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July 28 2008

A doorway into a bright interior with polished wooden doors on either side. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and multicolour flower garland walks forward, a devotee's hand extended toward him. Behind him, another monk in orange stands near a seated attendant. To the right, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark bead mala around his neck walks past, and a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray of offerings. Several people in white ritual dress stand in the background hallway.

July 28 2008

A photograph of an interior doorway in a white-walled building with a wooden door and lattice windows. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a multi-coloured flower garland stands in the doorway with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them another monastic in orange stands in the doorway, and a woman in a green sari is partly visible. On the right, a man in white shirt and trousers with sunglasses extends his open hand toward the doorway. Several people look out from a window on the left. Green leaves hang as a decorative toran over the door.

December 30 2009

A figure in a saffron-orange robe and sandals walks through a doorway of a whitewashed building, wearing a long white and red flower garland with yellow marigolds at the chest and a rudraksha-style red bead mala. The doorway is covered by a thatched palm-leaf canopy decorated with orange and green paper festoons and banana stalks. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, one holding a basket and another with raised hands. Scattered red rose petals lie on a white cloth at the threshold, and a small kalasha-like pot with flowers sits in a window niche. The figure appears to be a person, identified by the saffron robe, floral garland and bead mala, and is therefore the one in_person candidate in this photograph.

A photograph taken at a doorway of a plain white-walled room with a brown wooden door. A young man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a patterned rug at the threshold, wearing a red-and-orange flower garland and a gold-toned beaded mala around his neck, with his hands at his sides. Two women in white saris with gold borders stand on the left with palms pressed together in namaste, and two women in white saris stand on the right, also with hands joined. Behind the robed figure, another man in white and a person in orange are visible inside the room, which has a window with a grille. Five women and men are physically present in the scene.

July 28 2008

A photograph at an outdoor temple entrance framed by palm trees, a hanging bunch of green coconuts, and a tall wooden post. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron head wrap and layered red and yellow marigold garlands walks forward with raised, open hands while speaking. Beside and behind him, several people in white ritual clothes, some with yellow or red shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, follow through the doorway; one man on the right holds his palms together in namaste. A uniformed attendant in white stands at the left edge. Green mat and a patterned floor threshold lead into the courtyard, where stone sculptures and a white decorated structure are visible.

A photograph of a doorway at a temple-like building where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair swept back. On either side, men in white kurta and dhoti attire stand near him, and a woman in a sari with folded hands stands at the right edge. Behind them, children in white and a girl in a blue sari are visible, with a colourful decorated chariot or ratha with red and yellow canopy in the upper background.

A photograph taken inside a plain whitewashed building through an open doorway. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a light garland of beads around his neck, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a few people in white dhotis and white saris follow, and a colourful ornate umbrella or canopy is visible outside the doorway. Fluorescent light fixtures and metal scaffolding frame the room.

A photograph of a wooden doorway with carved floral panels opening into a bright room. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on a red mat at the threshold, wearing a long multicolour garland of yellow and magenta flowers and a gold chain necklace, with long swept-back dark hair. Behind him, a man in white shirt and white dhoti smiles and holds a phone, and a boy in a blue shirt reaches toward the robe. A woman in an orange sari holds a brass lamp at right, and another man in white stands in the background near a red wall box. a person, a sannyasi in saffron garments with flower garland and gold necklace, is welcomed at the entrance of a devotee's home.