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February 15 2013

A photograph of saffron-robed sadhus gathered in front of a small shrine tent draped with pink and red floral fabric. Marigold garlands hang from the shrine, and two framed portraits of deities or saints sit within it. A steel plate with offerings rests on a raised platform in front. Four men are visible: a shaved-headed monk in orange with rudraksha beads at left, a seated monk at the back wearing orange, a man in orange with folded hands at right, and a bearded man in orange at far right. Palm fronds decorate the sides of the tent.

February 15 2013

A photograph of devotees seated in front of a small tent shrine decorated with a pink and orange floral printed cloth and garlands of marigolds and green leaves over the entrance. Inside the shrine a framed portrait and a small deity image sit on a wooden altar. In the foreground, a bald man in a dark orange robe with a beaded rudraksha necklace sits with hands joined in prayer beside a woman in an orange sari with a flower in her hair. A man with long dark hair in an orange shawl sits in the centre facing the shrine, with a silver plate placed on the platform before him. Potted palms stand at the right edge against an orange-painted base.

Photograph inside a colourful tented enclosure with a patterned red, green and gold canopy and orange fabric drapes. Beside him a bald man in orange robes, also with palms joined, looks toward the side. Behind them, a bearded sadhu in a pink and white robe and another in orange and white stand near a flower-decorated pillar, with a metal offering tray in the lower right. The setting appears to be a sadhu camp.

January 30 2010

2010-01-30 +1 copies

A photograph inside a decorated shrine entrance draped with floral fabric printed in orange and pink flowers, with green leaf garlands hanging from the top. A young man in a pink top and orange-and-cream lower cloth with a white head wrap stands in the doorway behind a small altar lit by oil lamps and decorated with orange and white marigold garlands. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and a white and pink flower garland across the shoulders, while another person at left presses palms together in greeting. At right a photographer in white shirt holds a camera. Visible people total roughly four.

Outdoor temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A young man with long dark hair tied back stands at centre in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a long orange-hued garland of beads and a gold pendant, hands clasped, facing a stone shrine wall draped with an orange cloth and decorated with colourful flower garlands. To the left, a row of saffron-robed men with shaved heads, orange shawls and beaded malas stand with palms joined. Behind them, white-clad priests with vertical sandalwood marks on their foreheads hold a silver plate. A stone carving and a black board with white lettering are on the right, with a loudspeaker mounted on the wall at upper left.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

February 15 2013

Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a row at left; the central figure in orange with a shaved head and light beard, and a bearded monk beside him in orange, are labelled as candidates for a person by their saffron robes and presence at the event, but their appearance is uncertain, so this is marked unsure. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl stands with his back to the camera at centre, near a second man in white holding a green-wrapped offering. At right a large framed portrait of a smiling saffron-clad teacher is garlanded with white and orange flowers. Below, a carpet of marigold and rose petals and offered bananas lies on the ground. A readable caption on the portrait's base reads partly as Paramashivam.

August 09 2007

Outdoor ceremony under a palm-thatched canopy strung with marigold and orange garlands. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, gesturing with one hand, beside an older man in an orange robe with white hair and beard who holds a red-and-white flower garland. Across from them a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border holds the garland and a tray. Other saffron-robed sadhus with shaved heads and red-orange turbans stand behind, and a man in white shirt watches at right. Flower arrangements of orange gerbera and red blooms are at the bottom, and a banana plant is visible behind the canopy.