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A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard scene under a corrugated roof with a yellow pillar. A central figure with long dreadlocked hair, a full beard, a white tilak on the forehead, rudraksha beads on the neck and arm, and a rust-red robe stands with hands pressed in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. Behind him, several people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand; one on the left holds a metal tray of white and red flowers. On the right, men in white dhoti and pink shirt stand watching. Trees and stone steps are visible in the background.

2018-03-01 +1 copies

January 11 2016

A photograph of a shaven-headed? No: a man with a tall, coiled black topknot and a sindoor-like forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, at a temple setting. He wears a bare-shouldered saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala with a red bead garland around his neck. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron shawls stand with hands folded, some holding leaves, in an outdoor temple courtyard with trees and a red cloth backdrop at left.

April 28 2018

January 15 2018

A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair falling past his shoulders, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears a white forehead mark, an orange-brown unstitched cloth draped over his bare shoulders and a thick brown beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Behind him, blurred figures stand in a crowded temple-like setting, and a video camera operator is visible at the right edge. a person is shown in the act of pranam during a procession setting.

A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man with long dreadlocks standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in devotion. He wears a thick red-and-white floral garland, a red-brown dhoti-style cloth, a gold belt, and gold armlets and a heavy gold pendant. Behind him, several men in orange and red-brown robes stand, one with a saffron head cloth, and a drummer in orange clothing plays a drum. A tall gold-topped ceremonial staff rises at the top of the frame.

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May 22 2017

A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead and a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulder stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several young men in saffron and orange robes with white forehead markings stand in a row, one holding a silver puja vessel with a flame at its top. A decorated ceremonial canopy with green and red fabric hangs at the left. This appears to be a devotional ritual setting with an outdoor or temple-courtyard background.

March 11 2018

Photograph of a crowd of saffron-clad men at a temple in Kerala. In the centre, a bearded man with a tall, upswept dreadlock-style hair bun and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, gold bangles and a gold pendant, and a saffron cloth over his shoulder. Around him, other men wear rudraksha and gold necklaces, orange and white garments and turbans or headbands. Behind them, women in white and coloured saris stand on a blue metal scaffold beside a tiled-roof building. Blurred figures fill the foreground.

A man with long dark matted hair bows forward with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height, eyes closed, in a devotional pose. He wears a rust-orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and bare-chested, with a white-and-yellow marigold garland with red roses around his neck, multiple red rudraksha-style bead armlets on the upper arm, and a white vertical tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him at left, a woman in an orange cloth stands in soft focus, and blurred green foliage and warm lights fill the night background.