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Three men stand together on a dirt floor in front of a pale plastered wall, with sacks and a wooden board behind them. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his head and shoulders, with a full black beard and a golden pendant, and holds a long bamboo staff with a red cloth. The man in the centre wears a dark red dhoti with an orange-gold border, a long rudraksha mala, a white forehead marking and earrings, and gestures with both hands toward a clay pot. The man on the right, shaved-headed and bare-chested, wears a red and gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, holding a clay pot.

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October 12 20142014-10-12Night photograph outdoors in front of a plain grey breeze-block wall and a corrugated shelter. Four men in orange and ochre robes stand on a dirt ground. On the far left, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl and gold-edged dhoti stands in profile. Next, a bearded elder with long white hair wears a full orange wrap and a ring, gesturing with his hands. Behind them a shaved-headed man wears a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured dhoti with gold borders. On the far right, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a gold-threaded rust garment, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and holds up a fist. Plastic bags and debris lie on the ground behind them.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05Five men stand on a paved floor inside a dim, open-sided shed with cinder-block walls, a corrugated roof, a black water tank and metal fixtures. On the far right, an elderly man with a long white beard and flowing orange robes gestures toward the upper left with one arm while holding a small object. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha mala smiles with his hands folded. Further left, a man in a rust-brown silk garment with gold trim and a long beaded necklace looks on. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a beaded mala, and another bald man stands partly visible at the back. Rudimentary tools and a bundle of cloth rest against the wall.2013-11-05Three men sit in a tiled room with white walls and a small window. On the left, a bald older man in orange robes and a rudraksha bead headband rests his chin on his hand while seated on a bed with a patterned cover. In the centre, a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha bead headband, a long rudraksha mala, a white necklace and an orange robe with gold trim, sits on the bed holding a wooden staff and looks toward the right. On the right, a bearded man in a red robe with gold borders and a rudraksha mala sits on a chair, holding a small packet, with a gold bangle on his wrist. The central man has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace, so he may be a person, but the appearance is not conclusive.2012-05-24August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph taken in a plain, unfinished hall with a concrete block wall, corrugated roof and fluorescent light. A bearded elder in saffron-orange draped robes with a vertical red-orange mark on his forehead stands at centre, speaking and gesturing with one hand. Facing him from the left, a shaven-headed man in brown-orange robes and an orange shawl holds the elder's hand, and another man in orange-brown garments stands at his side. On the right, a figure with hair tied back and a red hair clip wears a gold-bordered brown-orange sari-style drape and an orange beaded necklace, seen from behind. Behind them a man in a white garment and another in saffron stand near a gold-coloured ceremonial object. Four to five people are visible.2013-11-05August 24 20142014-08-24May 08 20122012-05-08September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copies