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A photograph at a doorway of a white-walled building during an event. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange cloth wrapped over the head walks away from the camera, bare-backed, with long dark hair visible, and an orange wrap draped over the shoulder; the back is toward the camera so no facial features are visible. Around him, several men in white kurta-style clothes and a man in a checked plaid shirt stand near the doorway; a young man in a white shirt holds a white plate, and a man on the right in white wears an ID badge and carries a plate of food. A teal bag is slung over one shoulder of a nearby man. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures in the background.

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Photograph of a group walking barefoot through a stone temple doorway, with a crowd behind them. The central figure wears a plain saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, a white forehead mark with a red dot, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace. Flanking him are men in orange and maroon-bordered garments with gold necklaces, one holding a folded pink cloth. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks speaks. Behind them a bespectacled man in orange wears a gold necklace. The stone wall, wooden door and crowd suggest a temple entrance.2010-01-08July 26 20112011-07-26 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA photo from a community meal hall with a long steel table where seated men in white shirts and dhotis eat from metal plates. A man in a white shirt holds a steel bowl and serves food. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, handing food to a seated diner. Several other men in white and orange stand in the background, and a dim hall with pillars and a distant table of items is visible. Appearance cues are present but not conclusive, so the identity of the robed figure is uncertain.2006-12-15A procession walks along a dirt path shaded by a mango tree. In the centre, a man in orange ochre robes wears a long multicolour flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, and walks barefoot. Beside him, a bald man in orange garments and rudraksha beads walks, and a bald man in white dhoti with a white upper cloth carries a brass kalasha-like vessel on a tray. Behind them, several monks in orange and white robes follow, some with rudraksha malas. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at the right edge. Brick rubble and green foliage surround the path, with a fence and bushes behind.2011-09-26Indoor photograph in a hall with ceiling fans, brown walls and barred windows. A man in a long orange robe with an orange turban and a long dark beard sits on a bench at left, facing a woman in a white salwar kameez with a yellow dupatta and a flower in her hair, who gestures as she speaks. Around them stand a man in a white shirt, young women in white and light-blue uniforms, and a young man in orange at the edge. Appearance-based label: a person seated in orange robe and turban with long beard, in conversation with a devotee.2006-12-15November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor temple courtyard with blue and orange painted pillars and a metal grille fence. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white-painted forehead markings stand together; one central man in a red-orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala and gestures with his hands, while another in a saffron robe holds a garland of white flowers. A man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right. A person in a white cloth crouches low on the floor in front. Onlookers in white shirts and a man in a blue checked shirt stand nearby. Robed figures appear to be moving through the courtyard.2018-03-01November 10 20062006-11-10A smiling young man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands outdoors wearing a thick garland of white, yellow, pink and red flowers and a rudraksha mala at his chest. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested with red-and-gold shawls stand at left, one offering a silver plate of flowers and ritual items. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing reading glasses and a red tilak, gather near a white car and a wooden fence, with leafy plants overhead. a person is shown welcomed with a puja at a street entrance, a candidate by his saffron robe, orange turban and rudraksha cues, while the others are devotees and attendees.2003-02-11A photograph from a procession at a street in Rajapalayam. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas stands at right, palms pressed together in greeting and smiling toward a bespectacled older man in orange dhoti and bare chest with a tilak and rudraksha mala. Beside them a shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a red shawl stands among onlookers. Red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas, one with a painted white-and-blue bird motif, overhead. Several men in white shirts and a man in a white cap are visible in the crowd.2009-01-21November 01 20112011-11-01