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November 15 20172017-11-15Night-time photograph inside a dimly lit temple area where several men stand in conversation. In the centre a man in a rust-orange shawl and orange dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, a silver chain and a headband looks toward a companion. Beside him a bald man in orange robes with a mala stands near a man bare-chested in a white dhoti with green-and-gold trim, hands pressed together in greeting. At the right edge a bald man in orange with a gold-bordered cloth faces away. On the left a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a mala holds a phone, and behind them more people in white and orange dhotis gather near a stone pillar.2012-05-21Evening procession on a gravel path in front of a red-walled building with string lights and banana plants. At centre, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a large pink and white flower garland and an orange-tipped mala, walks barefoot beneath a silver ceremonial umbrella with fringed canopy, wearing orange slippers. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes with gold borders carry a brass tray and a decorated coconut bundle, and a man in white dhoti with gold border walks on the left. Several people wear rudraksha malas and tilaka marks, and a devotee on the far right has white ash markings. The scene reflects a pada yatra arrival with coconut offerings.2016-01-02December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31December 12 20162016-12-12February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoor night ritual at a temple-like enclosure with white ash-like mounds and a red wall behind. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and long hair stands at centre, hands extended toward an offering. Beside him, a young man in saffron cloth with rudraksha mala and tilak holds a brass tray of pink and white flower petals, while another in saffron holds a golden kalasha-like vessel with flowers and leaves. At left, a man in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body wears sandalwood markings, and at right a young man in saffron with long hair and tilak stands near a tall ceremonial staff topped with a cloth canopy. Five people visible in a ritual offering scene.2017-11-15September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.2013-03-07March 15 20142014-03-15January 11 20172017-01-11