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May 17 20112011-05-17Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside beneath a tree, with a forested mountain behind. A priest in orange robes with a bald head and a white sacred thread stands at left, holding a lit lamp or incense toward a rock. Center, a figure in red garments with dark hair sits on a cushioned seat with palms joined in prayer. Brass vessels and a metal pot sit on a red mat nearby. Right, several bald men in orange and white robes stand with hands folded, and an older man in white dhoti stands among them. Ritual puja scene with offerings on the stones.2011-05-17Outdoor ritual on a rocky hillside beneath a rising mountain under a pale sky. A man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow border and a white rudraksha-style bead mala raises a brass lamp with a bright flame overhead. Nearby, several men in orange robes stand with palms pressed together in reverence, while a figure in red sits on a woven chair beside a copper vessel and a brass dish. Two men in white dhotis stand to the right amid green trees and boulders. The scene suggests an aarti-style lamp offering at an open-air shrine.2011-05-17A photograph of a group climbing a stone-paved hillside path in dry, rocky terrain with sparse shrubs. In the foreground, several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes wear long strands of orange-and-gold beaded garlands; one holds a pair of hands together in front of his chest. A man in the center wears a saffron-orange garment with a dark rudraksha-style mala across his chest and long dark hair swept back. Behind them, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red borders raises a tall red-and-white staff. Other men in white and red clothing, a man in a dark shirt, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard follow, with a man in a red garment and white trousers at the right. A brick wall sits at the left edge.2011-05-24Outdoor ritual on a rocky hillside beside a tree, with a dry mountain behind. A bald priest in orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala raises a lit lamp or aarti plate at left. A seated figure in red clothing sits on a wooden chair-like seat on a red mat, with a white-clad attendant beside. Orange-robed devotees stand with folded hands along the right, with a white-clothed elderly man among them. Metal vessels sit near the mat and a large boulder lies in the foreground.2011-05-17Outdoor scene on a dirt path beside a mango tree, with a distant hill and palm trees behind. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe stands with hands clasped, facing a bare-chested man wrapped in an orange cloth with long dark hair. Around them, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts and a woman in a peach-coloured sari stand in a loose semicircle. Orange and red flags and red plastic chairs appear at the left edge.2008-11-12December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor scene among large grey granite boulders and dry grass. Six men stand on rocky ground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti, with a shaved head and orange cloth draped over his shoulder, raises a bright orange flag on a pole. To his left a smiling man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style beaded mala stands near another in orange. On the right a man in white kurta with a yellow sash stands beside a man in orange wrap. On the far left a man in grey shirt and white trousers stands on a rock, and a man in orange robes gestures from a boulder below. The setting suggests a temple visit at a quarry-like rocky site.2011-01-18A photograph of a group of devotees on a grassy hillside at sunrise or sunset, with bright sun rays streaming behind them and hazy mountains in the background. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, while others wear fully orange saffron robes. Several are seated or kneeling on the grass, and a woman in orange sits centrally among them. A man standing on the right wears an orange shawl over white clothing. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering or pilgrimage, with small stones scattered on the ground in the foreground.2008-01-03Outdoors on a rocky hilltop with a rugged brown mountain and green trees behind. A long-haired figure in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white and red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, stands on a boulder covered with white flowers. Beside them a bald man in orange clothing bends to the rock, and to the right three men in white dhotis and orange garments hold brass plates and bend over the rock, one carrying a shallow brass tray. The scene looks like a ritual padapuja on the hill.2011-05-17August 03 20092009-08-03May 17 20112011-05-17