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February 04 2010

Photograph of three men at an indoor entrance with a white pillared wall and framed black-and-white photos on the left. The central man has long dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and wears an orange sleeveless wrap over bare shoulders. He is looking down while a man in a white garment with a ponytail on the left and a man in orange robes with a maroon border on the right adjust or attend to the wrap. Green leaf garlands hang above and multicoloured flags frame the scene. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the central man is described by role as a devotee being attended to.

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead, gesturing with his raised hand while speaking. In front of him a person in a white garment with an orange-and-maroon shawl and a dark braid sits with their back to the camera, and another person in orange stands at the right edge. Behind them is a colourful patterned banner with red, green and yellow floral motifs and a green leafy garland overhead.

December 20 2009

Photograph of two people in an interior doorway beside a red, white and blue banner bearing white dove motifs and a dark stone deity figure at left. The man in front wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair swept back, and a white and red forehead marking; he looks to the side. The second person, seen from behind, wears an orange shawl over white clothing and has dark hair tied back in a low ponytail. Grey carved stone pillars and a green garland sit at the right edge.

December 21 2009

A photograph of two people in saffron-orange sannyasi robes standing barefoot on a grey concrete floor before a white wall with red painted lotus-vine border. The foreground figure stands upright with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, wearing a sleeveless orange top and a draped orange shawl over the shoulder. Beside and slightly behind, a second orange-robed figure bows with hands folded at the face. To the left, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl holds a wooden tray or box. At lower edge, a brass ritual lamp and a black oil lamp sit near white cloth.

A photograph of an indoor gathering on a floor with striped mats. In the foreground, a person with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange sleeveless garment with rudraksha beads sits with their back to the camera, bending forward over a seated person in white. Beside them stands a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, leaning in. Another person in white clothes is partly visible at the top edge. Three people are visible in the scene.

December 20 2009

January 17 2008

Photograph of a ritual scene at a temple or ashram. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with white paste or powder smeared on the shoulder and arm, stands with his back to the camera while another man in white kurta and red-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala leans in to apply white paste to his head. Two more men in white and orange-red garments stand at left, one with a rudraksha mala, and a brass vessel and ornate gold decorations are visible behind. A tall headdress with red and yellow flower garlands is at upper right. Some figures appear to be attending a puja or abhishekam.