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A photograph of a covered outdoor hall with a light ceiling and a green tree behind. On the right, a smiling man wears a dark red turban, a garland of white flowers and orange marigolds, and a reddish-brown and gold-bordered dhoti, with his hands joined at his chest. Facing him from the left, a long-haired, white-bearded sadhu in orange robes stands with his back partly to the camera. Behind them, a crowd of devotees includes a grey-haired woman in a red shawl bowing with hands joined and a younger man in an orange shirt, along with several men in white dhotis and garlands. The scene suggests a greeting between a devotee and a sannyasi.

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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered under a striped tent canopy decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. In the centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a white and yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe and heavy gold beaded necklace looks downward. Behind them, devotees in orange and white clothes press close, including a man in an orange cap and a man in an orange shawl with a marigold garland. A blurred figure in the left foreground and an orange-robed person at the lower right frame the shot.2008-06-09Photo of a temple-corridor scene with a central figure wearing a white shawl over an orange-red dhoti and a large garland of white flowers with red and green accents, with yellow-orange tilak on the forehead. Around him stand men in white shirts, a woman in orange with a white flower garland, and saffron-robed priests with rudraksha malas. A shirtless devotee with a rudraksha-beaded chain and a teal cloth gestures with open hands while speaking to the central figure, and a uniformed officer stands at the right. Pale blue temple pillars and iron gates frame the crowd.2012-07-23A photograph of a crowd gathered in a plain interior hall with white walls and a white cloth backdrop. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a long white jasmine garland, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, smiles with eyes lowered while another hand reaches toward him. Around him devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a maroon shirt, an older man with a vermilion tilak, and a boy in a pink shirt press closely. A shaven-headed monk in white stands at the lower right edge. Many people crowd the frame, and most are partly visible.2012-05-28 +1 copiesJuly 23 20122012-07-23Photograph of a temple scene where a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and white marks on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a white flower garland over an orange-and-yellow shawl, extends his hand to bless a line of devotees who bow with folded palms and bent heads. Behind him, a priest in white ritual dhoti with gold border and a saffron-robed monk stand near a red-draped altar, arches and pillars frame the hall, and a small deity picture hangs in an arched niche.2012-05-21April 29 20162016-04-29Photograph of a crowded event tent at a religious gathering. In the foreground, an elderly man in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold trim, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style bracelets, leans forward to greet a bearded man in an orange shawl and white kurta with a tilak on his forehead. Beside them, a shaven-headed young man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala bends in greeting, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland in her hair reaches toward the group. Behind them, several men in white and orange garments, lanyards and rudraksha malas stand among onlookers, with a video camera on a tripod at right and red drapery in the background.2016-04-27A photograph of an event where a man in an orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a large floral garland with white and pink flowers reaches out to touch the head of a kneeling devotee in orange clothes. Behind them, several orange-clad young men and women in saffron and red saris and traditional jewellery watch closely, and a woman in a red and navy sari holds a phone. A red draped backdrop and a camera rig frame the scene. A gold ceremonial staff tip appears in the lower right.2016-04-29A photograph of a crowded indoor room with concrete block walls and large glass windows, where a central figure in a maroon robe and maroon turban stands wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers. Several bald priests in saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand around him, one holding his arm, while a dense crowd of men in white shirts and women in white saris with coloured borders presses in. A framed portrait stands on a red cloth on the back wall. The gathering suggests a pada puja offering at a devotee's house.2014-06-26A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with a red tilak on his forehead, wears a long rudraksha mala and a garland of orange and white flowers over his shoulder. He is surrounded by men in street clothes, including a man in a grey and yellow striped polo shirt and a man in a lavender shirt on the left, while a man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha malas stands behind. The orange-robed figure is possibly a person, based on his saffron robe, turban, rudraksha malas and flower garland, though this is uncertain. Several people are visible in a bright outdoor setting.2015-05-01April 29 20162016-04-29October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copies