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September 15 2015

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A photograph, rotated sideways, of a single elderly man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban, with a long white beard, standing barefoot on a reddish-brown dirt embankment beside a lush green field. A white cloth is tucked under one arm. The man has no visible malas or ornate gold necklaces, so no appearance-based a person cues qualify; he is described by role as a sannyasi in saffron. The background shows rows of bright green crops and a path.2015-09-15A photograph of a sadhu walking barefoot along a paved roadside on a hill, carrying a long wooden staff in his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and an orange-saffron head wrap, and his upper body is bare. Behind him are green trees and a sloping hillside. A small white object sits by the road edge. The figure is a renunciate or ascetic traveller; no identity is assigned from appearance, and no a person claim is supported by the visible cues here.A person seen from behind stands on dry, sparsely grassed red earth beside a thatched bamboo hut under a clear sky. The figure wears an orange turban and an orange cloth draped over the shoulders and wrapped around the body, leaves the upper back bare, and wears open sandals. In the right hand is a long, slender wooden staff with a dark tip, planted on the ground beside the figure. A blurred tree line and small structures appear in the background, and a faint purple-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner.2006-10-10Himalaya Yatra - 2004-2005 Photos +1 copiesDecember 09 20062006-12-09A photograph of a long-haired figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe walking slowly along a dirt path, leaning on a long thin wooden staff held in the right hand, with the left hand gathering the robe. Sandals are worn on the feet. Behind is a large rounded rock face, dense green foliage and a scrubby bush on the right, with dry grass and small stones in the foreground. The figure appears to be a sannyasi in saffron clothing, shown alone in an outdoor, rural setting. a person cues are visible in the long dark hair and saffron robe; no ritual event or other people are shown.2006-10-19August 06 20112011-08-06 +1 copiesClose view from behind of a person walking along a dirt path beside a line of rounded stones and grass. The person wears a flowing saffron-orange robe wrapped around the body and open brown sandals. A long wooden staff leans on the right edge of the frame, and sunlight casts a shadow of the walker across the reddish gravel ground.2008-01-03A photograph of a figure seen from behind on a dry, sandy open ground with scattered shrubs and palm trees beyond. The person wears a saffron-orange turban and a long saffron-orange wrap draped over the shoulders and body, leaving the back bare, with long dark hair falling down below the turban. Orange sandals are visible on the feet. At the right edge, a partly visible person in a checked shirt stands near a video camera on a tripod-like rig. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-12-09A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks down a grassy forest path among boulders and tall pine trees. He wears orange sandals and a red vertical mark on his forehead. Behind him, two other people in orange garments carry a suitcase and a white bag, and laundry in white and orange hangs on a line near the rocks. The setting appears to be a mountain camp in a wooded hillside.2008-07-03A man in profile walks across bare reddish earth with patchy grass, leaning on a long wooden walking staff held in his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron turban and a flowing orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder, with a long strand of dark rudraksha beads hanging across his chest. He has long dark hair and wears orange sandals. Behind him stand a grey concrete block wall and a white domed structure with a rounded roof, plus a thatched hut at the right edge.2006-10-10July 03 20082008-07-03