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August 27 20162016-08-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large dark stone Shiva lingam with a decorative base, shown upside down and reflected in still water. The lingam is wrapped with a banded yellow, red and white cord. Behind it are red brick buildings with white-framed windows, and a metal railing with steps appears at left. No people are visible.2013-06-03A photograph of a large outdoor water tank with a stepped red-tiered seating area behind it and a metal staircase rising into the water. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand at the edge and in the water. A woman on the left and a bald man in front hold orange umbrellas, and a woman in a light garment and others in orange and gold-bordered saffron sarees stand on the steps. Three men in orange robes are chest-deep in the water on the right, one holding a red cloth. A tall black stone structure stands at the upper right corner of the tank.2013-04-25November 11 20132013-11-11A seated figure in gold and ornate attire sits on a gold throne at the top of red-carpeted stone steps beside a still water tank, with a parasol-like canopy above. Rows of people in orange robes sit on both sides of the steps, facing the throne, while others in white stand at the upper edges and on the left. Banana-leaf decorations and string lights line the railing behind. The figure on the throne shows no clearly distinctive a person cues (no visible long hair, crown or rudraksha mala), so identity is uncertain; the seated figure is a person in gold robes. Reflections of the orange-robed crowd ripple across the water in the foreground.2013-07-22Outdoor photograph of a small concrete footbridge with red metal railings under a heavy grey cloudy sky, with dark trees behind. Five men cross or stand on the bridge. The nearest man in the centre-left wears a plain orange robe and raises his arms overhead, while three men in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothing walk beside him. At the right, two men wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A red-roofed building appears at the far right edge.2006-10-07A rain-wet paved surface reflects a dark, tall structure with a light-coloured upper section and a red vertical element at the left edge; the reflected shapes are blurred by ripples and scattered water droplets. No people are visible.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31Photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis descending a wide concrete staircase beside red metal railings under an overcast sky. Two central figures in orange robes wear rudraksha malas; the left one wears a pendant and sandals, the middle one with long dark hair and a dark bead mala walks forward. Behind them a man in white clothing holds a camera, and another man in an orange robe follows. Seated elderly women in white saris and onlookers line the steps to the right, and a man in a checked shirt stands at the lower left. a person (appearance-based candidate, unconfirmed) is the central figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe.2008-07-10A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in a red-brick-walled water tank. Several men stand waist-deep in green water: a shaved-headed man in the centre wears a dark patterned cloth around his waist with a white garment over his shoulders and a beaded necklace, while another shaved-headed man beside him wears a white cloth and garland. Other men in white clothes stand nearby, one with a blue lanyard. Above them, on a raised platform draped in white cloth and decorated with marigold garlands, a framed picture and a brass vessel sit beneath a banana leaf. Two men in white stand at the platform edge.2010-09-12