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July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and a small red tilak on his forehead, seated on an orange-covered chair beneath a colourful tasselled canopy in red, yellow, green and blue. Beside a stone wall and greenery, a second man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and an orange shawl, sits on a striped mat. A microphone stand and a folded orange cloth are near the chair, and a water body is visible at the right.2009-07-01Outdoor photo beside a lake with green vegetation behind. A man with hair tied back in a bun, wearing a long orange robe, sits on an orange-draped seat under a yellow and blue parasol with tassels and speaks into a handheld microphone while holding an open book. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and a red-striped shawl sits holding a booklet and looks toward him. At left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with folded hands sits near a metal stand, and a person in orange with a mala is partly visible in the foreground.2009-07-01November 21 20062006-11-21Outdoor ritual at a stone-edged pond or tank with pink flower petals floating on the water. A standing man in orange saffron robes holds a multicoloured umbrella with tassels and red-and-blue panels, and is joined by a seated man in orange clothing with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Behind them a large crowd in white clothes lines the bank, with some people kneeling and dipping hands toward the water, and a woman in a teal scarf and white garment stands among them. Orange canopy tops the frame. Context suggests a tharpanam water offering rite.2009-07-01Outdoor procession under red, white and orange striped canopies with a colourful umbrella overhead. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a tilak on his forehead, long dark hair, a red shawl with a gold border, and layered rudraksha malas and a gold chain walks forward. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees crowd together, including a bald elderly man in orange robes and a bearded man in orange. White-clothed men stand at right. Trees and palms appear in the background.2007-08-09November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a paved path beside dense green foliage. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with long swept-back dark hair and a long rudraksha mala, stands on the right gesturing while speaking. Beside him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a yellow-orange umbrella over the group. A man in a red-and-gold checked shawl stands to the left, and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background, some bare-chested with white sacred cords. The sign text is not visible.2006-11-27Outdoor ritual scene at a dusty construction-site ground with trees and a water tank behind. Several ornate parasols with fringed borders and embroidered panels shade the group. A man in saffron robes with a shaved head stands at left of centre beside an older man in orange robes and a brown shawl and turban. At right, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange wrap and holds his hands together. Attendants in white garments hold the parasols and orange-and-red decorated fans. In front, a table holds brass vessels, a silver lamp stand, white cloths, incense sticks and a green draped cushion.2006-11-21August 09 20072007-08-09July 27 20082008-07-27December 25 20072007-12-25