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Night-time outdoor relief camp scene under a striped red, orange and green canopy supported by bamboo poles. A smiling man with long dark hair and a dark bead mala stands centre in a saffron-orange robe, surrounded by people. To his right a bald saffron-robed man holds a mobile phone. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, and a young boy in a red shirt is nearby. Behind them are large metal cooking pots and vessels, a banner with painted scenery, and a blue-and-white metal gate. A small fire glows in the background.

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A photograph taken at night under a canopy with striped and patterned red fabric. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe draped over the shoulder and a long rudraksha mala stands with a light pink and white checked turban and a red tilak on his forehead; he has a swept-back look and is smiling. Two men stand beside him in white dhotis and bare upper bodies: the one on the left, seen from behind, wears a red-bead necklace and has his arms folded, and the one on the right has white hair and a white moustache. Behind them are stainless steel pots, cooking vessels and a kitchen area with a painted backdrop and scattered debris on the ground. Appearance-based label: a person in the centre, wearing saffron robes and rudraksha mala.2012-01-04January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02 +1 copiesPhoto taken under a striped purple, red and orange canopy at night, inside a large cooking area with many metal cooking pots and vessels. Three men in orange saffron robes stand in the foreground. The man on the right, with long swept-back hair, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, smiles with a hand on his hip; he appears to be a person. Beside him stand two shaved-headed men in orange dhoti-style wraps with rudraksha malas, one checking a mobile phone. Behind them, a worker in white is visible among pots, sacks and plastic bags on a table. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the poles.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor photograph under a open-sided metal-roofed shelter with a dark tent canopy edged in red and green. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand together on bare ground; one in the centre wears a saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, and another in front holds a camera. Behind them are large steel cooking vessels and people in white dhotis and green hair-nets working near food stations. Right foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala. Two or three people in a white-clad group are visible near the vessels. Wider context suggests a relief kitchen setting.2012-01-04Outdoor photo on a dirt path beneath palm trees, with a strung row of orange and red pennant flags overhead. In the foreground, a figure with long dark curly hair and a white garment faces the group. Beside them, a man in saffron-orange robes gestures with raised hand. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with hands pressed together. To the right, a bald man in orange robes and a second bald man in orange stand close, and a young boy in a striped white shirt watches. A yellow construction vehicle and several men in trousers and shirts stand in the background. Five to six people are clearly visible in the group, with additional onlookers behind.2007-08-09January 04 20122012-01-04Night-time outdoor photo at a ritual site on bare ground strewn with straw. A row of people stands in the foreground. On the left, a man in a striped shirt stands with arms folded beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. At centre, a figure in a bright orange-red saffron wrap and rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and a man in orange robes and a mala stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tray or vessel and another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people in white clothes stand behind them under a strip of multicoloured prayer flags. Bright flash glare sits on the centre.2011-01-14January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02