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April 02 2012

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual water offering at a rural site with dry ground and a white building behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered shawl, pouring water from his cupped hands over a small plant or sapling while a hose-like pipe is held by a man in a checked shirt beside him. Around them, a woman in orange with a bindi and a mala, a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti with gold border, and a woman in red and orange stand watching. A trident-like staff and a green tree appear at the top. a person appearance cues: long hair, orange saffron clothing and rudraksha mala on the central figure.2012-04-02April 02 20122012-04-02April 29 20182018-04-29Outdoor photo of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead, crouching on bare reddish earth to plant a small sapling. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers leans in beside them, and a group of men in white shirts, some in saffron and some with a rudraksha mala, stand watching. A shovel is held at the right edge. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive adornments and long swept hair, consistent with the page's reference to a person, appearing in person at a tree-planting.2008-08-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone mortar. A young man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, grips a tall wooden pestle and presses it into a stone mortar on the sandy ground. Around him, several onlookers stand: a man in a white kurta and dark-rimmed glasses with a black rudraksha-style necklace holds a metal plate, a bald man in a grey t-shirt and trousers watches, a woman with short red hair wears a white wrap, and another man in white stands in the background. An older bare-chested man with white moustache wears a white dhoti at right. Scattered white cloth scraps, leaves and a small bowl lie on the ground near shrubs and trees, with a few stones and a red plastic chair behind.2004-12-31July 13 20092009-07-13February 23 20072007-02-23July 07 20092009-07-07September 27 20122012-09-27January 25 20172017-01-25May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of an outdoor courtyard session with a tall standing man in saffron-orange draped robes and a long rudraksha mala with a red-brown bead necklace. He has swept-back long dark hair, hoop earrings and a bare upper arm, and he extends his right hand toward the forehead of a seated young man in white with a sacred thread and beaded necklace. Beside them a seated man wears an orange head wrap and a yellow-orange shawl over a bare chest. Several seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge, with green trees and a red wall behind.2017-01-25