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Outdoor ceremonial scene at an open-air amphitheatre with tiered red-orange seating filled with people in orange robes and red flags along the railings. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair wears a long orange-red unstitched robe and walks barefoot across a stone platform, stepping down from an orange raised seat. Beside the platform, several people in orange and gold saris and dhotis stand and sit, including a woman in a deep orange sari with a rudraksha mala holding a brass plate, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holding a long golden staff. A seated row of people in orange robes holds books near a metal pot with offerings. A blue-tiled pool lies to the right.

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Outdoor ceremonial scene at a tiered orange-stone amphitheatre with rows of black-and-orange seating and red flags. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a loose orange-brown robe and walks barefoot along a patterned pink, green and blue mat past a low orange throne-like seat. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange wrap carries a tall yellow staff, while a woman in a dark-red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small tray. Seated devotees in orange sit at the front-left with a kalasha-like brass vessel and palm-leaf papers, and a silver drum rests in the foreground. Distant figures in orange stand among the seats.2016-11-24July 24 20172017-07-24A man with long dreadlocked black hair stands in the foreground wearing a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered wrap, a gold-coloured sash, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a red wristband, facing left beside a white metal railing. Behind him on red stone steps, several young men and boys in saffron-orange robes sit in rows, some holding brass plates and cloth, with white-painted tilaks on foreheads; one person beside a wall-mounted drum is also visible. The appearance-based label is a person, though the figure is seen partly from behind and the person is standing among others.2017-07-24December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor photo of a red-stone stepped terrace lined with rows of black Shivalinga stone sculptures. A tall man with long dark hair and a crown-like headdress wears a rust-red dhoti and a thick gold-and-beaded necklace, walking down the steps barefoot. Behind him, a young man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala walks with others in saffron and orange robes. Two women in white saris sit on the steps, and women in orange and red saris stand higher up near a gold deity murti on a red-draped pedestal. Red flags and a loudspeaker are visible, and a striped mat lies on the steps.2017-07-24A photograph of a ceremonial procession on temple steps at dusk beside a water tank. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange garment with a long beaded rudraksha mala and bare upper arms walks forward at the center, followed by a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl carrying a white ceremonial umbrella on a pole, and another man in white dhoti with gold border and a long mala. A woman in a cream sari stands at left with her hands together, and a row of people in white and saffron stands on tiered steps behind. Black stone figures line the terraced steps, and a red building with lit strings and saffron flags stands in the background. a person: the central figure in saffron with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate bracelets is a candidate for a person, identifiable by these visible cues as the procession leader.2017-02-24December 12 20162016-12-12July 08 20132013-07-08February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A man with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead walks down red stone steps wearing a rust-red draped garment with gold border and a thick gold beaded necklace, with a gold waist belt. Behind him, many seated people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on the tiered red steps, some with brass plates and small bowls before them. A white railing and chain-link fence stand at left, and a large drum is visible at right. a person: the man in the rust-red robe with long dreadlocks and gold necklace is the central figure, shown walking rather than seated on a throne.2017-07-24Outdoor photo at a temple-style complex with a pool. Two men walk down stone steps toward the water, left to right: the front man wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare upper torso, and a beaded mala necklace; the second wears a rust-red/orange robe, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, and has long hair and a tilak, walking barefoot. Behind them women in colourful saris (teal, orange, pink) and girls with garlands stand along the left steps, some with hands folded. A white ceremonial umbrella stands in the background, and a large pink-and-red hall with flags and lights rises beyond a seated crowd in rows. Several white-clad attendants are visible on the right steps near the water.2017-02-24