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August 02 2008

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Night photograph of a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron/orange shawls, standing outdoors under a lamp post with a round globe light. A man in front raises a hand to his mouth while others stand with hands folded in front. A woman in an orange shawl and a woman with a yellow flower garland stand at the right edge. Dark trees form the background.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night 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.2015-11-24A photograph of a group of people standing in a dimly lit temple interior, shown in profile and three-quarter view, looking upward. On the left, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand close together; one holds a gold bangle on his wrist. In the centre a woman in a yellow sari with a purple border holds her hands together in prayer. On the right, a young man with long dark swept-back hair wears a loose orange-red sleeveless robe and smiles while his hands are clasped in front of him. Behind them a warm wall lamp glows. The figure in orange has distinctive long hair and orange robe, but the appearance alone is not enough to confirm a identity, so the role is given as a person in orange robes.2008-07-29Night-time outdoor photo of a group gathered on dry ground under a bright floodlight. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red-brown wrap stands at left, smiling. Beside him, a tall figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching ornate shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a large gold-toned pendant necklace, gesturing with an open hand toward the man at left. At far right, a monk-like man in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl stands with arms folded. Around them are men in white ritual clothes and a few in shirts.2011-01-14September 03 20072007-09-03August 02 20082008-08-02October 19 20082008-10-19Night procession at a temple, with a crowd walking along a dim path under a lit lamp. In the foreground a man in white shirt and dhoti walks beside a man in white with an orange shawl and forehead marks. At right, a figure in orange robes wears a long necklace of yellow beads and a gold pendant, with white forehead marking and long hair swept back, walking beside another man in orange robes. Several white-clad devotees and orange-clad attendants surround them.2008-08-02Night outdoor event lit by tall floodlights, with a crowd of men in white kurtas and shirts. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed together talks warmly with a figure seen from behind, who wears a large saffron-orange turban and an orange sleeveless top, with long dark hair falling down the back. Other men in white, some with orange shawls and gold bracelets, stand close around them, and orange banners and rows of seated devotees appear in the background.2010-02-16Night-time outdoor photo at a ritual site on bare ground strewn with straw. A row of people stands in the foreground. On the left, a man in a striped shirt stands with arms folded beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. At centre, a figure in a bright orange-red saffron wrap and rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and a man in orange robes and a mala stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tray or vessel and another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people in white clothes stand behind them under a strip of multicoloured prayer flags. Bright flash glare sits on the centre.2011-01-14Night-time outdoor photo of a temple courtyard. In the foreground left, a man with hair swept back wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and bare chest, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, standing and looking to the side; appearance is consistent with a possible a person candidate but not certain. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shirt, holding a mala, stands with others. Further right, a man in a pink shirt and blue lungi and a young man in a white shirt stand watching, with a bald man in a white dhoti behind. A long golden object rests on a stone surface in the lower right.2011-12-28