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December 09 2005

Night photograph of a man walking across grass with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a white turban and a white dhoti and shawl with broad gold borders, and a large gold necklace with a pendant. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a red-and-gold shawl follows beside a brown SUV. Two uniformed police officers stand near a tent with draped red and white fabric and a wooden frame to the right, and stacked white plastic chairs are visible.

Dusk photograph at an ashram road beside a silver Ford Endeavour SUV. Two men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls stand at the open driver's side. The taller man in front holds a long golden staff with a finial, and a bald-headed man with an orange shawl leans into the open car window near the steering wheel. A white van and a red-roofed building sit behind them under dark palm trees.

Night-time photograph on a dirt road beside a grey pickup truck, its driver visible through the window. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a red shawl, bare-footed, wears a rudraksha mala and red tilak, palms pressed together in greeting as he smiles and gestures toward the truck. A second man in orange clothing stands beside him with an arm extended. Onlookers in white and dark clothes stand at the right edge under distant street lights. Possible procession or arrival greeting.

Night photograph of a silver Ford SUV with headlights on, number plate KA 04 MN 4444, stopped on a dark street. Several men in saffron-orange shawls and white dhotis and shirts stand beside and in front of the vehicle, one with hands pressed together in greeting. Through the windscreen, men in orange shawls sit inside the car. Street lights and a lit billboard appear in the background, with a crowd of onlookers on the right.

August 01 2008

A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka registration KA04MN4444 is stopped on a dirt roadside, with a figure in an orange top visible through the windscreen. Along the roadside, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands and raised hands, and several hold saffron-orange flags aloft. A man in white shirt and dhoti holds up his palm in greeting near a woman in a white sari carrying a garland. Palm trees, a brick building and a telecom tower stand behind, under a partly cloudy sky.

Night photograph of a silver-grey SUV parked on reddish dirt ground at an ashram site. A man in a saffron-orange shawl sits in the driver-side rear window, and another man in a white shirt is visible in the other rear window. A man in white kurta and white dhoti stands beside the vehicle with bare feet, and other men in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls stand nearby in the dark. A crescent moon is visible in the night sky above.

Night photograph of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 driving slowly through a crowd on a street. A figure in an orange head wrap and orange garment sits in the back seat, raising a hand. Around the vehicle, many people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some in white kurtas, raise their arms and clap. A woman in a teal sari stands with hands folded at the right side. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands in the foreground on the right, and white and purple flags are visible at the upper left.

A street scene beside a silver pickup truck with its front door open. A figure in an orange-saffron garment sits in the open passenger door area, while several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around him. Two large ceremonial parasols with fringed red-and-cream canopies and long poles are held upright by men in white on the right, and another man in white with a grey beard stands at the far right holding a pole. Plain sandals lie on the road, with a white compound wall, palm trees and utility poles behind.

A dusk photograph at a roadside beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a reddish undershirt stands center, smiling and gesturing toward the open door, with a leopard-print cloth draped over the seat inside. To the left, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds the door. To the right, two men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls stand near, one holding a small book. A large dark-green curved roof building and a stormy sky form the background.

Outdoor evening scene at a public event ground. A silver SUV parked on a green carpet is decorated with white and marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a tall orange head covering stands on the carpet, wearing a large magenta flower garland and a rudraksha mala, while an older man in white garments drapes a red-and-saffron shawl over his shoulders. Several men in white kurta-style clothes and white shirts stand around, one in a white shirt at right, and a woman in orange sari stands behind. Behind them are rows of white chairs, a tall light stand, banners and trees at dusk. The orange-robed figure is a person in person by appearance cues: saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a shawl presentation.