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August 21 2006

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August 21 20062006-08-21Outdoor evening photograph at night in a dirt courtyard. A long-haired figure with bare upper body and saffron-orange cloth draped over the lap sits on a flat stone bench, laughing, with bare feet and sandals placed on the ground. Facing them stands a bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border, smiling, wearing sandals. Behind them a group of men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes stand and sit watching, several with rudraksha malas; one holds a white flower garland at left and another in the background holds a camera. The lamplit scene feels like an informal gathering.2006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21Outdoor ritual gathering under a large tree strung with white flower garlands. Several young men in orange robes stand with brass kalasha pots and staffs, while a woman in orange sits on a low stool and a standing man in an orange shawl and white dhoti watches. A young woman in orange kneels on a red patterned rug arranging a rod, with brass pots and offering plates set on mats around her. Many men in white dhotis and white garments sit in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a man with long swept-back hair and beard in an orange shawl, a person, standing at right with a staff. The woman seated at center wears an orange robe with rudraksha beads.2006-07-12A night-time outdoor ritual photograph in a dim open courtyard beneath a large dark tree. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels on the ground at lower left, bending over small brass ritual vessels and a small pile of white material. Behind him, a line of about a dozen men in white dhotis and orange shawls stands in a loose arc, several holding small objects. A standing figure in a flowing orange robe stands at centre, facing toward the kneeling man. At right, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a ritual item. In the foreground a brass kalasha-like vessel with a domed lid sits on a red cloth beside a wooden tray holding an orange cloth and white cloth. A white pole stands at left. The scene suggests a consecration rite, with the kneeling priest attending to offerings.2006-12-11Night outdoor photo of a long-haired figure in orange cloth draped over one shoulder, seated on a white stone pedestal, smiling toward a kneeling bald man in orange robes at lower left. Behind them a semicircle of standing people in orange robes and white clothes, some with hands folded, one person holding a camera, with dark trees above. Flowers are visible at left and sandals sit near the pedestal base. The seated figure matches presentation cues for a person: long swept hair and bare upper body with orange drape, seated in a position of honour while a devotee kneels before him.2006-08-21September 03 20072007-09-03August 21 20062006-08-21Outdoors at night, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a draped orange-saffron cloth bare-shouldered, sitting on a white stone block and gesturing with an outstretched arm toward a man in a white dhoti and shirt who kneels and bows low to the ground in front. Behind them stands a semicircle of people in saffron robes, several holding garlands or flowers, and men in white with rudraksha malas. A few women in white saris with gold borders sit on the ground to the left, and a figure in white with a shaved head appears at right. Dry straw covers the dirt ground and trees are visible in the dark background. a person is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, bare-chested beneath orange cloth, seated in the teaching posture, and his appearance is in_person.2006-08-21December 20 20062006-12-20Outdoors at dusk beneath large dark trees, a group of saffron-robed monks stands on a dirt path. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a full beard faces the group and appears to be speaking. Several monks in orange and saffron shawls stand in front, hands folded, with a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a beaded necklace on the left. A low stone wall and a tall pole are visible behind them.2009-10-15Night-time photograph of a group of Hindu renunciates and devotees gathered outdoors near trees and a low white railing. A central figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes with long dark hair stands on a red mat, arm raised, facing the group. Around her, many men wear white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, several of them shaven-headed. Two men in white at the right carry or hold bundles of orange cloth, and a figure at far right walks in orange cloth. Warm dim light falls on the figures against the dark foliage, and a grainy film-like texture covers the scene.2006-08-20