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Outdoor photo of a figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes lowered. Beside him stands a bearded man in orange robes with a red mark on his forehead, partly visible. Behind them, blurred figures in white and yellow shawls stand in a line near a palm-lined ground with stone structures.

December 11 2011

A photograph of a shaded open pavilion with bamboo-mat ceiling and glass windows, showing devotees in prayer. In the centre, a man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment. To the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white with a yellow shawl also folds his hands. The scene shows devotional greeting or prayer in a simple ashram hall. a person identity is not established from appearance here, so the central man is described by role only.

August 02 2016

Outdoor procession scene under a bright sky with a tall orange-saffron flag pole at left. In the centre a long-haired man in orange robes, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left an older bearded man in orange dhoti and sunglasses, bare-chested with white sandalwood marks on his shoulder, also holds his hands together in prayer and wears a beaded mala. To the right a man in orange robe and red sash prays with hands folded. Around them devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, stand with hands joined. A cameraman with a video camera stands at far left.

Photograph inside a small whitewashed room decorated with red and pink flower garlands strung along the walls and a framed image with a red-and-gold top. A person in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands centrally, smiling, with a young attendant in orange beside them. Several people stand or kneel with hands folded in namaste, including a man in white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a maroon blouse with a white patterned sari, a man in a pink checked shirt, and a woman in orange-and-white sari. A red and white floor cloth lies below. The scene reads as a devotional welcome or darshan.

A photograph inside a covered walkway in an ashram-style temple. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe stands with palms together and hands raised in greeting, beside another saffron-robed attendant holding a brass plate. Along metal railings on both sides, devotees in white clothes stand with hands folded in namaste. A decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits in an ornate golden shrine arch at the far end, with red and orange drapes and a tall pillar nearby. The people on the left wear white shirts and dark tops; the women on the right wear white saris and shawls.

A covered outdoor courtyard with a corrugated roof and a dark pillar, with green plants and a plumeria tree visible beyond. A long-haired woman in an orange sari-style garment holds a red offering in her hands and walks forward. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and an orange shawl walks with a white-clad man in a white dhoti and white shirt. Behind them, a man in a grey shirt stands near a table, and at right a man in an orange robe holds a bunch of yellow flowers. A woman with flowers in her hair stands in the foreground at left. Several people are visible, and a lamp hangs from the roof. The scene appears to be a devotional or ritual gathering in an ashram setting.