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December 21 2009

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December 21 20092009-12-21A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot along a woven mat path in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over his body, orange cloth around his waist and legs, and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a bald man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl follows and holds a small paper. In the background are a black stone Nandi bull with a yellow and purple flower garland, a black trident-bearing deity statue, and an orange temple structure topped with a garlanded kalasha and palm trees.2010-09-03A photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and orange dhoti-style lower garment walks barefoot across a pale concrete floor. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and holds a fold of his robe at the hip. Behind him, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl and red bindi stands near a red-and-white striped staircase with red metal railings. Green banana-plant leaves frame the left edge and flowering plants appear in the background.2009-12-20July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.2011-05-24A photograph of a procession descending white and red striped steps outdoors under a bright sky. A man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, with long swept-back dark hair and orange sandals, walks at the centre. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. A young man on the left in a white kurta and orange dhoti, with rudraksha mala, holds up a red umbrella with tassels over him. Behind, several people in white and cream clothes and rudraksha malas follow. On the right edge, a bearded man in orange robes walks past.2009-01-02July 23 20102010-07-23October 07 20112011-10-07February 04 20102010-02-04July 07 20092009-07-07December 18 20092009-12-18Photograph of two barefoot men in saffron-orange robes walking along a paved road in front of an orange brick wall with stone sculptures and yellow flowers behind it. The man in front, wearing an orange dhoti and shawl with gold-edged borders, has long swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, and a small necklace; he looks downward and holds the fold of his garment. The man behind, bald with a white tilak, wears a matching orange wrap and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala, and walks a step behind him. A utility pole and trees appear in the background.2011-09-29