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Night photo at an outdoor temple courtyard with a large black stone Nandi bull statue on a terracotta pedestal. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a beaded garland walks barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling; his long hair is swept back. Behind him stands a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a shaved head. On the left, a row of women in white sarees with folded hands watch from behind a wooden pole hung with decorative striped and fabric banners. A tall copper kalasha-style lamp stands on a red pedestal at right, and colored rangoli lines and white dot designs decorate the ground in front. a person: the saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair, a beaded garland and ceremonial orange-gold shawl. Description reflects a devotional outdoor ritual at night.

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Night photograph at an outdoor ashram setting. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a pink-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiles and gestures with his right hand as he walks toward the right. Behind him, devotees in white clothes and a woman in an orange-and-white sari follow along a wooden rail. On the right, a large black stone Nandi bull statue is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor temple courtyard. Two monks in saffron-orange robes walk in front, one bare-headed with a shaved head carrying a small brass vessel near the front, and a second in orange with a rudraksha mala walking to the right toward a large black Nandi bull statue on a white pedestal garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Behind them a line of people in white dhotis and saris with yellow and orange shawls walks in procession under a colourful ceremonial umbrella and banners with triangular motifs. Palm trees and a low wall appear in the dark background.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Outdoor ritual scene with palm trees behind. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red-orange tilak walks past a small fire pit with smoke and a clay pot and brass bowl on the ground. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow sashes and orange shawls, stand with palms pressed together in prayer or with hands folded. To the left, a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with white and red flowers sits on a white plinth. The ground is bare earth with scattered ash piles.2010-06-13January 09 20082008-01-09November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a garland, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed, standing beside a tall white-wrapped pillar topped by a bronze lamp bowl with a large flame. A second flame burns on a torch in the background and small fire with offerings sits at lower left. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and red-and-white shoulder cloth walks past a dark stone shivalinga-like pillar at right, with trees and foliage around. Ritual oil lamp lighting in a temple garden at night.2010-11-21December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple-grounds ritual. In the centre, a figure in a flowing orange robe with a long rudraksha mala stands barefoot, head bowed and hands resting on the thighs, before a circle of white ash on the ground. A brass kalasha sits at the front edge, and an orange cushion lies within the circle. Behind, a dark stone deity murti wears a garland of yellow and red flowers and a bead necklace, seated on a white plinth. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl, with a purple face mask and an orange umbrella, walks at left, and other people in white kneel and sit in the background among smouldering ash piles.2010-07-07November 12 20102010-11-12A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat inside a circle of grey sand on a paved courtyard. He is bare-chested apart from an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over the upper body with a golden border, and wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Beside him stands a brass pot. Behind him is a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, set on an orange-red pedestal. Ornamental stone animal figures and palms stand in the background. The man is a seated devotee in meditation; the figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-04-07