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August 02 2008

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Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a yellow bead garland and saffron-orange robes stands at left with his hand extended toward a small stone shrine. Inside the shrine sit dark stone deity murti adorned with green leaves, white flowers and red blossoms. At lower right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes kneels at the shrine, holding a small offering vessel, with a brass bell on the ground nearby. Behind a low railing, several people in white and orange clothing watch, and a photographer is visible. A blue-and-white pot-shaped finial sits atop the shrine structure.2008-08-02Outdoors at night, a bearded man with long dark curly hair stands barefoot in a saffron-orange robe with a red border, hands pressed together in namaste before a stone slab. Garlands of yellow and red flowers lie on the sandy ground and on a low stone table to the lower right, beside a brass plate with a small lamp and offerings. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard and two other men stand back, and a white wall and a tree fill the background. The page excerpt references a Laughing Temple visit, but that is not visible here.2009-12-22August 02 20082008-08-02Night photo outdoors at a small shrine beside a large tree. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a heavy gold necklace and a white forehead mark smiles and stands among a crowd of devotees. Several men in white and yellow shawls and orange cloth stand around him, one holding a black folder. On the right a shrine holds a black deity murti decorated with a garland of red flowers and a small oil lamp, with a white-and-blue shrine canopy above. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in saffron with the gold necklace and white forehead mark, and the in_person value reflects that appearance-based candidate.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Nighttime outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the centre stands a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with a large ceremonial gold-and-beaded necklace and a white tilak on the forehead; he faces the crowd, seemingly addressing devotees. A man in an orange shawl and white garments stands in the foreground at right, and a few people are lit by a distant lamp. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person standing among devotees.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a ritual at a temple. A man in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment with a long ornate gold chain-style necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, his body and forehead smeared with white sacred ash or paste. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes wearing a gold necklace and rudraksha-style bead mala stands with eyes lowered. In the lower right, a white-draped deity murti or abhishekam stone is garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms. Pale temple stonework and a corrugated roof form the backdrop.2009-12-16December 30 20082008-12-30Photograph of a temple pavilion during a ritual. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a raised platform: the left one has long wavy dark hair and gold necklaces, the right one has a full beard, hair swept back, a gold chain and a bangle, and both have their hands near a stone basin. In the foreground a man in white clothing kneels with his back to the camera, holding green leaves over the stone basin. A yellow and red garland hangs on the left, a silver vessel with yellow flowers sits at the edge, and a deity murti and a seated figure in orange with flower garlands are visible behind. A small crowd in white stands in the background under bare trees.Night outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine. A man in orange robes and a white forehead mark kneels on a low mat and holds a silver plate toward a lit fire pit beside a white platform. Behind him, a deity murti of a couple, adorned with marigold garlands and flower strands, sits in a shrine framed by a red cloth and banana plants. A second man in white with an orange cloth sits at left, and brass lamps and offerings lie before the fire. The setting suggests a homa or puja, with a fire, offerings and lamps.2007-12-10Night procession scene with a central figure in an orange robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland, with a tilak on the forehead and a red-and-orange shawl, receiving a brass kalasha offering on a plate of white flowers and green leaves from a man in white dhoti and shirt with red-bordered shawl. Another man in orange robe with rudraksha mala stands at left, holding out yellow fruit. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some in yellow shawls, crowd around under a fringed red-and-gold canopy on a pole. The central figure is an in_person appearance candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and garland cues, while the page names an event with a person.2010-08-09