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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple with a dark tree backdrop and string lights overhead. A central man in a rust-red turban with a gold ornament and a golden sun-motif brooch stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a reddish-brown shawl over a bare chest, heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and gold armbands. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti or shivalinga garlanded with yellow flowers. Two shirtless attendants with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces stand to the left, and a large seated crowd of white-clad devotees fills the foreground and background, many with white headbands. A yellow metal railing and a copper pillar appear at right. a person appears as the central figure in the turban and gold cues, shown in a standing prayer posture.

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A bearded man in a rust-brown turban with a gold ornament and a gold-and-red ceremonial necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, at an outdoor evening ritual. He wears a rust-brown wrap over bare shoulders and gold armlets. Behind him, a dark stone lingam stands near garlands and a yellow railing, and a crowd of young people in white clothes and white forehead markings sits on the ground. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead. A dancer or attendant with painted white markings and gold jewellery stands at the left edge.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night outdoor ceremony with strings of coloured lights overhead and a dark palm grove behind. A central man in a rust-brown saffron-toned robe and turban, with a crescent-shaped gold ornament on his turban, a white tripundra on his forehead, a full dark beard, and a heavy gold necklace with gold armbands, stands with hands clasped at his waist; his appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of ornate ceremonial clothing, gold ornaments and turban. Behind him sits a black stone Shivalingam garlanded with flowers on a red base. Dense crowd of white-clad devotees, many with white headbands, sits in rows at the right and rear, with a bare-chested attendant in purple at the left edge.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony with a man standing with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rust-red robe, heavy gold necklaces, gold armlets and a red tilak on his forehead; long dark hair and a full beard. A second man in orange with a gold garland sits behind him, and a crowd in orange clothing is seen in the background under strings of coloured lights. In the foreground is a large gold-covered seat and a red-draped platform. A printed copyright and source caption runs vertically at the right edge.2017-05-02A man stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together at the chest in a devotional pose, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with gold border, a multicoloured garland of white, purple and red flowers, a gold beaded necklace, and gold hoop earrings, with a red tilak on his forehead. Two younger men in saffron-orange dhotis stand behind him to the right, one bare-chested with rudraksha beads and red wrist threads. Coloured stage lights glow in the background under a tent canopy, and flower offerings lie on the ground at the bottom. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual stage event.2017-08-07Night photograph of a standing man in a rust-red draped garment with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. He wears heavy gold beaded necklaces, gold armbands and a gold waist belt, and has long dark hair falling down his back with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a second man with bare upper body, white ash markings and a gold beaded mala sits, and colourful string lights hang over the scene. In the foreground is a large gold-covered throne-like seat draped in red cloth. Swamiji (probable): the standing man shows long hair, rudraksha-style gold beaded malas and ornate gold adornments, placed as the central figure at the event.2017-05-02December 12 20162016-12-12