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January 02 2008

Outdoor ashram scene on a paved courtyard with hexagonal tiles. In the foreground a man with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot toward the viewer. Behind him, a bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl and walks with others. Further back, several men in white garments with yellow or orange shawls walk or stand on a sandy ground with circular ash-or-earth ritual platforms, near a stone lingam on a red-and-white pedestal, palms and a yellow-painted post. A white kolam is drawn on the tiles in the lower foreground.

Photograph of a doorway opening onto a room with a golden trishul hanging on the wall. A bald elderly man in a peach-coloured dhoti and rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a doormat, with his hand raised near the frame. Around him, several men in saffron/orange robes stand close; one with long swept-back hair and an orange turban faces away from the camera, and another in an orange dhoti holds a mala, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands nearby. Colourful paper streamers hang overhead and a floral rangoli is on the floor.

July 27 2008

November 12 2008

A photograph of a procession walking along a white-walled building toward an open doorway. In front, a man in a white dhoti with a white-and-red sacred mark on his forehead and arms carries nothing, while behind him men in saffron-orange robes with red borders and marigold garlands walk barefoot. The man second from the right carries a tray of flowers, and the man on the far right wears a long orange robe, a long-haired figure with a garland, and black sandals. A red painted curb runs along the path, with a cardboard box and a wall-mounted stand visible beside the door. The scene is a temple-style procession with ritual attire.

July 08 2009

Photograph of a group walking across an unfinished brick-and-concrete structure with exposed rebar and open arched walls under daylight. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a heavy gold-and-beaded garland and a tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with a person, though identity is uncertain. To his left, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a child in white holding his hand walk ahead. On the right, a young man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala carries a long orange-tipped staff, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti walks beside them. Several other people in orange and white follow in the background.

Photograph inside a temple hall with a white metal truss canopy and lattice windows. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes with a green-bordered shawl stands at left, and a camera is partly visible at the edge. In the centre, an elderly man in a red-orange robe and matching cloth on his head walks with a wooden cane, barefoot, along a yellow painted line on the concrete floor. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls follow. At right, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with an orange head wrap walks toward the same direction across a dark blue mat. A wooden chair, a plastic chair and a green-draped table sit against the back wall beneath an orange and white hanging banner.

April 27 2012

Outdoor courtyard of a plain concrete-block building with a standing electric pedestal fan at left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a forehead tilak stands barefoot on a patterned red rug beside a white-draped low seat. Behind him a young man in red-orange robes holds a small checked bag, and at right a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and shawl holds a metal vessel and a long staff-like pole. Another orange-robed figure stands at far left. Incense sticks and small offerings lie on the floor.