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December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath green trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe and red turban, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, walks under a multicoloured tasselled canopy held overhead by a helper in orange. Two saffron-robed attendants walk nearby, one shaved-headed. A man in white dhoti and shirt bows low with hands folded in front of the procession, while people in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together. Musicians with a drum and wind instrument play to one side, and a few people in white and orange observe from the edges.2008-07-27June 19 20122012-06-19Outdoor photograph on a dirt ground with scrubby green vegetation and a silver SUV parked at left. A bare-chested figure with long, swept-back dark hair stands at left wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and matching orange shawl, hands pressed together in greeting. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, bare chest, orange-saffron garments, distinctive presence). In front of him, a man in a white shirt and light lungi kneels on the dirt, bending forward with hands near the feet of the standing figure. Around them stand several men: one in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, another in white dhoti and white shirt with hands folded, a man in a blue checked shirt, and a man in a grey shirt. A young person in a white shirt stands at right with his back to the camera.2006-11-23Outdoor photo on a dirt ground near a blue vehicle and palm trees. A man in an orange robe with an orange and white head-wrap sits on a plastic chair, raising one hand in greeting while smiling. An orange umbrella is held above him by a bare-shouldered young man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi bends forward toward him with folded hands, and another man in white dhoti holds a red tray. Several onlookers in white and checked clothes stand behind, and a white jeep is parked at right. Rope is strung across the scene.2012-01-04December 23 20072007-12-23February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesA procession walks along a dirt path past unfinished brick buildings and a white ashram structure with a hill behind. A young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a large orange umbrella over a central figure wearing an orange robe, a long flower garland, and a bead necklace. Behind them, saffron-robed followers walk barefoot, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt walks at left. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand at right.2012-09-24A photograph at an ashram courtyard of a man in a white kurta and white dhoti bowing deeply, touching the feet of a long-haired figure in saffron orange robes with a draped orange shawl. Around them stand several sannyasis in orange and saffron garments, some wearing rudraksha malas, one holding a small offering. Uniformed security personnel in camouflage fatigues stand at left and right, and a vehicle door is open at left. Behind them are a red-orange building with a green roof, pink flowering shrubs, a gate, and a parked motorcycle. A faint copyright line appears on the image.2011-11-26Outdoor procession on sandy ground beside palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, wearing a long white flower garland with red flowers, stands at centre holding a silver vessel with flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a similar offering. On the left a man in orange robes with a saffron shawl gestures. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl kneels and touches the ground in front of the group. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls play a drum and a horn, and a man in white holds a video camera. The scene is a temple-related ritual procession.2010-07-26August 09 20072007-08-09June 05 20102010-06-05