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A photograph inside a small shop with blue-painted shelves stacked with dark polished stones, shivalingas and small framed deity pictures. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red-orange tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a red-and-black checked cloth, wearing an orange robe over bare shoulders, an orange shawl-like wrap, and a long beaded necklace. He holds a long white stick and gestures with his other hand. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange scarf stands near the shelves. On the right, a seated man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits on a white-covered bench, holding a mobile phone. Hanging decorations and brass plates appear at the edges. No readable caption is visible beyond the shop signage.

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January 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05A seated man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a silver trident aloft while looking upward in a crowded shop filled with clay pots, copper vessels and hanging red-and-white decorations. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with a red scarf stands on a phone among shelves of ceramic and brass items. Another man in white stands at the right edge.2006-01-05A photograph inside a plain room with a pale wall and bare concrete floor. On the left, a row of brass and copper pots, kalasha-style vessels, bells and small brass lamps sit on a floor covered with coloured cloths. In the foreground, several dark polished shivalingam stones with white tripundra markings rest on a red cloth. A bald man in orange robes with a saffron shawl stands in the centre, looking down at the stones. To the right, a man with long dark hair, orange garments and a rudraksha mala points toward the objects, and another man in orange stands beside them. A person in white dhoti stands behind the group, with a wall of wooden panels behind them.2007-08-09A photograph in a narrow market lane lined with hanging rudraksha malas, bead strands, metal trinkets and small framed items. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl over an orange lower cloth, a gold ceremonial necklace and a yellow forehead mark, smiling as he faces the crowd. Around him, devotees in white and yellow saffron-toned clothing, one man in white with a dark-framed camera, and a man in a plaid shirt stand close. A red stylised sign is painted on the wall behind. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange shawl, gold necklace and ornate dress.2006-01-05A photo of a seated man with long swept-back dark hair, white vibhuti marks and a red bindi, wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, extending his hands over a white-covered table of books and items. Beside him a monk in an orange robe holds an open book and pen, and a woman in white with a red bracelet and a older woman in an orange sari with rudraksha beads sit in front. Standing behind are young men in white shirts and orange shawls, and a trident is visible at the upper right.2008-03-24A photograph of a street shop in a narrow market lane, with brass and metal wares hung and displayed everywhere. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron garment and white-beaded necklaces holds up a long white stick or pole with one hand, smiling and turning toward the shop. Behind on the right, a shopkeeper in a light shirt and dark trousers stands beside a counter. Shelves hold brass figurines, bowls, oil lamps and bells, with strings of rudraksha-like brown beads hanging overhead, and a drum with pink and blue stripes hangs at the top right. Glass display cases and a red-draped counter with small brass lamps sit in the lower right.2006-01-05A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a smiling person in orange saffron robes with a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on the forehead, seated beside a silver-rimmed altar. The altar is decorated with coconuts, green leaves, yellow and purple flowers, and a silver offering plate. Behind the rail, another person in a light blue kurta with a yellow-and-red shawl sits with hands folded. A cobra-hood shaped carving or sculpture is visible near the top right. The setting suggests worship at a shrine, with the orange-robed figure appearing to offer or gesture over the offerings.2006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph inside a hall where a bare-backed man in a rust-orange dhoti and a long, loose black-haired style stands with his back to the camera, gesturing toward a table of brass and copper kalashas, bells and ritual vessels arranged on a cloth-covered floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange head wraps stand facing him, with others in white and yellow clothing beside them. In the foreground rows of dark smooth stones with white painted markings rest on a red cloth, possibly shivalingas or sacred stones. Packets of coloured powder and white cloth bundles are laid out on the floor among the vessels.2007-08-09