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January 14 2018

Outdoor ceremonial procession on a dusty sandy ground in front of a red-walled building with a green metal roof and a temple-style spire behind. At left, several bare-chested young men with long braided hair wear orange and saffron dhotis with gold borders, carrying a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella on a tall pole and a flower-decorated bundle. At centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shawl walks beside a man in a long-sleeved orange jacket and rust-coloured dhoti whose long dark hair is swept back and who has a white-painted forehead; he holds a plain orange umbrella overhead. Two women in rust and orange saris walk at right. Several onlookers stand in the background near white tents and parked cars. The orange-clad figure in the centre fits the appearance cues of a person, walking in the procession, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

January 14 2018

Outdoor photograph of a temple-style courtyard under a large orange-red steel-framed shelter with corrugated roof and hanging green leaves. A group of men in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one playing a large drum, another holding a camera on a tripod. Center-right, two people in orange and red-gold dhotis carry a decorated tray and a long staff under a colourful striped canopy, while figures in orange robes flank them. A small wooden-framed shrine doorway with a kalasha-like offering stands in the middle. Sand-coloured ground is marked with white kolam-style lines and scattered red petals.

Outdoor photograph of a funeral rite at a sandy dug pit covered with a colourful striped cloth scattered with flowers. A central man with long dark hair, a beard and a forehead tilak wears an orange zip fleece and rust-coloured dhoti while holding a small silver bowl and a silver lamp from which smoke rises. To the right, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and a pink towel, with a tilak, stands watching. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti holds a tall bamboo pole with red and green tassels. Behind them, a white-haired woman in orange clothing has her hands joined in prayer, with several other people in orange and maroon clothes nearby. Water tanks and trees appear in the background.

A procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long purple flower garland and a gold necklace; his face is bare and he walks barefoot. Two men in saffron robes on either side carry tall ornate gold staffs, one topped with a trident, and beside them colourful parasols with floral and fringed designs are held aloft. Behind, women in white saris with orange borders and a crowd of devotees follow, some carrying offerings. Walls and palm trees frame the background. The scene matches a ceremonial procession.

Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a purple-and-white orchid garland stands smiling in a saffron-orange robe with a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala. Two men in orange robes flank him, each holding a tall gold-tipped ceremonial staff that supports a red canopy umbrella with tasselled fringe. A man on the left wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and holds a staff. Behind them, white-clad attendants and onlookers stand, including a young boy with hands pressed together. At lower left, a woman in white holds a basket of marigold and rose petals. At right, a fire burns in a metal bowl held by a hand. The scene reads as a temple procession with petal offerings and a fire vessel.

Outdoor ceremony on bare earth beside a colourful multi-tasselled ceremonial parasol held on a long bamboo pole by a shirtless man in orange dhoti and rudraksha beads. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and tripundra on his forehead wears an orange fleece jacket and orange dhoti, palms pressed together in a gesture of prayer on a striped mat strewn with flower petals. To his right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red shawl stands ready. Behind them devotees in orange and maroon robes, a woman in maroon sari, and a drummer. At left, a partially visible deity murti adorned with garlands sits on the ground. Water tanks and trees appear in the background under a clear sky.

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Outdoor photograph of an ashram courtyard in warm sunlight. Three people in saffron-orange robes are seen from behind. On the left, a figure holds a large yellow parasol with red and green tassels, hair in a high bun with a patterned cloth. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a pink flower garland and an orange turban, walking barefoot. On the right, a figure with long hair and bare arms wears orange cloth and gestures with one hand. Behind them, several people in orange stand near drums on a sandy path scattered with petals, beside a bamboo-and-tin-roofed building with climbing plants.

Outdoor procession on bare dirt ground at an ashram, with a white and tan parasol held over a bearded man in a rust-orange long-sleeved top and rust-orange dhoti walking centre-right. Behind him a bare-chested young man in saffron dhoti and garlands carries a flower-decked offering. Other attendants in white dhotis, rudraksha malas and orange saris walk beside them, and women on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A red building with air conditioners stands in the background. The bearded man in orange is clearly visible and in a clear role, but his face-based identity is not established by visible cues beyond the setting, so the a person field is set to unsure.