow and white marigold garlands with green leaves and a gold-toned wall. Appearance suggests a person, seated in darshan-style pose with garlands.2016-07-19A smiling man with eyes closed stands in a procession, wearing a leopard-print turban and a long multi-strand garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers. He has a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace with a large ornate pendant, a gold waist chain, and a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment. Behind him, several young men wear bright orange turbans and orange robes, one holding a decorated kalasha-like arrangement with green leaves. A tall yellow pole with red tassels rises above. a person is shown in appearance-based terms: a central figure with distinctive gold ornaments and flower garlands, identified as the central figure in a procession.2017-08-25July 19 20162016-07-19