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A procession at a temple courtyard with a grey stone shrine on the right, draped in red cloth and decorated with marigold garlands and brass lamps. In the foreground a man with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder and holds up a garland-wrapped object in his raised hand. Behind him several men in orange robes and a red-turbaned attendant walk in line, while people in white clothes stand at the left edge. A white building with a dark signboard stands behind them.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with grey granite carved pillars on the left and red-and-white painted walls behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers and walks barefoot, his hand extended toward a red cloth hanging beside the stone structure. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robe with a wristwatch smiles and walks. Behind them, a man in white shirt and white dhoti carries a tray of flowers, and other men in white and light clothing follow among green shrubs and trees. The candidate in the garland has distinctive saffron robes and a flower garland, but no strong combined cues such as long swept hair, crown or rudraksha, so identity is uncertain.

A photograph of a white temple entrance with carved white pillars and a palm tree at right. Four people walk down steps: a young man in the centre wears a plain saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a bare upper body wrap, and his hair is swept back; a man beside him wears an orange robe and a gold chain; a woman in an orange sari with red borders walks at right; and a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind them. A striped red, blue and yellow pole stands on the left. Printed pictures and captions are not visible on the scene.

A procession in a temple courtyard. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a line. The foreground figure wears a long garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers over an orange cloth and holds a folded orange cloth. Two men on the right carry tall golden staffs topped with ornaments, one wearing a gold-beaded rudraksha mala and a pendant. A decorated umbrella with a blue and green design appears behind them. At left, a carved stone pillar holds a black deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers, and an orange curtain hangs beside a red railing.

July 07 2009

Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and green foliage. In the centre, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, walking across a tiled area beside a red-and-white painted border. Behind him, men in white dhoti and shawls walk among small rows of ash-covered fire pits on the sand. Garlanded stone deity murtis and a Nandi-like bull stand in the background near an orange shrine structure with a tall kalasha, and a bald attendant in white dhoti stands at right. Photo image of ritual activity at an ashram.

A photograph of three men walking barefoot across a paved temple courtyard. In the foreground a man in plain orange robes with a draped orange shawl walks past a red pillar and a carved grey stone pillar. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and white top with a yellow shawl walks up steps, and a man in orange robes with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads follows. Red and white striped walls, a potted plant, a small terracotta elephant figure and an orange cloth draped on a pillar complete the scene.

Outdoor photo at a stone shrine entrance with carved pillars and a red curtain drawn back. A man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers walks barefoot and smiles, with his hand extended toward the carved doorway. Behind him, a man with long hair in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flowers and a red cloth, and other men in white and orange follow. A man in orange robes stands at right beside a red and white painted wall with greenery behind.

Outdoor courtyard scene beside a concrete staircase with a white-painted wall and green palm foliage. A long-haired young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth and a white flower garland stands center-right, facing an older man with white hair and glasses who wears a light orange shirt and orange dhoti and is barefoot. Around them, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron shawls, white dhotis and kurtas stands on the path. Some wear rudraksha-style beads and mala necklaces, and one man in front has a gold bracelet. Several figures are partly visible at the edges.

September 24 2012

July 07 2009

A procession on a red carpet along a tree-lined path beside a grey concrete-block wall. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk together; a man in the front center wears a long saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a smile, and holds hands with the monk beside him. Other monks in saffron wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas. In the background, a man in white with an orange shawl and white-clad attendants walk near colourful canopy umbrellas, and an older bespectacled man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala walks in the foreground. Banana leaves frame the right edge. The front-center man shows appearance cues associated with Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.