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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a concrete path beside a white-walled building with barred windows. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk toward the camera. A central figure in an orange-saffron garment wears a white and red flower garland and a shawl with gold border, smiling with hands together. Behind him, a man in orange holds a rudraksha mala and wears a dark orange turban, and another man in orange walks with a shawl. Two men in white dhotis and shawls walk at left, one holding a tall ceremonial staff. A bearded man in orange and a younger man in white dhoti follow at right. Red and white vertical markings are painted on the wall at right.

Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a paved path beneath a tree, with a gate and green hedges behind them. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and a long pink-and-white flower garland walks forward, flanked by two people also in orange robes, one with a yellow and orange garland. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the path. On the left, a person in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a video camera up to film. Pale sunlight and palm trees appear in the background.

February 15 2009

A photograph outdoors under leafy trees showing a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, walking barefoot across a dark polished stone platform toward a white-edged path. Behind him, two men in orange robes follow: one with a full beard and orange garment, and one with glasses, a rudraksha-style necklace and a golden trident (trishul) raised beside him. A third man in orange with a shaved head and beaded necklace stands at right beside a golden staff and a carved stone archway. Mounds of sand and a white pillar stand in the background.

A photograph of a procession at a whitewashed ashram building. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and multiple rudraksha malas, walks up a stair while raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry a golden trident (trishul) on a staff and a black bag, moving through a courtyard toward a temple entrance with a red-and-white striped canopy. A blue sign with Kannada text is mounted on the wall. Green palms and trees stand behind the roofline. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha malas) is walking in the foreground, while others in the procession appear to be devotees and sannyasis.

Outdoor procession beneath a large leafy tree on a polished black floor. In the centre, a figure in saffron and orange robes with a white flower garland raises one hand in greeting, wearing a turban-style headwrap and a gold necklace and holding a small plate. Behind him, several men in orange robes and sashes carry a palm-leaf umbrella with red and green trim, a gold-tipped staff and brass lamps. At left stands a red-clad deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands beside a white arched shrine, with a pile of red offerings and a flower tray in front. Several people in orange and white stand along the path, and a man in white with a gold sash walks at the right edge.

January 02 2008

A procession walks along a red-brown dirt path lined with white and red painted kerbs and green shrubs, beneath a large tree with orange and red flags strung overhead. In front, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a garland of orange flowers around his neck and rudraksha malas, carries a ceremonial staff. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk barefoot, several holding long golden-topped staffs, while men in white dhotis and white kurtas follow. A blue draped curtain and a white shelter stand to the left, and a water tank rises on a tower in the background.

Outdoor photograph of a group walking barefoot on a pale stone pathway beneath a large shady tree, with a metal railing and a covered shelter behind them. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and draped orange robe wears a rudraksha mala, and beside him another man in orange carries a folded shawl. Behind them a man in white kurta and a bald elderly man in white with garlands walk along. A man in an orange shirt stands to the left, and a man in cream clothes walks in the foreground. a person: the long-haired centre figure in orange with a rudraksha mala fits the candidate cues, so his appearance is suggestive but not certain. Six to eight people are visible.

July 07 2009

July 13 2009

A daytime outdoor photo of an ashram courtyard with a concrete path lined by red-and-white painted curbs and green shrubs. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk along the path, and one central figure wears a red-orange robe with a large beaded necklace. Behind them sacks are stacked near a white building with a corrugated roof and a water tank. In the foreground, brass oil lamps and brass pots line the edge of the path, and two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand at left. No readable text is visible apart from a small blue sign.