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Photograph of a coastal cyclone-damage site under a clear blue sky, with the sea visible at right. Broken concrete slabs, bricks and rebar lie in a heap in the foreground, with dried palm fronds and debris at left. A group of about twenty people stands around the rubble. Several wear saffron-orange robes, including a central figure in orange with long hair and a man in orange beside a cameraman who films with a handheld camera. Others wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one man in a beige shirt and jeans stands in the middle. A palm tree leans at upper left.

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Indoor photograph of a healing and blessing session with a crowd of devotees, many in white and cream clothing. A seated figure in orange robes with shaved head rests a hand on the head of a woman in a dark shawl, while another woman bows with palms pressed together. Several young men in orange shawls and white kurtas stand nearby, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a red curtain hangs, and a table at right holds fruit in a basket, booklets, framed photographs, and rudraksha malas. A devotee on the left wears a rudraksha mala and white clothes.2008-03-28October 10 20102010-10-10December 26 20132013-12-26A photograph of a seated group of young and adult sannyasis in saffron orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti markings, sitting cross-legged in rows on a floor before silver-topped low tables. In the foreground a young boy with shaved head and gold earrings looks forward; a girl in orange with a rudraksha mala sits beside him. Brass lamps, a small brass vessel, flower petals and a small framed picture sit on the silver tables. A pink-walled hall with wooden doors forms the background. Several people are visible, including partially cropped figures at the edges.2013-08-04July 10 20092009-07-10April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiDecember 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor photo of a group cutting vegetables on a large round metal tray placed on a pink floral cloth. A man in the centre wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bare-chested with a gold necklace, and is slicing green beans with a knife while smiling and crouching by a low concrete platform. Around him, women in white hairnets and orange-red robes sit beside him, chopping; a woman at the right in a pink top and white hairnet also works over the tray. Behind them, many children in orange and saffron outfits crowd together, some with shaved heads and some wearing beaded necklaces, watching the work. Chopped green beans and sliced carrots fill the tray.2013-11-15A seated group ritual in a hall where many young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with red borders, wear rudraksha malas and white horizontal tilak stripes on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron holds a small brass oil lamp with both hands, while a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala holds palms together in prayer beside him. Brass lamps and plates with offerings sit on the floor. Behind them, a woman in a white sari stands among the seated participants.2014-04-08January 24 20092009-01-24April 04 20082008-04-04January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies