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A street scene in a busy Indian town. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a bare back and a rudraksha mala walks away from the camera, carrying an orange cloth bag. Beside him, a person with long swept-back hair, a crown-like tilak and ornate gold necklaces wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti and gestures toward a silver Toyota car. Behind them, motorbikes, pedestrians and shops with signage line the road.

Two smiling men in saffron-orange sannyasi robes walk across a dirt courtyard beside a silver Ford SUV with a KA04 registration plate. The man on the left has long dark hair and wears an orange wrap over bare shoulders and sandals. The man on the right has a shaved head, an orange hood, a wooden bead mala with a pendant, and holds a dark object in both hands. Behind them is a whitewashed wall with vertical red stripes, a concrete step, and a parked grey car at the right edge.

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2010-02-10 +2 copies

A street photograph of a barefoot figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a gold pendant on a beaded necklace stepping out beside a silver-beige car with its front passenger door open. A man in white shirt and white trousers with a lanyard walks beside him, and a woman in a white sari stands behind near the car. Shopfronts, bicycles parked on the pavement and a Tamil signboard line the street. The wording on the sign reads South Chithirai Veethi.

A photograph of a street scene outside, beside parked white vans including a Toyota Innova. At center, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala, and carries a coconut shell cupped in his hands with a small flame burning in it. To his left, a bearded man in an orange robe and glasses walks; to the right, a man in white with hands folded in namaste wears an orange shawl. A utility pole and tiled buildings are behind them. The visible identity cues are the long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji candidate.

November 08 2011

Outdoor street procession under an overcast sky with utility poles and wires overhead. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk along a road; the central figure in deep red-orange robes wears a large gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead garland and waves to onlookers. To the left, a man in orange holds a tall staff decorated with white and orange flower garlands, while men in yellow shawls and white dhotis walk alongside. Parked vehicles and shopfronts line the street, and a sign reads Ananth. A fair number of participants are visible, counted as roughly six to twenty people.

Outdoor arrival scene on a paved road beside a silver Toyota car with a small orange flag on its front and a placard reading Dhyanapeeta Mahasamsthana. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange head wrap, a rudraksha mala and sandals walks forward while a woman in an orange sari and a garland of marigolds and red flowers approaches him. Behind them, men in white shirts and trousers stand watching, a uniformed police officer is nearby, and orange and blue draped fabric decorates a stage area. Trees and a small building form the background.

A street procession in an Indian town, with saffron-robed sannyasis walking on a paved road past a parked silver minivan. A central man in a red-orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace, smiling, raising one hand in blessing and holding a pink lotus. Beside him a bearded sannyasi in orange holds a tall silver trident-topped staff, and other orange-robed followers walk barefoot. Men in white dhotis with red sashes and rudraksha beads follow behind. Shop signs and a multi-storey building stand in the background.

Outdoor photo at a building entrance with white pillars and potted palms. A smiling man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with gold borders wears a heavy gold and silver ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant and gold armlets, and has a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. He walks forward as a bearded elder in saffron robes with a long grey beard and a dark beaded mala steadies a hand on his shoulder. Behind them, saffron- and red-clad attendants and a bald man in red walk near a silver car. On the right, a woman in a red sari with gold border and a red-and-gold shawl, with a rudraksha mala, holds her palms together in namaste.

Outdoor street photo of three men on a residential road lined with parked cars and green-painted houses. The central man wears rust-orange robes, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a long red-flower garland with tassels, and smiles with his hands raised. The man on the left wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands. The man on the right is bald and wears an orange shawl over white ceremonial dhoti with a rudraksha mala, gesturing with a hand near his chest. The scene reads as a devotee visit with a garlanded guest.

2014-07-07 +1 copies

Night street procession in a busy Indian town market. Three men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walk prominently, each wearing gold-toned necklaces; the left one holds a bundle of white flowers, the centre one wears a yellow flower garland on his head, and the right one has a large gold pendant. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a rudraksha mala, walk among motorbikes, a yellow auto-rickshaw, and shopfronts with yellow and red signage. A uniformed police officer stands at right. Several devotees and onlookers are visible in the crowd.