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Outdoor photo at a temple-campus area with palm trees and a low wall behind. A man in a white shirt and yellow shawl on the right holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, offering it to a group of saffron-robed sadhus with palms pressed together in namaskar. The foreground elderly man has a shaved head and tilted glasses; a bearded sadhu in orange with vibhuti on his forehead stands behind him. Women in white and pastel salwar kameez stand watching in the background, one carrying a backpack, and stone statues are visible at the right edge.

Outdoor photo of a ceremony with a crowd standing behind. In the centre, a young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a gold-coloured beaded necklace and a tilak on his forehead, his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a bearded man in white robes and white head covering holds a brass oil lamp with a visible flame. A man in white with a rudraksha mala holds the lamp base nearby. Behind them, devotees in white, pink and yellow clothing stand among trees and palms. a person appears as the figure in saffron with long hair and gold necklace, presenting prayer; the bearded man in white is a priest or devotee.

Outdoor photo at dusk under large trees. A bald, older man in orange robes leans forward, holding a lit oil lamp or flame in a brass vessel, with a white-robed man in a yellow shawl beside him with hands folded in prayer. Another man in orange robes with long hair and a beaded mala stands behind and to the right, and a partially visible man in orange at the left edge has hands pressed together. A stone wall, pillars and greenery form the background.

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January 12 2009

A photograph of a group of men gathered outdoors on a dirt ground beside thatched huts and palm trees, looking down at broken carved stone and terracotta fragments on the ground, including a large carved pillar-like piece and a stone head. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shawl, with glasses, extends his arm and points toward the fragments while speaking. Around him are men in orange and saffron robes, one in a green shawl and a few in pink-orange wraps. A long-haired man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands at the centre-right, and another man in orange with a gold necklace stands beside him. Cardboard boxes and a bamboo fence appear at the right edge.

Outdoor temple-side ritual photograph. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border kneels with palms pressed together before a brass lamp with a bright open flame. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits with hands folded, and another in white with a bare chest and beaded necklace kneels in prayer. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange and yellow garments with a beaded necklace sits with palms together, his face lowered. A silver tray of yellow flowers and rice sits on the stone floor, with small bowls of kumkum. Behind them a standing crowd of devotees and photographers watches, including a man in white shirt and a man in blue jacket, and a woman in white sari. Dark carved stone pillar at left.

Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony on a stone-paved courtyard. A bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair and rudraksha beads, wearing orange cloth, extends his hand toward a small oil lamp on the ground. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds his hands over the flame in greeting. Behind them, several young men in orange cloth and orange turbans stand, one holding a drum, and another holds a yellow umbrella with fringed red and multicoloured tassels over the group. On the right, a bearded man in orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and tilak markings. Trees, a parked white car and a fence form the background.

Outdoor photo at a temple-style ground beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and white garlands, while a smiling young man in orange with a white flower garland and gold headband presses his palms together in greeting. Other orange-robed devotees and people in white dhotis and a woman in orange and white stand nearby. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with blue and red emblems hang overhead. Whether the robed man with long hair is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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Outdoor photograph of a Bhoomi Puja on open grassland. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands centre, holding a small cup or vessel and offering to a seated devotee. A shaved-headed man in white and orange kneels at left, cupping his hands to receive. Other people in white, cream and orange clothing stand or kneel around the field, one woman in a yellow shawl with hands folded in namaste. Dry grass and scrub trees form the background.

Outdoor photograph of a line of people standing with palms pressed together in namaste beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre and centre-right, with shaved heads. To the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Two more men in white with yellow shawls stand to the right, and a partially visible person stands at the far left edge. Stone steps and a raised platform lie behind them. The people are standing in devotional posture.

Outdoor photo in a palm-tree grove with a strand of orange bunting overhead. A central figure with long, dark, shoulder-length hair and bare back wears an orange wrap and stands facing away. Around him, several men in orange robes press palms together in greeting, including an older bald man and a man with a grey beard. At left, a man in white kurta and dhoti bends forward, and a younger man in white touches the feet of another. On the right, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands watching. A few more people are visible in the background. The ground is bare earth.