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A night-time photo at an outdoor evening session. A shirtless man with long dark hair tied up, wearing a red-and-orange sarong and a red beaded mala, leans forward to embrace a seated man whose head is bowed. The seated man wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and a leopard-print shawl, sitting in a large brown leather chair. Behind them a white pedestal fan stands near dark foliage, and a woman in white with an orange cord looks on from the right. The scene is lit with blue and warm tones.

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A photo taken at night outdoors shows a shirtless man with a beard and topknot placing a long garland of yellow and red flowers over the head of a seated person in a brown leather chair. The standing man wears a red-and-orange cloth, a red beaded necklace, and an arm band; the seated person wears a red beaded necklace, a dark wrap, and a leopard-print garment, with wet hair and face as if water was poured. Behind them stand a robed attendant holding a bead mala with hands joined, a white fan, and a woman in white with a red necklace. Smoke or mist drifts through the scene. Two people are clearly visible plus two partial figures, so the count is in the 2-5 range.2015-12-11Night-time outdoor scene with blue and purple stage lighting and a white pedestal fan. A bare-chested priest in an orange and pink dhoti with a red rudraksha-style mala stands behind a seated devotee, placing a yellow and white flower garland over the seated man's head while holding his head. The seated man wears a patterned leopard-print cloth, sits in a brown leather armchair and has a mark on his forehead. At the right background, a woman in white clothing watches. Water droplets and a faint haze surround the figures.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor photo of a ceremonial scene lit in blue. A shirtless priest with a red sacred thread and red beaded neck garland, wearing a red and orange dhoti, raises his arm to sprinkle flower petals over a seated person. The seated figure, in a dark crown-like hairstyle, yellow and red marigold garlands and a patterned wrap, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a brown tufted throne-style chair. A small brass oil lamp stands nearby, and a table with a silver plate and a standing fan are visible. Several onlookers in white and red lanyards watch in the background.2015-12-11December 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 20152015-12-11Outdoor evening ceremony lit by blue and green stage lights. A bare-chested man in an orange and pink dhoti and red-beaded rudraksha necklaces stands at left holding a silver tray with a bowl. Seated on a red leather throne-like chair at right is a man wearing a yellow and orange flower garland and a flower crown, with a leopard-print cloth at his waist, receiving a blessing. A kneeling attendant in white with glasses and beaded necklaces assists beside him. Behind them, several women in white and red beaded necklaces watch with hands raised in prayer, and a white fan and plastic chairs are visible.2015-12-11December 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.2015-12-11