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July 02 20142014-07-02 +2 copiesOutdoor evening photo on dusty ground beside dark bushes and a banana plant. A barefoot figure in a maroon-red robe with gold borders and a gold waist band, wearing a rudraksha mala and copper-gold bangles, holds a mobile phone while stepping over a stone. Behind them, a man in white kurta stands near an elderly man in orange robes, and other men in white and grey stand in the background.2014-07-02 +1 copiesDusk outdoor photo of a woman in a rust-red saffron-style sari with wide gold borders and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, standing barefoot on dirt and stepping on a stone. She holds a mobile phone in one hand and wears gold bangles. Behind her are several men: one in a white kurta and white dhoti, an older bald man in a red-orange shawl, and a man in white at the right edge with a bead mala, while another person raises an arm holding a lit lamp. Dry scrub bushes and dim evening light fill the background.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesPhotograph taken at dusk on rough ground beside overgrown shrubs and a construction site with bamboo scaffolding. A man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon robe with broad gold borders, rudraksha mala and orange-bangled arm, holds a mobile phone and gestures with his open hand, possibly a person by his long hair, saffron-gold ceremonial dress and rudraksha cues. Beside him a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands barefoot, and a shaved-headed attendant in saffron and gold-bordered cloth holds a phone out toward the group. Two more men in white stand behind them.2014-07-02Outdoor photo at dusk on a dirt path beside dry scrub. A figure in a dark red-orange dhoti and shawl with broad gold borders, long hair, a rudraksha mala and bangles, steps barefoot onto a flat stone while holding a mobile phone. Behind and to the right, men in white kurta and dhoti stand watching, and another man in orange cloth is nearby.2014-07-02July 14 20132013-07-14Night photograph of a Shiva linga installation. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece? No, he wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and a peach-coloured dhoti with a maroon border, and a ring on his hand, placing his hand on a long stone pillar being chiselled. A man in a red-and-white checked shirt kneels and strikes the stone with a hammer and chisel. The black stone yoni-peetha base holds a shivalinga-shaped stone, with orange marigold petals and white flower or rice scattered on the red-stained ground around it. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing black rudraksha or beaded necklaces, stand behind watching in the dark.2006-12-22A photograph of a ritual at an open-sided temple structure with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A man in a saffron-orange garment with yellow borders and a long rudraksha mala stands at center, holding a wooden stick and reaching toward a rough stone lingam with a yellow flower placed on it. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at left, a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a grey sari look on, and a seated person in white sits at right. A garland of yellow and red flowers hangs from a pole at right. The scene appears to be a worship or abhishekam-style puja with stones and a flower offering.2013-07-14November 21 20102010-11-21July 02 20142014-07-02A photograph of a man walking barefoot on a dirt path between hexagonal stone slabs, under overhanging leafy branches. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder with gold border, orange dhoti-style lower garment, and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, his hands held together at his waist. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a red tilak on his forehead. A partially visible second person in orange stands at the right edge. Reddish soil and scattered stones surround him, with trees in the background. a person appearance cues include long hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.2011-09-25