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Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis standing among green foliage beside a yellow stone temple wall in bright daylight. In the foreground, a bald elder with white ash markings on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha headband and a long rudraksha mala with carved skull-like beads, holds a green leaf and gestures with one hand. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe with a yellow border raises his hand to his forehead, wearing a rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala with carved beads, and a gold pendant. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds an orange and blue ceremonial pot, and other saffron-clad figures stand nearby, several holding green leaves for an offering.

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Outdoor ritual photo in a leafy setting with a yellow-ochre building behind. In the foreground, a young man with long swept-back hair, a headband of rudraksha beads, a rudraksha mala, and an orange and yellow shawl holds small green leaves in his cupped hands, looking down. To his left, an older bald priest in orange cloth and rudraksha-and-bone malas holds leaves while gesturing with his hands. A man in white shirt and white dhoti holds up a yellow-and-blue woven tray or plate. Other saffron-robed and white-clad devotees stand behind, and a bald man is partly visible at the right edge.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor photo beside a yellow temple wall with green foliage. Four saffron-robed sannyasis stand together. The man at left has a bare chest, rudraksha mala and skull-bead necklace, gold bangles and a rudraksha headband, gesturing with his hand. At right a sannyasi wears saffron clothes, a rudraksha headband, earring and layered beaded necklaces with a gold pendant, looking downward. A middle-aged man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a young boy in a red shirt is behind him. Several other devotees stand in the background.2012-05-18A photograph inside a temple hall with a yellow ornate pillar behind. A bald, bare-chested man with white ash on his forehead and chest, wearing a rudraksha mala with beads and a gold-toned ornament, holds a leaf and touches his forehead with one hand. Beside him, a younger man in a red-orange cloth with a red-and-white beaded headband and multiple beaded necklaces gestures with his hand. Another man in orange garments stands at right, and a bearded man at left. In the foreground are a halved coconut, banana, betel leaves and a purple flower on a tray.2012-05-21A photograph of a crowd walking outdoors beside a cream-coloured temple wall with pillars and strings of green and red tassels overhead. In the foreground, a bare-chested, shaved-headed sannyasi with a red-and-gold rudraksha headband, layered rudraksha and skull-bead malas, and an orange-saffron wrap stands with eyes lowered, hands together. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red rudraksha mala walks forward. On the left, another orange-clad man wears a rudraksha headband and skull-bead necklaces, with white and red tilak on his forehead. Umbrella-like red canopy poles and onlookers in white shirts surround them. a person candidacy is uncertain, so the a person field is set to unsure.2012-05-18Photograph inside a temple of a group of men in orange and saffron robes and white ritual dress. A man at centre-left wears a long chain of large gold beads over an orange-red wrap and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm; he walks with hands loosely held forward. Beside him an older bare-chested man in a saffron wrap wears a dark rudraksha mala, gold pendant and a rudraksha headband with a sandalwood-marked forehead, with hands joined at chest level. Other attendants stand behind in white dhotis and orange cloth, and pink flower petals lie on the shoulder of the central figure.2012-05-16May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor photograph of a religious gathering under a rough wooden pergola with palm trees behind. In the foreground a man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a white tilak wears an orange-saffron cloth over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and looks downward while walking. Beside him an older bald man in a green gold-patterned silk shawl with a white flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron cloths, stands near a white pillar and a red basket.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copies