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A photograph taken under a corrugated metal roof beside a stone pillar carved with floral scroll patterns. Several people in orange and white stand near a red-framed opening hung with orange cloth. A bald man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks barefoot, holding hands with a man in orange robes on the right. A woman in a cream sari with an orange border and orange shawl stands at left. A cameraman with a video camera on his shoulder films the group, and a drummer with a drum stands at left. Many onlookers in white kurtas, orange and yellow garments crowd the background near a wall with a light fixture.

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October 27 20102010-10-27October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-courtyard ceremony under a corrugated roof with grey stone pillars. A saffron-robed man with a yellow-orange head wrap and a large gold pendant stands centre-right, hands together near a white-draped table decorated with flowers. Around him, devotees in saffron and white clothes stand with palms joined, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti kneels or stands at left beside a large swathe of red cloth being pulled from the stone platform. A hanging decorative banner with a bird motif is visible overhead. Appearance-based candidate present but uncertain; identity not determined, so the figure is described by role as a saffron-robed sannyasi.2007-08-09February 14 20132013-02-14October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 03 20152015-10-03A procession in a courtyard of a temple-style complex, with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis walk barefoot; several wear rudraksha malas and gold-coloured necklaces. A bearded man in an ochre wrap and a red-and-gold turban stands at centre with a beaded mala, and a woman in orange with a purple flower garland walks at left. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and saris and devotees in orange clothing follow, and a boy in a blue shirt stands at right. A man at right holds a tall ceremonial staff decorated with white flowers and red garlands. Smoke rises in the background near a temple doorway with carved stone pillars and a red-and-gold banner, beside banana leaves.A photograph inside a temple hall with pale yellow walls and carved grey pillars. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, hands in anjali namaskar and smiling, with a saffron-clad attendant beside him. A bare-chested priest with a white tilak and a white dhoti with gold border stands at right, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left also has his palms pressed together. A camera operator's lens is visible at the far left. Pale marble flooring and small wooden stools are in front. Several people are visible in the scene.2009-08-08A photograph of a temple courtyard where a group of people in saffron and orange robes stand near a row of brass oil lamps on a metal ledge. On the right, a man in orange robes with a shaved head and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together, facing a line of devotees greeting him. Several older bearded men in orange and yellow clothing stand in the middle, and a woman in a pale pink sari stands at the center. A man in white clothes stands at left. Marigold garlands hang on the pillars and ledge, an orange cloth drapes a red and white pillar, and a stone carved structure with a gate sits behind them.2009-12-30July 13 20092009-07-13July 07 20092009-07-07Photograph of a ritual procession at an outdoor temple shrine with an orange-tiled canopy and orange curtains. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, walks forward with one hand extended. Several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand along a metal railing with palms pressed together in greeting. One man in white holds a silver tray with small lamps or offerings. Behind them is a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and a golden arch, plus a few other attendees. a person: the saffron-clad man with long hair and rudraksha mala matches the page's identification, though the face is not used for identification.2010-11-01