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A 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.

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December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor scene with blue-tinted lighting and smoke. A man in orange-gold dhoti and a red and white beaded necklace stands at left holding a flame over an oil lamp on a white stand fan; he is bare-chested with a pink wrap. Seated at right in a brown leather throne is a man with long dark hair and a garland of yellow and red flowers, hands in anjali mudra, eyes closed, wearing a leopard-print cloth. Behind them stand several women in white and orange, one with hands folded in prayer, indicating a puja or aarti performed for the seated figure. a person: the seated man has long hair, a flower garland and a throne, which are supported cues but his distinctive presentation is uncertain given the blue light.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 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.2015-12-11Night 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.2015-12-11A seated man with swept-back dark hair and a red floral decoration on his head sits in a brown leather throne-style chair, hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. He wears a bare upper body with a patterned wrap and a heavy garland of yellow marigolds, green leaves and red roses around his neck. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands near a white electric fan in blue-tinted light, and another person's arm and clothing are visible at the upper edge.2015-12-11A 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.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11