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April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesA long procession of devotees walks single file along a dry dirt path through green scrubland, possibly a hill circuit. In the foreground two young men in saffron/orange robes lead the group: one wears an orange shawl over a red undershirt and orange sandals, the other wears an orange kurta and dhoti with long dark hair. Behind them an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak walks beside a woman in a white sari with green border and a rudraksha-style necklace. Many followers in white clothes and yellow shawls and scarves, including young women in white saris and young men, stretch back along the trail.2009-08-05Three men in saffron and orange ochre robes walk along a white-edged path lined with flat stepping stones beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. The central man in front wears a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders and a long orange-marigold garland with gold beads, his eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A second man behind wears a bright yellow-orange dhoti with pink borders and a white forehead band. A third man at left, partly turned, wears orange cloth with his hands folded. A dark stone shivalinga-like black object and a red stone sit to the right near a red mat. Sandy ground and stone benches complete the outdoor setting.2013-05-09 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange silk garment with gold border draped as a sannyasi's robe, walking barefoot along a concrete path. He has swept-back dark hair, white sandalwood tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and a thin black cord around his neck, eyes lowered. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks follows. Background shows an orange brick wall with stone carvings, green shrubs and trees.2011-09-29Outdoor photo on a dusty unpaved road lined with trees and a red brick wall. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair pulled back, rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold pendant, wears a white sari with gold motifs and walks beside two young boys in saffron-orange robes with bare shaved heads. One boy holds her hand. Behind them, a line of people in orange robes and a silver car follow along the road in bright sunlight.2013-04-14August 08 20092009-08-08August 05 20092009-08-05Two young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor performing a puja before a small dark stone deity murti on a bamboo mat, surrounded by red and white flower petals and white flowers on a silver tray. The boy on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, dabs red powder near the murti while the boy on the right, in a saffron wrap with a red-marked white tilak, chants with his mouth open. Behind them a monk in orange with a white forehead tilak chants, and a large seated crowd in white and red clothing raises open palms in devotion. A small oil lamp stands at the left edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a light tiled floor.2013-10-16A photograph of a man in profile walking outdoors beside a white building with a red-framed window. He wears an orange-saffron turban, an orange-saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and body, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. His long dark hair falls below the turban. A young palm sapling in a dirt bed stands at left, with red brick edging on the ground and dry grass and trees behind.2006-10-10