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December 20 2006

December 20 2006

A photograph of a ceremonial exchange under a tented pavilion at night. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange turban wearing a multi-coloured flower garland stands at right, extending a brass tray of flowers. Facing him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds out his hands to receive the offering, and a second man in a white dhoti stands beside him holding a folded red and gold silk shawl. Further left, a man in a checked shirt and a man in a beige shirt watch, and a man in a red silk dhoti with a garland stands in the middle. A seated crowd of children and men in white and yellow clothes sits in the background, with a young man in white and orange at far right. Hanging decorative fabric panels with elephant motifs frame the top of the pavilion. The scene suggests a temple honour or felicitation exchange.

Night-time outdoor photo on a sandy ground with a woven mat. A seated woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala reaches toward a brass plate holding red and white flower garlands, fruit and a lamp. Around her, men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel, some wearing beaded necklaces, and a man in orange stands at the right edge with his back to the camera. A man in a white shirt holds fruit near the plate. Blurred banners and a stall are visible behind. The image shows an offering or puja-style ritual; no clearly identifiable a person is visible.

A photograph of a relief camp event under a shaded canopy with palm trees behind. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, with a garland of white and yellow flowers on the figure at the lower right who holds a small red and white item and writes or hands something. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala and gold chain bends forward. Around them several men in white shirts and white dhotis crowd close, and a few others stand in the background. An elderly man with white hair in a light striped shirt holds his hands together at his chest. Colourful striped cloth decorates the canopy.

Night photograph of a crowd gathered on a road beside vehicles with bright headlights. Several men in white ritual dhotis with gold-bordered edges stand on the left and right, one bare-chested man in white with a gold-bordered shawl at right. Others wear striped, checked and plain shirts and trousers. A man in an orange-saffron cloth with a beaded necklace smiles in the centre-top of the group. The scene is lit mainly by car headlights and street lamps.

Night-time crowd photograph at an outdoor ashram event with wooden fencing and a dim lamp. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press together, several with rudraksha malas around their necks. In the lower centre, a shaved-headed young man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth stands with his back to the camera while a man in white glasses and a white shirt, mala visible, smiles toward him. Other men on the left and right lean in, and a man in a pale blue shirt is at left. No robed central figure with distinctive ceremonial cues is visible in the frame, so the scene is best described as devotees and volunteers in a crowd.

A photograph of a temple-hall darshan under a corrugated metal roof with hanging lights. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala extends his hand to devotees along a steel railing. Beside him, an orange-robed attendant with a shaved head holds a silver tray. Devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts press palms together or reach out to touch the offering. Several white-clad young men wear sacred thread and ceremonial gold necklaces.

December 20 2006

Night outdoor scene at a temple-like courtyard with a reddish wall and green shrubs behind a wooden fence. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate bangles and earrings, with a white tripundra forehead mark, stands on the right facing left and receives an offering from a man in white. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, one holding a small brass vessel and another with a white cloth tied over his head. A bare-armed figure in saffron stands in the centre of the group. a person cues are the saffron clothing and rudraksha mala of the central figure, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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