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Dim, close-up photograph of a festival scene at night. In the left foreground a man with a red-orange turban, pearl and bead necklaces and a bare upper arm wears a heavy gold armlet and holds his arm outstretched. Beside him a younger person in orange clothing, with a gold bracelet, reaches toward a brass bowl held out by a second person. Garlands of white and orange flowers hang in the right foreground. Blurred figures in orange and red clothing stand in the background before a plain white building with wooden shutters.

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August 14 20172017-08-14Photograph of a festive gathering with a crowd of people in orange and red clothing in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a blue-and-red turban and a blue fringed garment faces two young men in saffron-orange cloths with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. One smiling young man with long dreadlocked hair holds a small brass vessel, and another young man beside him looks on. A woman in orange raises her arm near long white and blue flower garlands hanging on the right. Gold armbands and bangles are visible, and the setting is a brightly lit hall with framed pictures on the walls.2017-08-14Warm-lit photograph of a ritual in a hall. In the foreground, a figure with a green and red turban, gold armbands and a green-and-white garland stands with his back to the camera, offering a bowl to a seated man in orange clothes with long braided dreadlocks and a shallow red bowl or leaf held at his lips. A second person in orange with braided hair holds a brass bowl of offerings. Green and white flower garlands hang on the right. Behind them a crowd of people in orange and red clothing raise their hands. A red digital clock is on the wall. The seated man's identity is not established by visible cues, so he is described by role only.2017-08-14November 10 20152015-11-10A seated figure with long dreadlocked hair wrapped high on the head, wearing a gold necklace of yellow and white flower garlands, a golden armlet and a rust-coloured shawl, extends his hands over a tray amid heaped marigolds and red and orange flowers. Yellow and white flower garlands hang on a pillar at left. Behind him, women in white and orange saris, some with rudraksha malas, stand in a hall with maroon curtains and a standing air cooler; a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and receiving offerings, with the qualifying cues of dreadlocked hair, gold garland and rust-coloured shawl.2016-07-19A seated man in a saffron-orange turban and dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, a long white and pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, smiles while offering a sweet from his hand to a woman in an orange sari with a red coral necklace. A child in a cream shirt holds out a silver bowl toward him. The man sits on a leopard-print seat decorated with red roses and white flower strands, under purple stage lighting. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept hair under a turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments; he is distributing prasad during a festival celebration.2017-08-14July 19 20162016-07-19Photograph from a stage event with a seated man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-brown robes, wearing a long white and pink flower garland, gold armbands, beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and a gold pendant. He is being attended by a child with long dreadlocked hair in orange cloth and a woman in orange with a gold necklace and hair bun, who is extending her hands toward him. Behind him are peacock-feather and red tassel decorations, a leopard-print seat cushion, strings of white flowers, and red roses at the base. Probable Swamiji (saffron/orange turban and robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace) seated and receiving honour, with two attendants in orange.2017-08-14A photograph of a ceremonial gathering inside a decorated pandal. Around him, devotees in orange and red garments and rudraksha malas kneel and hand fruit and offerings; a young girl in white and a boy in a blue shirt reach forward. Behind, colourful umbrellas, tiered fabric decorations, a gold-toned deity murti and rows of small oil lamps frame the scene.2016-04-24Festive stage scene at a Krishna Janmashtami celebration. A central man seated in the middle wears a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap and shawl, a long white and pink flower garland, a gold necklace, a red tilak, a peacock-feather crown with gold curl ornament, and bangles on his arm; he is smiling. Around him, young boys in orange turbans and orange wraps sit close, one eating from a leaf plate. A woman in orange with a long braid and a beaded necklace sits in the foreground. Behind them hang colourful tassel decorations and white and red flower strings. The person in the centre is wearing distinctive ornate clothing and a crown with a peacock-feather ornament, but no cues are strong enough to confirm identity, so this is an appearance-based candidate only.2017-08-14A seated man with a red-brown turban decorated with a peacock-feather ornament and a white floral garland sits centrally in a decorated shrine framed by hanging flower strands and tassels in red, yellow and white. He is bare-chested with gold armlets and wears an orange-red shawl. Three children in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha necklaces face him, one offering a silver bowl, while a woman in a cream sari reaches in from the right with a bowl. Red roses and marigolds lie at the base of the scene. a person is the seated figure in the turban and garland, presiding over the offering.2017-08-14February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies