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December 10 2011

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A smiling man in an orange saffron wrap stands at a granite temple pillar at night, looking to his right. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, red and magenta flowers, yellow blooms and green leaves, and has a red bindi and sacred ash marks on his forehead. His hair is long and swept back. To his left is a brass plate on a granite ledge, and behind him are a potted palm, red columns and a second person in orange clothing at the edge of the frame. Carved stone and an iron grille frame the scene.2011-12-10Photograph at night in an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone wall and ornate carved stone pillar. A man in a long saffron-orange robe, wearing a thick garland of white flowers, red and yellow blooms, purple flowers and green leaves, stands beside a stone ledge and gestures toward a brass plate on the ledge. Behind him a second man in an orange hooded jacket and orange dhoti stands with his palms pressed together. Red pillars, a wooden door and a green plant are visible in the background, and a person in orange is partly visible at the right edge.2011-12-10December 10 20112011-12-10December 23 20092009-12-23A smiling man with long swept-back black hair and a small red tilak on his forehead sits in profile wearing an orange saffron robe. He wears a garland of white jasmine and orange marigold strands with green and red ribbon accents draped around his neck. Behind him hangs a grey draped fabric backdrop, with a vertical garland of marigolds and white flowers on the right and a blurred person seated in the far background. Swamiji (probable) is recognizable from the long swept-back hair, orange saffron clothing and ceremonial floral garlands.2006-12-31A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in a temple doorway, wearing saffron-orange robes and multiple long garlands of white, pink and green flowers with gold-coloured ceremonial beads, and his hand rests on his chest. Behind him, an older bearded man with white hair and a white vibhuti-marked forehead wears orange robes with a green-bordered shawl. Golden carved pillars frame the entrance, with purple, red and white floral strands hanging above and a wooden beam with rope at left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace on the standing man.2010-02-02January 12 20092009-01-12A temple ritual scene with a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and bangles on his wrists; he holds white petals in one hand while another man in orange dhoti and shawl with white tilak carries a gold tray. Behind them stand a large deity murti and a tall multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green and purple blooms, with a gold hand-gesture sculpture above. Carved stone pillars frame the temple hall. Candidate appearance is a long-haired figure with several cues but this is uncertain, so the central man is described by role as a devotee performing an offering.2011-12-11June 24 20122012-06-24 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20142014-01-30December 26 20092009-12-26December 31 20062006-12-31