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Outdoor photo on a sunny coastal village beach with a stone wall at right and the sea and rocks behind. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white upper cloth stands at right, hand resting on the shoulder of a man in a checked blue shirt who bows his head. Several onlookers in shirts and lungis stand around; a man in a yellow striped shirt stands behind. Cardboard boxes and plastic bags sit at the lower right, consistent with a relief or medical camp setting.

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January 06 20122012-01-06December 29 20102010-12-29January 03 20122012-01-03Crowd of devotees gathered outdoors in front of a stone temple with pillars and a stepped entrance. In the centre a young man in white dhoti with gold border and sacred thread holds a long ceremonial staff, while a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala is nearby. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts; a woman in a blue sari with a flower in her braid stands at right. Many onlookers' heads fill the foreground.2011-09-26Outdoor photo of a relief distribution in a village. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at left, back to the camera, facing a group of villagers. A boy in a white t-shirt with a pendant stands centre-front, looking down, while a woman in a white sari with coloured border touches or adjusts something near his chest. Elderly women in teal, purple and pink saris and younger women in red and grey stand around. Thatched roof and white walls are visible behind them.2012-01-03A crowded temple interior with pale marble-clad pillars and walls. A young boy in a white dhoti with an orange-yellow border and a bare upper body, wearing a dark thread, stands at the centre-left facing away, near a carved stone pillar. Several men in shirts and trousers, including one in a maroon shirt with a gold chain and one in a dark shirt, press close and lean forward. On the right, a man in a dark teal shirt extends his hand toward the pillar, while an elderly man in white shirt and dhoti bends forward. At the lower right a seated devotee's head is visible. Other men in white and light green shirts fill the background.2012-05-11January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of an outdoor crowd on a village street. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a topknot wears a white dhoti-style wrap over the shoulder and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, and he is fastening or adjusting a cloth around the neck of a young man in a black polo shirt. Around them, many men and boys in yellow, white, striped pink and green shirts crowd closely, and a white car and brick wall sit behind them. The man in white has no visible saffron, crown, long hair or ceremonial gold, so his identity is not established by appearance.2012-01-03A photo of a group of men standing on a sandy beach beside the sea, with wooden stakes in the water and a clear blue sky. In the centre a man in a white kurta and white trousers wears a green surgical-style cap and a pendant necklace, and stands beside men in striped polo shirts, checked lungis and button shirts. Most of the men appear to be local villagers. The scene suggests a relief or medical camp at a coastal village.2012-01-06November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a seated, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border tying a thin sacred thread or sacred string onto the wrist of a standing man in a white t-shirt, glasses, and an orange saffron shawl. Behind them, a seated audience wears orange shawls and white clothes in an open-air hall with orange-painted walls and a tin roof. The scene resembles a ritual blessing with a raksha thread.2012-05-03January 01 20122012-01-01