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March 08 20052005-03-08July 20 20052005-07-20December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night photograph at an outdoor shrine. A dark stone deity murti. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a draped shawl stands at left, one hand touching the murti; a man in a pale blue shirt and cream dhoti stands at the frame's right side, and a person in white dhoti and shirt with an ochre head wrap stands at right in the foreground. Other people are partly visible at left edge. A black lingam stands on a base in front, and the platform is built of rounded stones edged with red. Printed copyright text runs vertically along the right edge.2005-03-08Night procession scene with a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts. At the top left, a golden ornate palanquin or ratha canopy strung with yellow marigold garlands carries a glowing lamp. Centre, a long-haired man in a saffron/orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala stands among the crowd; the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), with the long swept-back hair and orange robe as cues. Beside him a white-clad devotee wears an orange shawl. Behind them, a dense crowd and blue-and-white pennants hang overhead.2007-12-30December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesNight photograph of a group at an outdoor event. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and looks down toward a large golden ornate frame draped in cream cloth with a green and yellow floral garland at its base. To the left, a man in a checked yellow shirt and glasses stands with head bowed, and a woman in a dark floral dress stands behind him. Behind the robed man, a man in a black t-shirt with glasses leans forward, and to the right a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds the golden frame. Dark trees and a wooden structure with plastic sheeting are in the background. Five physical people are visible.2006-09-02Night procession scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha-style mala and a light shawl, and stands beside a tall wooden pole topped with a lit oil lamp held by a man in white. Around them, devotees in white and some in red shawls raise hands and gesture; one man in white with glasses faces the centre. Dark sky and open ground.2006-12-23Night procession at a temple. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, holds a metal lamp or censer with a flame and performs an aarti. Around him, many devotees in white dress and orange shawls stand with palms joined. Tall brass torches with flames stand at left and right. In the background a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried on a palanquin beneath an ornate golden canopy.2006-12-23A night procession outdoors carries a golden palanquin topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella. The palanquin is decorated with white flower garlands and a red-and-white floral festoon, and holds an image hidden under the decoration. Several men in plain white dhotis and kurtas and bare feet grip the poles and carry it, some wearing rudraksha-style neck beads and identity lanyards. On the right, two men in saffron-orange robes and bare heads walk alongside. Dark night sky and a few lamps frame the scene.2010-11-05