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January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with palm trees and a small shrine behind. A man in white dhoti with gold border and white shirt, wearing glasses, holds up a white silk shawl with gold border, while a second man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. On the right, a man in saffron-orange turban, saffron sleeveless top and long rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in namaste, smiling; he has long swept-back dark hair and is a person candidate by visible cues. Other devotees in white and saffron stand around. At left, a tray of flower garlands in white, pink and yellow and a brass vessel with a coconut-leaf decoration sit near a railing. Blue signboards are on the wall.2009-01-12Outdoor photo near a temple entrance at dusk with palm trees and a small shrine in the background. A man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless robe and long dark rudraksha mala smiles broadly and holds out his hands as an older man in a peach shawl bows deeply toward him. Behind them a bespectacled man in a white shawl with gold border watches, and a priest with white vibhuti on his forehead holds a white cloth and a bunch of white and pink flowers. Several other people stand in the crowd behind, with a railing and signboards visible. Appearance-based cues for a person figure are limited to the orange turban, robe and mala, so identity is uncertain.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of an outdoor temple-street welcome with a tray of offerings. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange robes and a yellow-and-pink flower garland, his palms pressed together in greeting. a person: long swept hair, orange turban and ornate garland. Beside him, an orange-robed attendant stands near. To the left, a priest with bare chest and white sacred markings holds a brass-coloured tray of ripe bananas, mango, white jasmine flowers and betel leaves. A white-clad older man wearing a shawl holds a kalasha-like pot wrapped with flowers, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Palm trees, a shrine structure and a signboard appear behind the crowd.2009-01-12Outdoor street scene in front of a building with golden fleur-de-lis finials on a canopy edge. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange shawl and a large red flower garland with green leaves and rudraksha beads, smiles and gestures toward an older man in white shirt and gold wristwatch who stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them a smiling man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a small object, and a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing stands at left. A woman in a sari holds a floral offering at right. Trees and a parked car are visible.2014-06-27A photograph of a street-side exchange outside a building with a metal grille and hanging greenery. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange shirt and black rudraksha mala folds his hands in greeting. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange shawl with a bead necklace stands near the door. On the right, a sadhu in a deep red turban and bare-chested with an orange shawl and yellow flower garland folds his hands in namaste. Other saffron-robed sadhus, a man in a red turban, and onlookers stand behind, with a bare-chested older devotee and several people further back.2015-09-14June 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of an outdoor welcome ritual on a village street. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a small red tilak, saffron orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands centre-left, receiving a silver tray of offerings. The tray holds red bananas, split coconut halves, pink and white flower petals and a small red-and-silver vessel. An older man with grey hair in a white dhoti with a gold border offers the tray, and another man in orange clothing stands at the right edge. Bystanders in orange and white clothes, one with glasses and a beard, crowd behind them under a corrugated roof. Gold bangles are visible on a wrist at the lower left.2009-01-12