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October 03 2015

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Photograph inside a red-painted shrine with red iron grille gates, where a red-cloth-turbaned figure seen from behind with a white flower garland and a marigold-orange and gold-bordered shawl stands facing a small inner shrine draped with red and white flower garlands. To the left a bald man in saffron robes and glasses stands beside an older white-bearded man in orange, while on the right a bearded sadhu with long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the grille. The scene shows a devotee visit to a temple in Varanasi, with visible shrine ornaments and garlands.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03Photo 11695972Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand before a small red-painted shrine inside a temple, its doorway framed by red garlands and a shrine hung with flower strands. A figure in the foreground wears a dark red turban and a white-and-orange flower garland, with his palms pressed together in namaskar and a yellow-bordered red cloth wrapped around him. Beside him, a bald man in white-bordered saffron wears a red-and-gold wrap and holds a staff, while an older bearded man in orange robes and a saffron shawl raises his hands in greeting. A bearded sadhu in orange robes and rudraksha beads gestures toward the shrine. Several other onlookers in casual clothes stand in the background.2015-10-03A photo taken in a red-walled temple courtyard with yellow walls and pillars under bright sunlight. In the centre, a man wearing a maroon turban and a maroon-and-gold-striped dhoti with a garland of marigolds stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. To the right, a bearded elder in orange robes stands near a red barred gate, and another bearded man in orange sits at the gate with hands together. On the left, a man in white shirt holds a camera, and an elder in orange with white beard is seen in the foreground. Several other people in orange robes are visible in the background.2015-10-03January 30 20142014-01-30October 03 20152015-10-03A photograph of a covered temple-courtyard walkway with a reddish-brown pillar and a dark wooden lattice door at right. In the centre, a long-haired man in a maroon-red dhoti-style wrap with a gold-bordered sash and gold-and-beaded neck adornments stands with palms pressed together in namaste, head bowed toward an older bald monk in orange robes at right. Another bald man in orange robes walks in the background at left, and a bald man in the lower left corner wears a rudraksha-style mala. Green foliage and a yellow wall appear behind them. The man in the centre shows distinctive long hair and ornate adornments, so this is a person appearance-based candidate.2014-03-14A photograph of a figure in a rust-red turban and gold-toned ornate attire, bare-shouldered with an orange-and-gold sash, standing with palms pressed together at chest level in namaste. Multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold bangles are visible. Beside and behind him stand saffron-robed attendants and a bald man with vertical tilak marks and a pendant, with a red curtain and broad green leaves in the background.2015-10-18June 04 20122012-06-04Outdoor photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting with a dirt ground and a yellow-ochre painted wall. A tall man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and a red turban, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a red-beaded bracelet on his upper arm, stands at the centre with his hand extended toward a man in white kurta and orange dhoti who bows low before him. Beside him, two bald sadhus in maroon robes with gold sashes and gold necklaces look on. To the right, a man with a red turban wears a pink-orange robe and rudraksha mala, and bearded sadhus in orange robes stand nearby with hands folded. Four men in saffron robes and a seated figure appear as partially visible people. The tall central figure with the turban and ornate gold necklace matches the a person cues of a turban and ornate gold ceremonial jewellery, so he is treated as a candidate present in person.2015-09-14February 12 20132013-02-12