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December 30 2007

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Photo inside a hall with a grey floor, dark curtains and a golden ornate throne with a canopy on a raised platform at right. Several saffron-robed monks stand in conversation. Beside him, a man in a beige vest over a light orange robe holds a striped cloth bag strap. A monk at left touches his forehead. Another monk in white-orange robes stands at centre. A gold-and-red throne sits behind them.2009-12-11December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Indoor hall with a gold-and-red ornate throne and a carved gilded seat on a raised stage behind five men in saffron and orange robes. On the far right, a long-haired man in a bright orange robe and matching turban gestures with his hands while speaking. Beside him, a bald man in pale peach dhoti and vest stands with hands at his sides. Two other men in orange wraps and sandals stand near the stairs, and a man in pale orange and a pink turban stands in the middle. Dark maroon curtains and a white screen frame the background. There is no text in the image.2009-12-11A group stands inside a covered pavilion beside an ornate gold-plated throne with a tall, arched backrest carved with floral and figural panels, its seat draped in plastic sheeting. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long rudraksha mala and dark hair, stands centre-frame looking toward the throne, with a bare-chested long-haired sadhu in orange at right and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl beside him. Younger men in blue and yellow shirts and a white-clad man stand behind, and a figure in orange and a figure in a pink shawl are in the foreground near the throne. The orange-robed figure appears to be a person by appearance, with saffron robes, rudraksha mala and turban as cues, though the image is uncertain.2007-12-30A photograph of a tented gathering where a group of saffron and orange-robed sadhus stand close together, smiling and talking. In the centre, a woman in an orange turban wears a heavy gold necklace and bangles and stands with a broad smile, flanked by men in orange and maroon robes, one with a long grey beard, another with a shaved head and glasses, and one at right in peach robes and a peach head cloth. Several shaved-headed men wear vertical tilak marks. Green floor matting and a steel plate are visible at lower left. Only partially visible people appear at the edges, and the scene shows a relaxed, celebratory mood.2016-05-08 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30A photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls and ceiling lights. In the left foreground a brass deity murti or ceremonial metal object decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands sits on a dark red cloth. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands in profile with hands folded at his waist, wearing a large crown-like wrap. Beside him stands an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland held in his hands. Behind them a man in white clothes smiles, and a framed portrait of two saints in orange hangs on the wall. A person in white with dark curly hair and an orange shawl is partly visible in the right foreground. Several other men in white and yellow clothes are visible in the background.2006-10-15December 11 20092009-12-11February 06 20132013-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes in a plain white-walled room with an orange drape at left. A man seated on an ornate gold throne at right, with long dark hair, a white tripundra forehead marking and an orange robe, raises his right hand in greeting and smiles. A younger man in an orange shawl stands at left, smiling, with a small red dot on his forehead. A third man in orange stands behind the throne, partly visible. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair and ceremonial saffron clothing, consistent with the a person cues, while the standing men are devotees or sannyasis.2009-07-06Night photograph on a dirt path beneath a dense tree canopy. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk together. On the far right, a smiling figure with long dark swept-back hair and an orange turban, wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walks barefoot. Beside him, two younger men in orange robes wear heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and gold bangles. Behind them a bearded man in an orange robe and an elderly bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a pink-orange cloth walk along. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the background near a colourful tent and hanging lights. The description is an appearance-based label only and the figure with the orange turban and long hair is a person candidate walking as a participant in the procession.2007-12-30