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February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph of several people descending a worn stone staircase in front of a grey carved stone temple wall with a niche containing a standing deity sculpture. Two figures in front wear saffron-orange robes and gold-and-flower garlands; the one on the left has long dark hair and gestures with one hand, while the one beside them in orange with a maroon-bordered dhoti holds a garland-adorned chest. Behind them a bald man in orange robes with a tilak and two men in white shirts and white dhotis follow. The setting suggests a temple visit, with orange-clad figures walking barefoot.2010-01-08December 21 20092009-12-21Several people in orange saffron robes and ornate gold-and-bead necklaces walk barefoot down the steps of a grey stone temple entrance. A long-haired figure in the centre front wears a saffron robe with maroon borders and a long garland, smiling and walking forward. Behind them a crowd in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, follows down the steps. A stone Nandi bull statue sits at the left of the entrance, and an ornate carved stone gateway with sculptures rises behind.2010-01-08A washed-out photograph of a group descending a wide stone ghat staircase. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a flower garland and a bead necklace. Behind him, several monks in orange and saffron cloth walk down the steps. A woman in a pink sari stands at the top beside a second woman in red, and a bare-chested man in a red dhoti stands in the foreground on the left. A railing runs along the left edge, with a carved wall and barred window at right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so the central garlanded monk is described by role only.2013-02-13Several people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk barefoot down the stone steps of a temple gateway, with a crowd of people in white dhotis and white shirts following behind, some wearing yellow shawls. On the left, a stone lion sculpture sits near the steps. A long-haired man in orange wears a crown-like red headpiece and a shawl, and another long-haired man in orange follows on the right, all carrying a sense of procession. Beside them is a pink single-storey building with wooden doors and a bamboo scaffold, and trees and an overcast sky sit beyond the courtyard.2010-01-08A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.2011-05-24Photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis descending stone steps at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a whitish washed-out tone. A central figure with long dark hair wears a large yellow and red marigold garland, an orange-gold wrap and a rudraksha mala, and a second robed man walks just behind him. Other saffron-clad men with shaved heads and beaded malas accompany them, and a woman in a pink and magenta sari with folded hands stands at the left edge beside a white stone archway and carved wall. The steps lead toward the water of the Ganga.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesDecember 21 20092009-12-21Photo 11730916 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22