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January 1st 2013

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Night-time photo of a devotee seen from behind and side profile, hands pressed together in anjali mudra in front of the chest. The person wears a white-flower garland with a red flower cluster over bare shoulders and an orange-saffron upper cloth with a gold border. Two figures in white dhotis stand blurred in the dark background, with a tree trunk and hanging ropes behind. No visible face-based identification; appearance is a devotee in prayer at an outdoor evening ritual.January 01 20132013-01-01A man stands at night against a black background, bare-chested apart from a dark red-brown wrap draped over his body, wearing a white-and-red-and-blue garland of white flowers and gold-toned beads around his neck. He has white sacred ash on his forehead and holds his hands together at his waist. A second person partly visible at the left edge wears glasses and a white marking on the forehead. Visible white-and-red garlands and beaded necklace link the scene to ritual or devotional gathering.2014-09-30January 1st 2013January 03 20152015-01-03Photograph of a person standing in profile in dim light, bare-shouldered and wearing a long layered garland of red and white flowers with gold beads across the chest and shoulder. Gold bangles are on the upper arm and wrists, and a gold pendant hangs on the chest. Both hands are pressed to the chest in a devotional gesture, and a white vertical mark with a red dot is on the forehead. Behind, a dark pillar and a flower garland hang at the left edge, with dark shapes of other people at the right.2014-12-05May 26 20172017-05-26Night photograph at an outdoor ashram spot beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A single man stands at left in saffron-orange clothing, wearing a long white and red flower garland and gold chains, his face turned upward toward the branches. Around the base of the tree are low circular stone platforms and a flat dirt ground, with an orange cord running across the ground. The scene is dimly lit, with dark foliage in the background.A man stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in front of a dark background. He wears a red-maroon sleeveless garment with a shawl draped over the shoulders, a white jasmine garland and a gold-and-black beaded garland, and a red thread on the wrist. A small dark tilak or bindu marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. A partially visible orange cloth and a person in orange appear at the lower edge. A single visible man is the only physical person.2014-08-29A smiling man with short dark hair and a white horizontal forehead band with a red dot stands in warm sunlight. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long garland of white flowers interspersed with red blossoms and green leaves. Blurred figures in yellow and white stand behind him outdoors.2009-01-02A photo of a man standing in front of dark tree branches at night, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears a bare-shouldered orange-saffron cloth, a long white jasmine garland with red flower accents, and gold ornamental chains with bells hanging at his chest. A small red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. a person in a devotional pose with saffron cloth, jasmine garland and gold chains.A man with hands pressed together in namaskar stands at night in front of a dark background with foliage and a wooden pillar. He wears a red-maroon sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered cloth at the waist, and a long white and yellow flower garland with gold and dark beaded strands. Behind him, several people in orange robes, some with white headbands, sit or stand, and a woman in a red sari with a black-beaded necklace sits with eyes lowered. An orange cushion or seat is visible at right. a person: the standing man has long swept-back hair, a tilak and a flower garland, and the orange-robed assembly suggests a satsang gathering.2014-08-29