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July 10 2008

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A photograph of a crowded concrete walkway with a metal mesh railing, where devotees in orange and saffron robes and white kurta-style clothing move through a corridor. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl gestures while speaking, and a man in a saffron-orange robe walks past on the right. Several people in orange shawls and robes stand behind them, and one woman wears a red top. The ceiling has bare light fittings.2008-07-10A street scene at a market lined with shops selling beaded malas, tassels and religious trinkets hung on strings. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl and a large gold necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, with long hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron clothing. Beside him, a man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and another man in orange stands nearby with a red tilak. A man in an orange robe at right wears a rudraksha mala. A seated young man in a maroon top with hands folded watches from a shop at right. Several other people in saffron clothes and a crowd are visible in the background.2006-06-01A photograph taken in a narrow covered alcove beside a brick wall, with bright sunlight from the left. A man in an orange-red robe with a sash, wearing glasses and with a white beard, stands at right holding an offering near a small plate, while a group of people in orange and saffron clothing gathers around him. A bald man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala. A woman in peach-coloured clothing with grey hair stands with her back to the camera, and a person in a yellow patterned shirt is at the lower right. Several other figures in orange robes stand in the background near the wall. Visible ritual activity suggests a temple visit.2015-10-03A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.2009-01-14December 30 20092009-12-30October 06 20102010-10-06Photograph inside a dim, dark-walled room with a small wooden shelf holding a metal vessel and a lit lamp at upper right. Several men in saffron/orange robes crowd together. A bald man in orange at left gestures with his hand near his chin, another bald man in orange with white tilak behind him raises an arm. A man in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands centre, and a man in an orange turban and orange robe at right smiles. Other men in white shirts and grey-haired onlookers fill the frame edges. a person figure, a man in an orange turban with long swept-back hair, appears among the crowd; the image shows the crowd in a close devotional gathering.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19A group of saffron-robed sannyasis stands in a whitewashed hall with a tin roof, several with palms pressed together in greeting. One bowing sannyasi in the centre has a shaved head and a draped orange shawl. At the left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow scarf stands near a table of brass items. In the foreground, rows of brass oil lamps and a brass plate with flowers and offerings sit on a red cloth. Behind them a dark board lists names, a red curtain hangs at right, and a carved stone pillar stands at the right edge.2009-10-15Photograph inside a dim, dark temple room with corrugated walls and a small brass oil lamp on the left. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand close together with white sacred ash on their foreheads. One man in the centre wears an orange turban and a white mark on his forehead, with long hair visible on the right; another in an orange turban stands at the right edge, smiling. A bald man in orange with a red bindi and white marks is at left-centre, while a man at the front centre leans forward in orange with a gold chain. A man in the foreground at lower right has grey hair and orange cloth. Devotees in white and orange crowd the edges, and a silver vessel sits on a small wooden shelf in the background. a person cues are not clearly established here, so identification is uncertain.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19