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Outdoor scene among palm trees and leafy greenery. A man with a rust-red turban and a bare upper torso, wearing a pink and white flower garland over one shoulder, gold armbands and bangles, and a rust-red wrap, stands beside a carved wooden ornamental structure draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He raises a long white cloth on a rope with his right hand while holding a bundle of green leaves and dried grass at the top of a red fabric canopy. Another man in dark red clothing and a second person are partly visible at the right edge. a person in the appearance-based sense is only a tentative label given the distinctive turban, bangles and garland cues.

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March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a festival scene under palm fronds. A man in a rust-red turban with a crescent ornament and a tilak, with a full beard and gold armband, holds a rope and garlands of yellow marigolds with red flowers. Beside him a younger man with long dreadlocks, gold hoop earring, rudraksha beads and a bare shoulder reaches to adjust yellow flowers. A basket holds white cloth, yellow fabric and a red bundle, with a decorated wooden palanquin or chariot in the left foreground. Two people are visible, and the scene suggests a procession or ritual preparation.2016-12-03December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned wrap standing beside a decorated wooden ratha or chariot, gazing upward while gripping two ropes. He wears a thick multi-strand rudraksha-style mala and a long garland of red and yellow flowers across his chest and arms, with a gold pendant, gold earrings and red bangles. A thatched canopy, carved wooden structure, white jasmine garlands and palm trees surround him. Another person sits partly visible at the lower right in a similar garland.2016-08-27Outdoor scene beneath palm fronds showing a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a heavy gold necklace of large beads, a pink-and-white flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him a younger man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested with a rudraksha bead necklace and rudraksha bracelets, reaches toward a wicker basket of white and yellow cloth and marigold garlands. Yellow marigold and red flower garlands hang at the left edge, and a white rope runs vertically through the frame. Two people are visible.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual at an ashram grounds with palm trees and a red building behind. A central man wears a tall golden crown with a sunburst-like top, heavy gold ornaments, rudraksha bracelets and a thick garland of red and yellow flowers over a rudraksha-style mala; he holds a white cord and grasps a bundle of straw-like greenery tied to a golden cylindrical pillar. On the left, a priest in a rust-orange cloth and head wrap pulls the cord overhead, and on the right another man in an orange turban sits near offerings of flowers and cloth. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches. Photo shows a person as the central figure wearing a crown, gold ornaments and garlands; the assisting priests and devotees are in rust-orange and white.2017-12-30December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene in a tropical garden with palm fronds. A man in an orange-red turban and rust-coloured dhoti stands at right, wearing layered gold necklaces, a white and pink flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and gold armlets. He holds a flower in one raised hand and a lit oil lamp in the other. Before him stands a carved wooden palanquin-like stand draped with white cloth and rust, green and gold borders, with yellow and red marigold garlands hanging from it and leafy greenery piled on top. A hand from a second person holds the lamp's base at the right edge.2016-12-03January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor photo beneath palm trees of a ceremonial moment at a carved wooden kalasha-like pillar wrapped in green leaves and garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands with yellow tassels. A bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe, a thick rudraksha-style bead mala, and a white-and-red flower garland, and holds an offering or small object while standing beside the pillar. Beside him, an attendant in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and a bare upper body holds a tray or plate, and a second attendant with a shaved head and white markings on the arm wears hoop earrings and beaded necklaces. A camera operator is visible at the right edge. Chandelier-like light fixtures hang in the background. a person candidate appearance is uncertain: the figure wears a rust robe and garland rather than saffron, with mixed cues.2017-01-01