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A white two-storey building stairwell with a white staircase and tiled landing, surrounded by palm trees. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red roses, stands on the landing in the foreground. Behind him, several saffron-robed sadhus descend or climb the stairs, one wearing a red-and-gold head covering. Framed artwork hangs on the left wall. A bright sunlit scene with palm fronds visible through the windows.

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July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a white staircase in a whitewashed building with palm trees visible through the openings. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a long white and red flower garland draped over his neck, stands on the landing at right, looking toward the stairs. Behind him on the stairs, a woman in a red and orange sari with a red headpiece and garland, and several other people in orange and saffron clothing, climb or descend. A painted panel is on the left wall.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29Three men walk outdoors on a tiled courtyard before a temple entrance with orange-painted walls and black stone deity statues on either side. The central older man wears a thick multicolour garland of yellow, purple and magenta flowers, a grey sweater, an orange dhoti with a dark border and spectacles, and holds a small object while speaking. To his left a bald man in orange ochre robes with rudraksha malas and a white tilak smiles and gestures. To his right a young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and wristwatch. Potted plants and steps with red and white bands frame the scene.2013-02-02A photograph of a corridor in a yellow-walled building decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands and green leaf festoons over an archway. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large gold pendant on a flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, walks forward smiling, with a shaved-headed attendant in orange garments beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls line the stairs and walkway, and a line of onlookers in shirts and dhotis watches, including a small child in a green shirt. Flower petals are scattered on the grey tiled floor.2014-06-21July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of a procession ascending a stepped platform decorated with white kolam rangoli patterns, under palm trees, with thatched-roof and tin-roof white buildings with red doors behind. In front, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak walks with eyes lowered, hands folded at his waist, followed by men in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls, one holding a walking stick. Behind them, more people in white clothes walk and stand, and a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth stands at right. Smoke drifts at left and small figures in white move across the courtyard in the background. Physical people visible: about ten to fifteen.2010-07-07June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies