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Outdoor evening ceremony on a dark polished stone platform beneath trees, with a multicoloured fringed parasol held overhead. A long-haired man in a yellow-green dhoti and leopard-print shawl, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and beaded necklaces, stands barefoot at centre. Behind him, white-robed priests and an orange-robed attendant with garlands and a brass tray stand in line, while a man in orange robes holding a camera stands at left beside a heap of red offerings. Two bodily-marked figures appear in the background. The setting suggests a procession or temple ritual; the man in the foreground has distinctive long swept hair, ornate necklaces and a patterned shawl, matching the page's a person reference, though appearance alone is uncertain.

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Night outdoor ritual scene beneath dark trees near a small shrine with a silver arched frame enclosing a green deity murti garlanded with multicoloured flower strands, seated on a red-draped base. A man in yellow dhoti and a leopard-print shawl stands with palms joined in anjali on a black stone platform. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts carry flowers and ritual items, and one man in orange robes stands among them. A decorative multicoloured fringed parasol is held over the figure at right, and a cameraman in white records the scene. Their clothing is white and orange; the shrine is red and silver.2010-12-20Evening photo of a temple courtyard with orange-washed walls and a carved stone pillar on the left. A man with long dark hair wears a leopard-print shawl over a yellow-green dhoti and garlands, walking barefoot past an orange flag on a red pole. A bald man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a silver tray, and a priest in white robes with a brass plate stands in the background near a small shrine. Two women in orange saris stand with hands folded at right.2010-12-20Night photo outdoors beneath large dark tree trunks where several men gather to receive a flag and rope for the Brahmotsav festival. On the left a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a coiled rope. Next to him a bearded man in white dhoti wears an orange shawl and a man in a checked shirt and trousers holds a folded white cloth bundle. Behind them an older man in white dhoti holds papers. A man in a red-maroon robe holds a yellow-and-green flag. On the right a man in an orange turban and orange robe gestures with a raised hand, standing near an ornate gold-and-brown throne with a carved serpent-hood back.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20Night outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A woman in an orange saffron robe with a red top stands at center, holding a metal oil lamp or brass bell-type implement in one hand and a lit flame in the other, gazing upward. Two men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand beside her; the man on the left holds a small tray, and the man on the right holds a handbell. A plain sandy ground and a white pole are visible at left, with a fire pit and offerings at lower right.2007-02-25July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor ritual scene beneath large banyan-type trees at a temple precinct. A dark stone deity murti in yellow cloth stands before a white arched frame, with a mound of red powder or vermilion-like offering at its base. In the foreground a young man in a yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing beaded necklaces, holds a brass tray and faces the shrine barefoot on dark polished stone floor with coloured rangoli. Behind him, men in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments and mala necklaces stand in a line, one holding a tray. On the right a striped umbrella-style canopy stands over a standing group in orange robes. Four to six people are visible in procession-like arrangement.2010-12-23November 29 20112011-11-29Night photograph outdoors in a courtyard beside a red wall and potted plants, with a bright work light and a plume of smoke or incense haze behind a central man. A bare-chested man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland of yellow, white and red blooms, his long dark hair hanging down his back. To his left a man in an orange dhoti holds a red object, and further left stand men in saffron and white ritual clothes, one wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a long staff. A white-clad man at left wears a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a ritual welcome or worship. The central figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2016-11-12 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05June 09 20142014-06-09Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor temple site lit by a nearby lamp. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap walks forward, appearing to be a sannyasi or devotee, with long dark hair. Behind him a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts carry ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed tassels, some with orange scarves draped over their shoulders. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a cloth bundle while another worker in dark clothes stands near a bamboo scaffold framework of a structure under a leafy tree. The setting appears to be a temple construction area with a pale concrete wall in front.2006-12-20