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A photograph of a metal frame holding a set of decorated cloth pennant-style hangings or torans, displayed outdoors against a plain white block wall on a stone floor. Each long conical fabric piece has bands of red, orange, green, blue and white with diamond patterns, applied black elephant motifs, and flower shapes in orange, purple, red and green, with gold trim at the hems. Yellow cloth drapes pool at the base of the two outer pieces. No people are visible.2005-04-07 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a folded saffron-orange cloth resting on a white surface. On the cloth lie a black strip, a white strip, and a red velvet rectangle with a small black button or stud. Faint circular embroidery or print outlines show beneath the fabric. At the top edge, a person's wrist wearing bangles and a dark sleeve is partly visible. No people are fully shown and no face or identifiable person appears.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA close photograph of a folded bright orange cloth laid on a white surface. On top of the orange cloth sits a small rectangle of red velvet holding three small objects: a dark bead, a yellow stone and a pale round stone. A faint circular outline is visible on the orange fabric. A fluffy cream textile edge appears at upper left, and a partly visible wrist with gold bangles and a blue garment appears at top right. No people are shown in full, and no speaker or a person candidate is visible.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a folded orange cloth laid on a white surface, with a patchwork design of a red square, a black square and a white square and a small red dot, set within a circular outline. Behind it, the lower body of a seated person wearing a red and black patterned garment and a gold bangle is partly visible, along with a white fur-like cushion at the left edge.2011-09-03 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesClose photograph of an orange fabric surface. A small oval brown stone or bead is stitched at the center of the white patch. No people are visible. A corner of blue fabric shows at lower right, and a beige floor is visible at the bottom edge.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA night procession in an outdoor courtyard. A woman in an orange sari with a red border and a gold pendant necklace walks at the centre, smiling, under a large multicoloured canopy with tassels and a printed emblem. Behind her, men in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths walk in line, and a man on the right carries a lit torch. A woman in a light green sari stands at the left, and a building with a notice board is in the background.2006-12-22September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony outdoors in daylight. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulder and waist, with white sandalwood marks on his upper arm, grips a tall grey pole while tying an orange rope around it. His back is turned to the camera. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, green plastic parrots and gold-toned bells, with rudraksha beads strung through it. Beside him, another man in orange robes holds the rope taut and wears rudraksha malas on his wrists. A red and yellow parasol with tassels stands behind. Onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watch, and a bald man in orange and yellow robes with a gold chain stands at right. The pole has a fringed top and the setting is a grassy open area with trees.2012-07-03A crumpled orange cloth garment with a green border edged in gold zari trim lies flat on a yellow surface. Two thin orange cloth ties trail from one end. No people are visible; the object appears to be an archival artifact displayed as part of a rare collection of childhood items.November 20 20162016-11-20October 05 20132013-10-05