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December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28February 24 20072007-02-24Photo of a temple ritual in an orange-walled hall. A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace holds his hands in anjali, bowing his head. In front of him, a figure in orange clothing with long dark hair and white jasmine garlands bends forward, touching the seated man's head with a brass vessel or kalasha-like object. Behind them, a man in a yellow shawl with a printed pattern photographs the scene, and two men in white and light shirts stand watching. Garlands of white flowers and red blossoms lie on a draped purple cloth to the right. Readable copyright credits appear at lower right.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a foundation or inauguration ceremony in an unfinished concrete-block hall with bare floor. Two men in saffron-orange robes kneel and bend over a low ritual setup covered with a woven mat, holding a small brass vessel and a lamp-like object. One man in the foreground wears an orange wrap with a red border and a bracelet. Behind them a long-haired man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands beside a wall with a white inscription board garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Offerings on the mat include bananas, coconuts, a metal pot with a cloth, and brass plates. Other men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand on the left holding trays, and a cameraperson in orange clothing films near the board. Outside the opening, a crowd watches.2008-11-12Outdoor temple procession scene with a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth wears a large garland of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds and green leaves, and holds a coconut above a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a yellow shawl, who is being offered coconut. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants wear gold beaded necklaces and carry gold staffs topped with ornaments. Red and gold ceremonial parasols with floral and blue emblem designs rise above the crowd, and a cameraman stands at left.2009-12-23A photograph taken at night of a man seated on a raised platform before a fire pit during a ritual. He wears an orange saffron turban, an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, and is working with a bundle of orange cloth or fibre with both hands over a brass plate and a wooden pestle-like tool. A microphone stand is at left, and a lit oil lamp with yellow flower garlands sits at right. Two people in white clothes sit in the background and a carved wooden stand with a lotus-like pattern is visible at right. A flowing bamboo pole stands beside the fire pit.2004-07-02November 12 20082008-11-12July 21 20102010-07-21A seated ritual scene. A smiling person with long dark hair, white forehead marks, a multicoloured red, yellow and green flower garland and an orange robe receives a brass tray of offerings from a shirtless priest with white ash markings and a rudraksha-style necklace. The tray holds halved coconuts, bananas, flowers and small packets. Other orange-clad men sit nearby, and a row of white-clad devotees stands behind them with hands folded. The floor has a patterned mat and dark cloth. Appearance-based candidate: the garlanded figure in orange with long hair, a flower garland and a smiling expression matches the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garlands, though the face is not used for identification.2008-08-02