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Outdoor ritual photo under a yellow canopy with red fringe. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange cloth draped over the shoulder, a heavy gold bead mala and a gold-banded orange wrap, stands at a black stone sculpture and applies a yellow paste with his right hand. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands in front with his back to the camera, holding a small bowl to the sculpture. A woman in an orange sari with a maroon border holds a steel pot of paste. The long-haired man has distinctive long hair, ornate gold mala and orange garments, matching the page's a person cue, so he is labelled probable. Behind them are a figure in a dark statue and trees.

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March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a linga abhishekam in a temple. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange sleeveless garment and a gold bead necklace. He pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set on a black yoni-pitha base. A second man in orange stands behind, holding a brass pot. Water splashes across the stone, and a tall brass oil lamp and a garland of yellow and purple flowers appear at the right beside a deity draped in red silk. Petals lie on the wet floor.2010-02-12December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor photograph in warm late-afternoon light of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a sleeveless drape, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace with dark rudraksha-style beads and a forehead tilak. He smiles and looks down toward a silver tray of yellow marigold garlands and a coconut on a plate held by a person at lower left. At right, a hand holds up a white and red flower garland. Behind him a second man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Trees, shrubs and a palm are in the background. Ceremonial welcome or puja setting, with a person candidate present.2010-02-12Night-time ritual scene at a stone temple-like shrine with carved pillars. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and an orange robe sits behind a stone ledge with a brass kalasha-style lamp stand and red-flowered offerings. A man in orange with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala on the left joins his palms in prayer, while a bearded man in pale yellow with glasses sits lower right with hands folded. Floral garlands drape a deity murti at right, and a red cloth hangs behind. Plate of red kumkum and offerings sits on the stone ledge.2008-03-22December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a sacred gathering. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron top and orange wrap sits cross-legged and pours liquid from a small white vessel onto a white stone shivalinga-style object on a gold-edged base. Beside him, a man in an orange wrap wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, and a third man in orange with curly hair wears a gold bead necklace and a red tilak. Behind them stand a bearded man in white and other devotees in orange, and tall gold-tipped poles frame the scene. A carved stone vessel and offerings sit at the right edge.June 07 20162016-06-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange top and orange wrap, seated and pouring liquid from a white vessel onto a small golden and red pyramid-shaped sacred object. Beside him a younger man in a red-orange robe and a large gold bead necklace with a crystal pendant sits watching, while a golden ceremonial staff rises between them. Behind them, a crowd of people in orange, saffron and white clothing, including a woman in pink and an older man with a white turban, gathers closely. Red liquid drips from the pyramid onto the cloth below.January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJune 10 20132013-06-10