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Outdoor photo on a paved lot under tall pine trees. In the foreground, a bald man in a white t-shirt with an orange shawl stands at the right, smiling. Beside him, a figure with long dark hair wearing a leopard-print wrap and orange cloth holds a tall copper-toned trident-like staff. Behind them, a woman in a black kurta holds a similar staff, and a white-clad man stands nearby. On the left, a group of about a dozen people in orange shawls and red garments pose and photograph with cameras and phones. A white kolam floral design is drawn on the asphalt. Parked cars and trees fill the background.

Outdoor photograph of a paved courtyard beside tall pine trees and a parked yellow bus, with flags lined along a building edge at right. A figure in long saffron-orange robes, a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, long swept-back dark hair and a dense rudraksha mala holds up a ceremonial staff topped with a metal finial, smiling. Around them, devotees in orange and red shawls photograph the scene; one man in white trousers and a white kurta walks barefoot. A decorative white chalk kolam with curling lines is drawn on the pavement. A woman at right in a light blue top and glasses, wearing an orange shawl, smiles toward the camera. The figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, with long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas as qualifying cues.

Outdoor photo on a paved courtyard beside tall pine trees and a yellow bus. A central figure in orange and saffron robes, with long dark hair, a leopard-print shawl and a beaded necklace, holds a silver ceremonial staff or trident-like object and gestures toward the ground. Chalk-white kolam patterns and a decorated floor design surround the group. To the right a smiling woman in a light blue top and orange shawl stands near a row of colourful prayer flags. Several men in orange shawls and white kurtas on the left photograph the scene with cameras.

Outdoor scene on a paved lot beneath tall pines, with parked cars and a yellow vehicle at right. A woman in an orange-and-brown garment with a leopard-print shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre-right holding a ceremonial staff with a metal top, while a man in a white t-shirt and orange shawl stands beside her. A group of devotees in orange shawls and white or red clothing photograph the scene with cameras, and a man in white kurta and orange shawl stands behind them. A white chalk-style kolam drawing lies on the ground in front.

A group walks along a paved path lined with lush tropical palms and flowering shrubs in a park. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth and a long beaded necklace walks beside a sannyasi in a red-brown robe and another in saffron. A woman in a blue salwar kameez with a red shawl walks with them. On the right, a man in a bright pink kurta raises one hand toward the trees, while a man in a grey vest with his back to the camera faces him. On the left, a cameraman in a grey polo shirt holds a camera. Several others in white and saffron follow behind.

November 21 2015

2015-11-21 +1 copies

A photograph of a courtyard at an ashram building with coral-orange walls and balconies. A grey vehicle on the left has a long garland of marigolds and white flowers draped over its bonnet. A man in a full saffron-orange robe stands at the centre-left holding a paper or booklet, facing a line of devotees. The devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with green or orange borders and some in orange saris, stand with hands folded in prayer or namaste. One woman in a white top and white dhoti-style garment stands with arms folded at the right. A lush green tree and potted plants frame the scene.

May 02 2018

2018-05-02 +2 copies

March 14 2014

A photograph of a large group of devotees walking single file along a red brick path through a green garden with tall trees behind them. Most wear orange or saffron shawls and orange kurtas, and some women wear orange dupattas over salwar kameez. A bald man in a long white kurta walks near the centre, a man in a bright orange robe and orange shawl walks beside a woman in orange, and a woman in a teal top carries a purple cloth. Brick ruins and a green hose sit at the right edge. A wide shot with many people visible, the group processing outdoors in orange attire.

August 23 2011

Outdoor procession on a concrete path beside a brick wall and green trees. A central figure in a dark maroon robe with a white and pink flower garland and a bare-headed face marked with white paste stands with palms pressed together. Behind him, saffron-robed men in orange clothes with flower garlands walk in procession under a multicoloured fringed canopy on a long pole. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a wrap holds a hand raised in blessing toward a line of women in pale and teal salwar and sari, who press their palms together in greeting. On the right, a man with long hair, wooden rudraksha beads and an orange cloth walks forward in the foreground.