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February 01 2015

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Outdoor photo on a dry, dusty site under a pale sky. A tall grey concrete column with a flared, petal-like top stands on a square plinth at left. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a rudraksha mala touches the column. Behind her, a group walks: a man in white kurta and white dhoti holds an orange cloth, and a man in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace walks beside him. Another man in a white dhoti and shawl holds up a bright orange umbrella. A man in a white kurta with glasses and an ID badge walks at right, and children and a woman in a pale shawl stand nearby. Some visitors are seen in the background. a person cues: the rust-orange robe, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace are visible on the man in the orange robe, who appears to be walking with the group.2015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered on bare dry ground under a corrugated roof shelter, with weathered stone sculptures and trees behind. A man in a red-orange dhoti with a gold border and a bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises an orange umbrella and points with his hand while speaking. A figure in white robes stands beside him, with other devotees in white kurtas, white saris, and red and white shirts around them, some holding phones or cameras. The orange umbrella and saffron-coloured cloth stand out against the white and light clothing of the crowd. a person is the man in the red-orange dhoti holding the umbrella, identified from his bare-chested presentation, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned dress. An outdoor satsang or sacred walk setting.2015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo at a stone shrine beneath large spreading trees. In the foreground a young person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the body and holding a brass bowl, extends an arm toward a dark stone platform holding a lingam-like form with a yellow offering. A bare-chested older man with a white moustache holds a round metal plate. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a crowd of onlookers in casual clothing watches, including a boy in a striped shirt and a woman in black. A white garland hangs from the bowl-holder's side.2004-12-31April 28 20152015-04-28Outdoor scene beside a red boundary wall. A man with a saffron turban and saffron-and-gold dhoti, with a rudraksha-style garland, bends forward and touches a dark black carved stone kalasha-like vessel set on a grey pedestal. Beside him a bearded elderly man in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses stands with a marked forehead. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind, and a young man with shaved head wears a red-and-gold robe with a garland. A white car and stone sculptures are visible in the background. Ritual setting, possibly a consecration.2015-04-28Outdoor photo of a ritual aarti at a shrine beside a small tree. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl raises a lit lamp toward a tall statue draped in orange cloth, seated before a dark stone circular halo carved with figures. Around them stand a woman in a lavender sari, a young man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace, and several children and adults with palms pressed in namaste. Concrete block base, a fenced compound, and a red-orange building with glass windows sit behind. The statue is a depiction in orange cloth; no clearly visible living candidate in an orange robe is present among the people. Eleven physical people visible.2010-12-22A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, with a bare upper body and a shawl draped over one shoulder, leans over a dark stone pedestal and touches a flat stone or slab placed on it with his right hand. Several onlookers stand behind him. A bald man in white clothes stands at the right. A middle-aged man with white hair and a bare chest holds a metal tray, and a younger man in an orange cloth stands nearby. A boy in a striped shirt watches with arms folded. Flower garlands lie on the ground and a tray of flowers is held by a man in a blue shirt. The setting is a dirt clearing among trees.2004-12-31January 14 20102010-01-14Outdoors among rows of grey stone sculptures set against a red boundary wall, a man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle and rudraksha mala walks along a dirt path while raising a bright orange umbrella overhead. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala walks, and several women in orange sarees with rudraksha malas follow, along with people in white and yellow clothing. A cameraman with a video camera films at right. Carved deity murtis and figures sit on pedestals along the path.2015-02-01