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A covered veranda with a tiled roof and wooden pillars opens onto a garden. A seated person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on a green-legged chair while a man in a white shirt kneels beside them holding a woven basket. Several devotees stand or bow before them: a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a green border bends forward with hands folded, and another bare-chested man in white dhoti bows with head lowered. Women stand to the left, one in a blue floral sari and another in a dark patterned sari, and a woman in a white paisley shawl stands at the edge. Two men in white shirts stand in the background.

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A covered veranda with a wooden-beamed roof and a tiled floor opens onto a garden with greenery behind. A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a wooden chair at the centre-right, holding small printed cards and a wicker basket. Before him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold chain bends forward, handing over cards. Behind them a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a gold necklace stands with his hands joined. On the left, a woman in a white paisley shawl and a woman in a blue floral dress stand near a woman in a blue patterned robe, and a man in a white shirt holds a small card. A man in a white shirt in the lower right sorts cards in the basket.2006-11-10A covered veranda with a tiled roof and wooden pillars opens onto a green garden. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a low chair, receiving an offering with both hands from a man in a red-and-orange striped shirt who bends forward and extends his palms. A woman in a white paisley shawl stands at left with hands folded, and a woman in a blue floral dress stands behind. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis with sacred threads stand at right, and a man in a white shirt kneels at lower right beside a woven basket. The saffron-clad seated man has long dark hair and distinctive orange ceremonial dress, a person candidate, though the image has no visible name caption.2006-11-10A photograph of a covered veranda with terracotta tiled roof and stone pillars. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a bare chest sits on a chair, smiling, while a man in a striped shirt and grey trousers bows low with his hands near the seated figure's feet. A basket with a white cloth sits nearby. Around them stand a woman in a white patterned shawl, a man in a red striped shirt, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a blue floral outfit, another woman in a dark blue floral sari, and two bare-chested men in white dhotis. Nearby are motorbikes and greenery.2006-11-10A covered open-sided pavilion with a wooden tiled roof and a garden of green trees behind it. An older bare-chested man with white hair, wearing a white dhoti, bows forward and clasps the hands of a seated person in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, who smiles warmly. The seated person sits on a green chair with a wicker basket beside them. Behind them stand a bare-chested man with a necklace and a man in a white dhoti, and on the left two women in blue and patterned blue-and-black saris stand with palms pressed together while a man in a red-and-white striped shirt claps. The seated figure in saffron has distinctive long dark hair and an orange robe, consistent with a person presence, though the appearance is only moderately clear.2006-11-10Photograph under a wooden-beamed, tiled open pavilion with a large pillar at left and an orange-painted wall at right. A bare-chested elderly man in a white dhoti and a younger bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stand bending forward, receiving something from the hands of a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe who holds a woven basket. A seated man in a white shirt holds the basket's edge at lower right. Standing at left are a man in a red-and-white striped shirt and khaki trousers and a woman in a white paisley-patterned sari; a woman in a blue floral dress stands behind. Green trees and a wall are visible outside. Four to six people are visible in the scene.2006-11-10Outdoor photo under a corrugated metal canopy beside a tree with green leaves strung overhead, at a temple visit. In the centre, a man in a long-sleeved orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside a second person in an orange saffron garment, with long hair, wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a woman in an orange and white sari stand nearby, and a man in a green cloth and yellow dhoti bends forward with hands at feet of a seated devotee in white. Another man in a white cream dhoti-style garment and a man in red kurta hold a basket of yellow offerings, and a camera operator is visible at top right. a person is the saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, in the centre.2009-01-07Outdoor photo under a corrugated tin shelter on bare grass near rocky hills. A long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth with a white flower garland sits centrally, with a man in white shirt and dhoti standing beside him. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand or kneel around; one kneeling man in a white shirt bends forward with his head pressed to the cloth before the seated figure. A man in orange cloth sits at lower left with a red plastic basket and water bottle nearby. Flower offerings sit on a blue cloth at right, and a white-draped pole stands in the foreground.2008-11-11A photograph on a covered veranda with a tiled roof and a pale yellow wall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a green folding chair, smiling, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward with his hands together and his forehead touching the seated man's hands. Behind them, a shirtless older man and a shirtless younger man in white dhotis wear sacred threads and necklaces, and a third man stands at the right beside an orange pillar. Two women stand at the left, one in a blue floral outfit with her palms joined and one in a blue patterned sari with a red bindi, smiling. Motorcycle parked at left, green plants behind.2006-11-10January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a devotional gathering under an open thatched pavilion with a concrete floor. Seated on a low wooden chair in the centre is a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and bare feet, smiling. In front of him a devotee in an orange garment and white lower cloth prostrates fully on the floor with forehead to the ground. To the right a young man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a silver tray of green-and-white packets. Behind them several people in white clothes stand, a woman in white and an orange shawl sits to the left, and a brass lamp stand with a tall pole rises near the centre. A bottle of water and a red basket sit nearby.2006-10-21A photograph of an open-sided outdoor courtyard with a blue-grey wall and banana plants behind. A man in an orange robe with a long gold necklace sits on a white plastic chair, with a shawl-like orange garment and a wooden cane-holding attendant in white standing behind him. a person seated in orange robes with a long gold chain and dark swept-back hair, receiving honour. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits in a wheelchair at left, facing him. A shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread kneels and touches the feet of the seated figure, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a beaded garland stands beside him. A woman in a purple sari and a man in a white shirt stand among onlookers at right, with a further attendant in a white shirt behind.2006-11-10A photograph of a covered colonnaded hall where a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti bows deeply at the feet of a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a white shirt and a thin orange shawl. White plastic chairs stand at the right and a pillar-lined wall stretches behind.2006-11-09