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January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20072007-01-31Night outdoor crowd scene beside a wooden pole topped with a golden finial. A man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with a gold chain necklace and a red tilak, standing among devotees. To the left, an older man in white kurta with a mala gestures and speaks toward a figure in an orange shawl. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a long braid stands with her back to the camera. Several other people in orange and white clothing crowd around, and a hand holds a camera or phone in the lower left corner.2007-12-23December 20 20062006-12-20December 30 20082008-12-30A night-time photo of a ritual at a stone structure topped by a golden tiered Meru-shaped object on a white cloth. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap, stands at center looking down toward the object. In the left foreground a shaven-headed man in an orange shawl over white clothes bows with hands joined. Behind them, others in white and orange garments stand in the dark, and a bright vertical light is at the left. An orange cloth lies draped over the base.2006-12-11Night photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall copper-and-gold ritual pillar wrapped in white cord at right. A figure in a long orange robe with a red-and-saffron shawl and beaded necklace stands at the pillar's upper base, raising a lamp, while several saffron-robed attendants in orange shawls kneel or stand on a white stone platform. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in rows at left, some with folded hands, one holding a long golden staff; a colourful fringed parasol is at far left. White-walled buildings with signboards frame the background under a dark sky.2008-01-03January 09 20082008-01-09Night outdoor satsang with a man seated on a gold lion-armrested throne, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment, an orange turban and a long red and white flower garland; he smiles while facing a seated group. Many devotees sit on a green mat with hands folded in anjali, including men in white shirts, a woman in a maroon sari, a woman in a red-bordered sari, a girl in a pink top, and women in white saris. A camera operator in a pink shirt with headphones films from a tripod at right. A string of lights and trees appear behind, with a few people standing in the background. Several people are visible, and a copper-coloured vessel sits near the front, with a white candle or lamp on a stool beside the throne.2012-04-06Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A figure with long dark hair and a long-sleeved orange saffron robe with gold border, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, holds a silver aarti plate with a bright flame and lamps toward a white-wrapped pillar. Beside them a second person in orange robe with gold trim and beads also holds a flaming lamp. Two men in white dhotis and red shawls stand nearby, and a stone deity relief is visible on the right. Dark foliage and green leaves frame the scene.2010-11-21