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December 31 2008

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A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a covered colonnaded veranda beside a plain cream wall and a row of black metal chairs. In the foreground a man with a saffron turban, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks forward with a slight smile, holding a mala in one hand. Behind him an elder with a shaved head wears a long orange robe and sandals, while a bearded sadhu on the left wears a gold pendant necklace and an orange robe. Several other men in orange and white dhotis follow along the walkway, and a green banana plant and a red-framed sign appear at the left edge.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Four people walk barefoot along a sandy path beside a whitewashed wall in an outdoor ashram setting. Leading on the left, a man in orange robes and an orange turban wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together at his chest. Next, an older man in orange with an orange turban and rudraksha beads carries a small book. Third, a bald man in a long orange wrap walks with a red tilak on his forehead. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt walks behind, while an older man in orange with a golden-bordered shawl and beaded necklace walks closest to the camera. Behind them, a blue curtain and a banana-leaf decoration hang at an open doorway under a tree.2008-12-30A photograph inside a hall with a corrugated metal roof and paper star decorations hanging from the beams, with striped pillars at the sides. A man in a saffron wrap and orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, walks in the foreground and looks to his left. Behind him, several figures in orange robes walk toward an entrance, and a man in orange with a garland carries a silver kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf on it. Other people in white and dark suits stand along the walls, and a statue with floral garlands sits at the right edge. a person is the saffron-wrapped man with the turban and long mala in the foreground; the identification rests on these appearance cues alone.2008-12-30Photograph of a procession inside a decorated hall with a metal railing and hanging green leaf festoons along the ceiling. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange saffron robe, orange turban and a long rudraksha mala walks toward the camera. Behind him several monastic men in orange and saffron robes walk in line, one with a shaved head. At right, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured necklace carries a silver kalasha with a green leaf, while a young boy in white dhoti with a maroon-striped shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. A man in a dark suit walks among them.2008-12-30November 25 20092009-11-25December 30 20082008-12-30July 29 20082008-07-29Photo of three saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a white colonnaded corridor with grey granite wainscoting, with flower garlands hanging on the pillars. In the foreground at right, a bald man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala is smiling and holding his drape. In the centre, an older man in orange with a walking cane and a dark mala walks alongside a younger man wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts and a cameraman with a video camera follow.2006-10-15January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12