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July 11 2009

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A night-time photograph outside a building beside a blue bus, lit by interior light. A man in an orange saffron robe with a red and blue flower garland waves and smiles, standing on a paved path with a colourful rangoli floor design at the lower left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows forward toward him, and a woman in a light grey-white sari with a white flower garland stands at right. Another man in orange robes stands at the far right holding a blue folder.2009-07-11July 11 20092009-07-11Night-time photo outside a white bus, with a smiling person in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti with long dark hair and a red bindi, hands pressed together in greeting. Beside them an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti smiles and gestures. Behind them a group of devotees stands, including a woman in a green blouse and white sari with hands folded, and an older bearded man in white. A man in white holds flowers near the bus door.2009-08-11Night-time photograph outside a bus door. A long-haired person in a deep red shawl over orange-brown robes smiles, wearing a white and blue-and-red garland and a red forehead mark, walking beside a row of attendants. Behind them, several people in orange and white traditional dhotis with gold borders walk under a multicoloured fringed umbrella. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a woman in a pale yellow sari presses her palms together. Fabric-covered parasols and a bus step appear at left.2012-07-23Night photograph of an outdoor event stage approach lined with a red carpet. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban walks barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Around him, a woman in orange sari with a white flower garland, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, and a woman in a green sari follow. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears a red and orange garland and an orange shawl. Strings of multicolored lights decorate a tall scaffold tower, with speakers and staging at the rear and parked white vehicles behind.2010-01-20A night photograph of a procession at an outdoor event. A smiling man with a shaved head wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and is receiving a small brass plate or offering from a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a long braid. Garlands of white and yellow flowers are tied to the offering. Behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis stand near red and orange flags, one man wearing an orange shawl. On the right, a person applauds with hands clasped, and white jasmine flowers are visible in the foreground. The scene appears to be a welcome or aarti-style offering.2009-01-20July 24 20052005-07-24January 20 20092009-01-20July 24 20052005-07-24August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Night photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man on the left carries a long golden trident with a purple cloth, wearing white dhoti and orange shawl. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand, one holding a small brass vessel. A woman in a white silk sari with gold border carries a woven basket with green leaves and a red item. A white kolam floor design lies at the lower right.2006-12-31A night photograph of a welcome at a bus with a painted blue-and-green scene of a palm tree and a cow. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron robe with bare shoulder and arm, smiling and gesturing toward a woman on the left in a white sari with gold bangles who holds a decorated welcome arrangement of red flowers, white blossoms and a green leaf in a woven basket. Behind them, men in orange shirts stand near the bus. A second man in an orange robe with maroon border carries a blue folder. Potted green plants sit at the right edge.2009-07-11