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July 25 20122012-07-25Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain room with a white wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange and maroon cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, raises his right palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in a red-and-black checked shirt, who presses his palms together. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with orange shawl and vibhuti marks, stand with hands folded in namaste. A shaven-headed man in orange with gold beaded garlands stands at right, and a bearded man in black shirt stands in the background. A white flower garland and ritual objects are visible at lower right. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the description uses his role instead.2011-02-28A photograph in an indoor hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace with gold pendants and a gold armlet, stands with hair tied up in a bun and a white tilak on the forehead. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with hands pressed together toward him, while an older man in a cream shirt smiles nearby. On the right, a bald man in an orange and gold shawl holds an orange cloth with a brass object. Several onlookers stand in the background. The appearance-based label is a person for the central saffron-robed, garlanded figure receiving the devotee's respect.2012-09-12October 16 20122012-10-16July 25 20122012-07-25A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and orange-red wrap with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt. Around him several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in an orange-walled hall with framed photographs and text panels on the wall and a metal railing in front. A man in a white shirt holds a small red object and a paper. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing stands at the right edge.2010-09-21A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and hanging ceiling fans. A central figure with a white tilak on the forehead, a dark hair bun, a white and red flower garland, gold armbands and an orange-red garment blesses a man by placing his palm on the man's head, the man with hands folded in namaste. Beside them a red box holds small items. Another bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands at the right, and a man in white shirt with folded hands stands behind, plus several other people in orange and white. a person is the central figure, shown blessing a devotee, with the orange robes and garlanded ornamentation as appearance cues.2012-09-12Indoor photo at a Holi-era event hall with a projector screen and red and gold decorations behind. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron cloth and a long orange rudraksha-style mala with gold ceremonial beads, and gestures warmly toward men in white shirts. A shaved-headed man in orange-red cloth with a white forehead mark and beads stands beside him, smiling. On the left, two men in white shirts face him and smile, and a row of standing men in white and striped shirts watches in the background. a person is visible as the central figure with long hair, saffron cloth, and ornate gold beads, greeting visitors.2013-03-27February 24 20112011-02-24Indoor photograph of a crowded room with cream walls, a framed picture and a vase of yellow flowers on a counter. A long-haired figure in a red and orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange cloth stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing men in white shirts and dhotis. Several men in white clothing and orange shawls surround them, and one man at the right wears an orange robe and has long dark hair, while a man in a white shirt on the left holds his hands together in namaste.2009-08-06January 04 20132013-01-04May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copies