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October 01 2011

October 01 2011

Outdoor scene in a shaded grove with tall trees and rocky ground. Five men stand in prayer before a small stone shrine on a raised platform, decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands and an orange cloth. The man on the far right wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long beaded necklace, hands folded, and appears to be a sannyasi or priest. Next to him, a bare-chested man in a maroon cloth and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined. The other men wear white dhotis with gold borders, sacred marks on their foreheads and arms, and some hold their hands in anjali. A small wooden-looking stake rises beside the shrine.

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Outdoor scene under large shady trees on bare red earth. Five men stand before a small shrine with a black Shivalinga adorned with a garland of orange and yellow flowers and an orange cloth. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands by a tall pole. Next to him, a bare-chested man in maroon-and-gold dhoti holds his hands together in reverence. Behind them, a man in white shirt and a man in white dhoti watch. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in front of the lingam. Large flat boulders and low circular stone platforms surround the shrine.

Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a group of people stand around a flat stone slab marked with white powder and a yellow line, apparently a temple layout site. In the foreground, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with red-gold border, wearing glasses and a gold wristwatch, stoops toward the stone. To the left, a man with long dreadlocks wears a purple shirt. Behind them, a man in a red-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a long braided topknot stands with a woman in red and others in saffron-orange cloth. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti with bare chest and beaded necklace stands with arms folded, and two men in white and pink shirts and teal lungis stand nearby. Circular red brick planters surround the tree base.

December 29 2010

Outdoor procession beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots, walking over a black mesh mat with a white-and-gold cloth runner. In the centre, a man in a rust-red and orange dhoti and a red-orange turban, wearing a heavy multi-strand flower garland and red rudraksha malas, walks with a dark-red shawl over his shoulder. Beside him a bald man in a saffron-red dhoti with gold borders, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, walks forward. Behind them, a bearded man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala follows. Several devotees in white with gold borders, saffron-orange robes and green saris line the path, and a man on the right in a white dhoti with gold border holds a walkie-talkie.

November 05 2013

Outdoor scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, standing on a dark polished stone platform scattered with dry leaves. Five men walk or stand in a row. At far left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded. Next, a man in white shirt and grey trousers stands with hand at chest. Center, a bare-chested priest in a red-maroon lower cloth and white dhoti with gold border holds a sacred thread area and wears beaded necklaces, his body marked with white ash. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange cloth wrap with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. At right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border wears a gold-beaded necklace and bangles, his chest marked with white ash, walking barefoot.

Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded courtyard with a dark polished stone platform. A central man stands barefoot on a red mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a thick red-and-white flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has the appearance of a probable Swamiji and a long-haired ornate presence, with gold necklaces and bangles. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange dhoti holds a brass lamp and a plate of flowers. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange holding a tray of offerings and fruit wears a beaded necklace. Behind them, white-clad devotees, several in white dhotis and shirts, stand with hands folded, a woman in a red sari among them, and a boy in a white shirt at the right edge. Large banyan roots frame the scene.

Outdoor photo of a group walking along a narrow dirt path shaded by trees. Foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a garland of beads, followed by a man in orange with a beaded necklace and a bald man in white dhoti with a red-and-white shawl. A man in a red garment with a long swept-back hair and a garland walks centre-path. On the right, a young man in orange with a garland carries a brass plate of offerings, and another in white dhoti carries a tray. Behind them, more devotees in white and saffron, a red building wall in the background, and a kumkum-marked brass plate visible.

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, standing on a red-and-terracotta paved path beside a red stone platform. A man in a white dhoti holds a white ceremonial parasol with silver-trimmed edges above the group. Next, a bearded man in a rust-red robe with a red turban, a gold necklace and multiple garlands stands with hands joined in namaste. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and a younger man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stand with hands folded. Yellow, red and white flower garlands hang on a nearby platform and a decorated pillar draped with flowers and red cloth. Several people are visible, with the group arranged in a ritual procession setting.