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September 14 20152015-09-14Devotees stand in a line outside a shrine under a corrugated metal roof, hands folded in prayer and facing a red-curtained shrine hung with marigold garlands. In front, a bald monk in a salmon-pink shawl stands with his back to the camera, while a bearded man in a brown robe and a man in a white shirt with an orange bag stand beside him. To the right, saffron-clad sannyasis and a man in white with a red-and-orange turban join in worship. Whitewashed walls, orange cloth hangings and framed pictures line the background, and a palm tree shows beyond the roof.2009-12-30Outdoor scene beside a thatched hut with corrugated metal walls and a blue plastic tarp roof. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and an orange dhoti, smiles and holds his palms together in greeting. Several men in orange-saffron robes with gold-colored necklaces and a red-orange flower garland surround him, and a bald man in orange stands at the right. A cameraman and a person in white clothes appear at the left edge. The setting looks like a temporary camp.2013-02-12A procession of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees walks along a sandy path under a pale shade canopy, with a camera operator on a tripod at left-centre and smoke or haze in the air. A man at far left wears a red dhoti and red shawl and holds a long black staff. Several men in orange robes and orange turbans wear garlands of yellow and orange flowers, rudraksha malas and small identification badges; one in pale peach robes carries a paper. Strings of marigolds and palm-leaf decorations hang at the upper left. No individual is identified as a person by appearance cues here.2015-01-13September 14 20152015-09-14April 22 20162016-04-22September 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor group photo of a cluster of saffron-robed sadhus standing before an orange wooden shrine with latticed windows and a strand of marigold-like garland draped along its roof edge. On the far left a white-bearded elder with a long white beard and a rust-coloured wrap, wearing a heavy gold necklace, stands beside a bald man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti with arm bands. In the centre a bearded man in pale peach robes and a red turban stands beside a small old bearded sadhu in light orange. To the right a tall man in a maroon dhoti with a gold necklace and a red turban stands with hands folded, next to a younger man in a red turban and orange shirt and a bearded man in an orange shawl. A wooden shrine, a parked dark SUV and hills appear in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor photo of an ashram courtyard in front of a pink-painted pavilion with lattice screens. A crowd of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees stands around a conversation. In the centre, a bald, white-bearded elder in an orange shawl and saffron robe faces a figure seen from behind with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red-maroon dhoti with gold borders and a gold-coloured garland. On the left a man in a red-maroon dhoti with rudraksha mala and a folded orange cloth in hand listens. Several men in orange robes and beards stand behind, and a man at right holds a mobile phone.2014-03-14Outdoor photo on a dirt path at an ashram event. A group of about seven men in saffron-orange robes and red-bordered dhotis stands together, most wearing large gold-toned pendant necklaces and beaded malas. The man at the centre front wears a saffron robe with a gold medallion and holds the fabric at his chest. Behind them a multicoloured parasol with fringe is held aloft. Two women in white and red dresses stand at the left edge. A man in white with orange trim stands at the right edge. Sunlight, trees and a low wall are in the background.2008-12-27December 30 20082008-12-30