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August 12 20122012-08-12A photograph of three men standing at the entrance of a green-walled shrine with a yellow-trimmed arched doorway, beneath a green canopy. A framed deity image garlanded with marigolds hangs above the arch. The central man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders holds a silver trident and wears a rudraksha mala. A man in a light shirt and dark trousers with a rudraksha mala stands on the left. Two more people in white and green are partly visible behind them, and the ground is paved with stone steps.2012-08-12July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl leaving a green-roofed archway. The man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, and is looking down. Beside him a man in orange holds a silver trident and wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in a light shirt and dark trousers with a red-beaded necklace, another man in a pale shirt, and a figure in white follow. A framed deity picture garlanded with marigolds hangs above the arch.2012-08-12A photograph of a procession climbing a red-painted stone staircase through green trees. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white kurta-style clothing and rudraksha malas walk, the left one wearing a tilak on his forehead and a name badge on his mala. Behind them, a man in a white kurta carries a backpack and a yellow shawl. Further back, several men in saffron-orange robes and shawls walk beneath red and orange umbrellas with yellow fringed canopies. Two large yellow-fringed parasols with embroidered red and yellow borders frame the right and left edges. Painted markings are visible on the rock face at the right. Several people are visible in the background, some in white and others in orange.2010-09-04March 14 20142014-03-14A photograph of a procession descending a green-tinted stone staircase under a green corrugated canopy with a metal railing on the right. In the foreground, a man in an orange-gold draped dhoti and shawl with dark rudraksha mala holds a silver trident aloft. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested with a draped orange-red cloth, dark beaded mala and a pendant, reaches toward the railing. Behind them, several devotees in white, green and dark clothing follow down the steps, and foliage and a tree are visible on the right.2012-08-12A photograph of a procession climbing wet stone steps past a red-brick shrine with a black tiled roof, a red awning and a wall of ferns. In the centre a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange wrap, a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold-and-bead necklace, and he carries a silver trident (trishul). Beside him a man in an orange wrap and rudraksha mala also holds the trident. To the right two men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk up the steps, and devotees in white and orange follow behind, with a red umbrella visible. Bells hang at the shrine entrance.2012-08-12A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a moss-tinged brick path through a stone-arched tunnel or cave passage toward bright daylight. Two men in the foreground wear orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and dhoti-style lower garments; the man on the left is bare-chested, holding a phone or camera to his face, while the man beside him has long dark hair and a saffron wrap. Behind them, further figures in orange robes follow, and a man on the right wears an orange garment with a beaded necklace. Greenish stone walls and a damp floor frame the scene.December 02 20132013-12-02Photograph taken inside a stone-walled passage with an arched brick ceiling and light streaming in from an opening at the right. Five people stand on a stone step area. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, with sandals on his feet, looks upward. Beside him a woman in an orange sari stands near a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a shaved head. At the right, a man in red robes with an orange shawl faces him, and another man in light clothing stands at the edge. A purple logo appears at the upper left corner.March 14 20142014-03-14