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October 20 20162016-10-20Night photograph at an outdoor stone-paved temple area. In the foreground a devotee lies prostrate on an orange cloth, hands pressed together in namaskar, wearing orange garments, a sandalwood-coloured bead necklace and a headband. Standing behind him, a group of men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some bare-chested with beaded malas, watch. Among them, a bare-chested man with a long hair crown-like headband and rudraksha beads stands with arms folded, and a man in an orange shawl stands in the rear. Onlookers in shirts, a checked shirt and a uniformed police officer stand at the edge of the scene near stone steps. A fabric-wrapped figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge.2012-05-21Night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-like courtyard. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with gold trim bow low to the ground, touching a red cloth spread on the stone floor, with a small oil lamp glowing at the lower left. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe and long rudraksha-style beaded necklace, with a crown-like headpiece and ornate ceremonial markings, stands centre with hands at his waist. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange sash and a bare-chested attendant face the centre. Around them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with gold chains, stands watching, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand at right and left. A tall orange-red structure is faintly visible in the background.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Night-time ritual on an outdoor stage lit by string lights. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and dark beaded necklaces stands at left, raising his hands in blessing over a bare-chested young man in a white loincloth who holds up his arms. A figure seated on a gilded throne at right wears a dark-red robe, a tall dark crown with a gold crescent, gold chest ornaments and a long pink-and-white garland, and holds a white staff. Behind them, men in saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas stand near the stage. In the lower left, a red and gold cloth lies on the ground.2016-03-06 +1 copiesOctober 20 20162016-10-20Night courtyard ritual with a kneeling bare-chested man in white and gold-bordered dhoti, rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded in namaste, while a long-haired figure in rust-red robe places a hand on his head. Behind them stand saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas and a robed attendant holding a white paper. To the left a fire pit made of yellow bricks burns beside an ornate white and gold altar with flowers and a kalasha-like vessel; another orange-robed priest tends the fire. Apartment buildings and lights frame the courtyard, with a few onlookers at the edges.2018-05-29A photograph of a street scene at dusk in front of a bridge with a sun emblem and a blue sign. A central figure in a dark red-maroon robe and a gold ornate necklace with a white floral garland stands with a bright vermilion-marked forehead, flanked by devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas. A man in a maroon shirt kneels and prostrates on the pavement at the centre-bottom, while a man in white dhoti with gold borders stands holding a tall silver staff, and a woman in a red-gold sari and others watch. Several people are visible in the crowd behind.2016-06-03February 21 20172017-02-21October 20 20162016-10-20May 18 20122012-05-18October 20 20162016-10-20