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A night-time photograph inside a crowded market stall lined with hanging trinkets, bangles, tassels, beaded strings and small framed pictures. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a long dark bun and ornate gold-and-bead necklaces wears a rust-orange wrap and points toward the stall's wares. Beside him stands a man in a white dhoti with a gold border, and in the lower right a figure with his back to the camera wears a reddish-orange cloth. At the left edge, another person in orange-red robes is partly cut off. The bright orange and red fabrics and warm lamplight dominate the scene.

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Photograph of a crowded bazaar lane lined with shops selling colourful toys, bangles, brass and metal oil lamps and trinkets. In the centre, a young man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala carries a folded tiger-striped cloth and walks beside a man in a maroon robe with a large gold necklace, white flower garland and tilak. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and another woman in a red sari walk nearby, and a shopkeeper stands at the stall on the left, with a bare-bulb light overhead.2016-06-03May 07 20122012-05-07December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04May 07 20122012-05-07December 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a person in orange robes draped with a thick garland of orange marigolds and red flowers, reaching out to take a red rudraksha-style mala from a shopkeeper in a white shirt at a street shop. Behind them, glass display cases hold brass and metal figurines of deities and small devotional items. In the foreground, a tiered brass oil lamp stand and brass kalasha-style vessels sit on a striped cloth. The person has long dark hair and appears to be speaking. The setting appears to be a Varanasi market shop.2006-01-06Photograph at an indoor exhibition stall with a table of small bronze and brass deity figurines and a metal lamp stand in the foreground. Several men in saffron and orange robes and rust-red shawls with gold borders stand around the table. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a figurine while a bearded man in orange robes stands beside him. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a figure in a white wrap and bronze armbands stands at left. A red carpet and white tent walls form the backdrop. Another printed copyright line is visible across the photo.2015-01-12A photograph inside a bright exhibition stall with white walls and a red-and-yellow striped canopy. Several men in saffron-orange and rust-red robes with yellow sashes and turbans stand around a display table. At center, a bearded man in plain orange robes with a rudraksha mala looks toward a man in a yellow-and-red turban who holds up a small object. A man at left wears a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a long rudraksha mala, and another in red-orange wraps stands beside him. On the table are bronze and brass deity figurines, a small kalasha-style vessel, and a carved stone piece. Several people are visible in the background.2015-01-12A temple ritual scene with a seated man in a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands across his chest, and a white tilak on his forehead, gesturing with his right hand toward a small card held up by a man. Two or three standing men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps with beaded necklaces and bracelets lean in, one with bare shoulders and hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them a green, red and yellow painted canopy with tassels is raised over the scene, and blurred brass vessels sit in the foreground. a person is the seated figure, seated in the central ritual role with a rudraksha mala and white forehead tilak, gesturing as the attendants present the card.2017-12-31 +1 copiesFour sadhus stand in conversation inside a temple corridor with a festive garland-decorated doorway behind them. On the left, a bearded man with a bare chest wears a magenta shawl over one shoulder, a blue-beaded mala and white vibhuti marks, and holds a golden staff. Centre-left, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a gold ceremonial necklace and gestures with his hands. On the right, a man in red-orange robes with a bun, rudraksha malas and white tilak marks holds a golden-tipped staff. Two further devotees in white with orange shawls stand in the background, with another visible at the far right edge. Tiny vibhuti and kumkum marks are visible on several foreheads.2006-12-04April 14 20182018-04-14March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copies