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A crowded festival scene where a woman in a yellow and multicolour saree with a long braid embraces a man with a moustache, white vertical forehead marks and a red bindi. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth over his shoulder and multiple white and red flower garlands, and he gazes forward with a serious expression. Behind him a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark and white garlands smiles, and other devotees in white and in a teal saree stand among the crowd, with a red and gold cloth hanging in the background.

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December 19 20162016-12-19A seated crowd of devotees in an evening gathering, many wearing white-and-flower garlands. In the foreground a man with a thick moustache and a forehead tilak wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, with white sandalwood-paste markings on his arms and shoulders, and a white garland of jasmine and red roses. Beside him a woman in a yellow, green and blue checked sari also wears white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. To the right a man with a white vibhuti forehead line wears a white garland and red roses over bare shoulders. Behind them more devotees sit in saffron, white and colourful traditional dress, some with white forehead markings, and a woman in the upper left wears a yellow-and-pink sari. Lower left corner shows part of a bright red fabric backdrop.2016-12-19Seated devotees wearing white-and-gold ritual dress and long garlands of white jasmine strung with red roses and rudraksha malas, in a crowded ceremonial gathering. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms sits beside a woman in a multicoloured rainbow-striped yellow sari with a red bindi. Other people behind them wear similar garlands, and a man at right with white tilak marks looks to the side. Background devotees are partly cropped.2016-12-19December 14 20112011-12-14Photograph of a seated ritual gathering where several devotees wear white jasmine garlands with red rose accents. A bespectacled man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari with a gold necklace and a red bindi sits attentively. On the right a man with white forehead tilak and red-and-white garlands sits in front of wooden beads. Background shows more women in saris and a child with a bindi.2016-12-19A photograph of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair wearing a large white and yellow flower garland with red blossoms, bare-shouldered in a saffron-toned garment with red and gold bangles on the arm extended toward a man in a yellow shirt and blue vest seated at right. Behind them, several women in saris, one in a green and red shawl, stand in a temple-like hall with a carved golden pillar and red drapes. Flower petals scatter the floor.2016-10-30October 09 20162016-10-09A photograph of a temple or ashram ritual in which a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands bent forward, tying or fastening a red thread on the wrist of a seated devotee, whose dark hair and white garment are visible in the foreground. Both wear white jasmine garlands. Behind them, several seated devotees in colourful saris and salwar kameez, including a girl in blue and another in green and yellow, sit on a green-and-red cloth before brass and silver offerings and fruit, with a gilded altar area visible at right. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, with partially visible figures included.2013-05-12November 21 20092009-11-21A photograph at an indoor convention hall showing a devotee with closed eyes and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a white shirt with a rudraksha-style red-brown bead mala and pendant, receiving a blessing as a woman in a white sari with a floral garland and colourful feather ornament places her hand on his head. Behind them a woman in a yellow checked top smiles, men in white shirts and orange-saffron stoles stand in the crowd, and two electric fans and a blue cooler sit against the wall.2006-07-30Photograph of a seated man on the left, bare-chested with a long wrap in orange-brown, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine and red-orange flowers and red-beaded bracelets, holding out his hand toward a devotee. A bowed woman in a yellow sari leans forward with her head near his hand while a man in a white shirt bends in to offer respect. A woman in a dark blue top with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and men in light green and white shirts watch. A carved wooden pillar and red curtains frame the room, with rose petals scattered on the floor. The man on the left has long, swept-back hair and ornate adornments, matching the page's a person reference as a probable candidate.2016-10-30A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with eyes closed and a faint smile while a person in white with long dark hair and a gold-bordered white shawl presses fingers to his forehead, possibly applying a blessing mark. Behind them, a row of attendees in white with orange shawls and white garments with gold borders stand watching; a woman in white with a gold border and orange shawl stands at left, and a woman in orange shawl smiles at right. Scattered petals cover the red carpet in the foreground. The setting appears to be a hall with a red floor covering.2006-07-30