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July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA smiling man in a reddish-brown dhoti and wrap with a gold-coloured border, wearing multiple strands of large rudraksha beads and a gold ornament, stands beside an open dark car door and clasps the hands of a shaved-headed devotee in an orange-and-gold wrap with rudraksha malas. Several other shaved-headed devotees in saffron and orange garments stand behind them, one with white vibhuti marks on the forehead and hands folded in namaste.2015-04-21Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.2012-05-18A photograph of a large crowd of men gathered outdoors in a courtyard with red-roofed buildings, a tree and speaker stacks behind them. Many are shaved-headed or short-haired and wear saffron-orange cloths over bare chests, with rudraksha malas around their necks; several wear white dhotis with gold borders. One smiling man at center-right, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a bindi, stands among the group. A man in a dark maroon robe stands among the orange-clad men. A young man on the left wears a blue long coat. Several people are in close conversation, and a few smile. A red-and-white umbrella stands at the left edge, and a figure in a white shirt stands in the background. Count of visible people is roughly 20-25.2017-01-14July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor scene on a dirt ground near a construction area with sand and gravel piles, a concrete wall, palm trees and a silver car behind. A man with long swept-back hair wears a maroon dhoti with yellow-gold borders, a bare upper body and a long beaded necklace, and gestures with his hands while speaking. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and an orange headwrap listens and gestures. To the right, an older bald man in orange robes with an orange turban holds a small framed picture and carries a red bag. Other men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis with rudraksha malas stand around, and a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands at left.2014-11-21May 18 20122012-05-18February 08 20132013-02-08A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a street past a temple gopuram in the background. In the centre, an older bald man with a grey-bearded face wears an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large ornate gold pendant, and is supported by an attendant. Beside him a man in an orange robe wears beaded necklaces and a gold pendant. A younger man on the right wears an orange-red cloth, a thick rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a red-and-white forehead mark and a headband of beads. Men in white dhotis and bare shoulders walk nearby and onlookers watch from the doorway of a building. Several devotees surround the group in a busy street setting.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession through a narrow street lined with yellow-ochre temple walls and a palm tree, with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the centre, a man in orange-red ochre cloth with a thick rudraksha mala and a shell-and-bead necklace holds a small gold object in his hands and looks down at it, wearing a headband of beads. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead malas walk closely, one carrying a golden pot-shaped vessel. On the left, men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a shaved-headed man in saffron with a beaded headband stands nearby. The scene appears to be a temple procession.2012-05-18May 16 20112011-05-16Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red wall behind. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and many young saffron-clad boys with shaved heads and white tilak on their foreheads stand among them. Foreground figures include a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a silver vessel, a man in rust-coloured robe with orange shawl and rudraksha malas, a bespectacled man in saffron robe holding a long wooden staff, and a man in saffron robe wearing a marigold and red-flower garland. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; roles are priest, sannyasis and devotees during a padapuja-style ceremony. Several dozen people are visible.2014-10-04