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September 08 20152015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08 +1 copiesA photo of a ceremonial welcome outside a white car at a dry, sunlit courtyard with a red brick wall and palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair wears a rust-red and gold dhoti-style garment, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace, with white vibhuti marks on the forehead; the person stands with the car door open and is receiving the welcome. To the left, a shaved-headed attendant in a red and gold garment and rudraksha mala opens the car door. On the right, a man in an orange and gold garment and rudraksha mala holds a silver pot of water with a green leaf and a metal bowl, while a younger attendant in a gold-bordered orange cloth stands behind. A devotee in white with folded hands stands at the right edge. Five people are visible.2015-02-05Photograph of an outdoor entrance at an ashram-style building beside a white car with its door open. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a long red flower garland and gold bangles stands with her back to the camera, placing her hand on the shoulder of a man in white who bends forward in a white dhoti. Behind them a man in white with a red shawl and a man in white clothes with a ponytail watch, and a photographer in white clothes aims a camera. Potted plants and banana leaves frame the scene. A young man in an orange robe with a bald head stands by the car door.2014-06-21June 30 20152015-06-30A silver van stops on a dirt road beside a colourful fringed canopy, its door open and a Tamil sign on the windscreen. Two saffron-robed men with orange turbans stand at the door; one has a long grey beard and a wrap over his shoulders, and the other is partly inside the vehicle. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a silver pot with flowers and garlands, and another man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, receiving them as they arrive.2007-08-09Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a silver car door, with palm trees and a leafy tree behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in a procession. The man second from left holds a brass kalasha-style vessel with flowers. The man in the center holds a long white and red flower garland in both hands and looks down. A man on the right carries a long wooden staff. Another man in orange has a shaved head with white and red tilak on his forehead. Women in orange saris stand in the background. This looks like a welcoming procession for an arriving visitor.2013-11-05A photograph of a roadside arrival at an outdoor Kumbh Mela site. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white sacred ash mark and a long beaded necklace holds a decorated brass-and-glass kalasha with green leaves on a plate, offering it toward an open car door. A bald priest in a maroon and gold dhoti wears a gold-beaded necklace beside him, and a man in a maroon garment with gold border stands at left. Inside the car, a figure in saffron-orange robes steps out and reaches toward the door. A red banner with Hindi text and a portrait of a smiling saffron-clad figure stands behind, with a red brick structure and trees in the background.2015-09-14Outdoor ritual scene beneath a tree near a parked silver SUV. A man in a rust-orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland over his shoulder stands facing a shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed cloth, who holds a silver plate. Beside them a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver pot topped with a coconut and leaves, and a bare-chested man in white with rudraksha beads stands at the right. Sandals rest on the ground, and a red pillar is visible at the right edge.2014-10-04A street scene outside a house beside a parked dark SUV with an open door. A man in white kneels and bows forward, his head touching the chest of a bare-chested man in orange-red and gold-striped cloth, wearing a long white flower garland with red blooms, rudraksha-style beaded adornments and gold armlets and bracelets. Behind them a younger attendant in orange cloth with a beaded necklace reaches toward the car door. Scattered flower petals lie on the road and a green hedge and building stand in the background.2014-07-08Outdoor street photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a rust-brown ochre wrap, a rudraksha mala, a large ornate gold necklace and a white and red flower garland, bending forward with his hands over a red-wrapped ceremonial object. Behind him, several saffron-orange robed sannyasis, some shaved-headed and bare-chested with beaded malas, stand and chant. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a tilak and red rudraksha mala on the right hands over a pot of leaves. Cars, a yellow bus and roadside buildings fill the background. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2014-06-21July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies