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Photograph of a group standing in a stone temple doorway with a crowd behind them. The central figure wears a bright orange robe draped over one shoulder, a heavy gold necklace of large beads, a white vertical tilak on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. Beside him stand two men in orange robes with gold bead necklaces and red-banded dhotis, one holding a pink cloth. On the right, a bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and talks with a man in orange. Behind them, people in white and red clothing fill the entrance and a white-clothed man is at left. Watermarked text along the right edge is excluded.

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Photograph of a group walking barefoot through a stone temple doorway, with a crowd behind them. The central figure wears a plain saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, a white forehead mark with a red dot, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace. Flanking him are men in orange and maroon-bordered garments with gold necklaces, one holding a folded pink cloth. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks speaks. Behind them a bespectacled man in orange wears a gold necklace. The stone wall, wooden door and crowd suggest a temple entrance.2010-01-08A crowded outdoor-indoor passageway at a religious gathering, filled with saffron and orange-robed sadhus, many with long white beards and orange or pink turbans. At centre, a smiling man in a red-maroon turban and maroon-and-gold robe, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, is surrounded by devotees. To his left a bare-chested man with long dark swept-back hair and a white cloth wears a rudraksha mala. A young boy bends forward at lower right beside an elderly man in white with an orange head cloth. On the left wall hangs a painted portrait on a blue board. Many people press in from all sides, with a man in a checked shirt and others in white and light clothes around the edges.2015-09-11 +1 copiesAugust 02 20082008-08-02A procession on a dirt road lined with green shrubs and trees. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; a man in the center wears an orange turban and orange robes and carries nothing visible, while a sannyasi behind him holds a decorated box. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls hold up colourful fringed parasols on long poles, and a cameraman with a camera on the left films the group. The white-clad attendants and saffron-clad monastics suggest a ceremonial walk, possibly a person appearance in the procession.2009-12-11A photograph of a temple procession at a shrine with an open-sided roof and red-and-orange drapes. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a thick white flower garland walks barefoot on a dark red carpet, extending his hands toward people with palms pressed together who bow along the metal railing on the left. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala carries an orange cloth bundle. Behind them, a gilded shrine holds a deity murti with a red backdrop. Several onlookers in white and yellow clothing stand near the railing. The first man has long swept-back hair and visible ceremonial adornments, so he is a person candidate in the in_person category.2010-09-14Several men stand and chat outdoors on a tiled courtyard in front of a pink building whose doorway is decorated with a garland of white flowers and orange marigolds. A bearded elder in white on the left presses his hands together. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand beside him, one with shaved head, one with grey hair and beard, and one with a long dark hair. The central figure in a saffron robe wears a long rudraksha mala, has long dark hair swept back, and smiles broadly with hands together. A man in white with a saffron shawl stands at right, and another man in a patterned shirt is visible behind. A plant with broad leaves and a metal gate frame the scene.2007-08-09A man stands with eyes closed on a plain concrete floor at night, wearing a rust-red draped garment with a gold-bordered dhoti and a beaded white-and-rudraksha waist belt. A red tilak marks his forehead and he holds a small object in his right hand. Around him stand devotees: a bald man in spectacles with a rudraksha mala and orange-bordered clothing, a younger man in rust cloth with a beaded armlet, and several men in white shirts or dhotis with gold borders and orange lanyards with rudraksha beads. A concrete block wall and a dim light are visible behind them. a person is the central figure, identifiable by the rust-red robes, beaded belt and rudraksha-style adornment, shown in a ritual or standing-meditation setting.2013-09-04 +2 copiesPhoto of a covered veranda entrance decorated with orange marigold garlands strung across the ceiling and banana leaves beside a pillar. A man in white kurta and white dhoti, wearing a small pendant, holds a brass plate with rice, a banana leaf and small oil lamps while his hand gestures over it as if offering aarti. Behind him a young man in orange saffron robes wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak and smiles. Two shaven-headed men in orange garments with orange-and-gold shawls and marigold garlands stand at the right and back, and an older man in white stands at the left beside a white car. A figure in a dark blue sari is partly visible at the lower left. Potted plants line the right side.2011-05-23Outdoor photo of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange draped robe with a long rudraksha mala, walking through a crowd beside a banana plant with green bunches. Behind him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis gather, one older man in a blue shirt, and a man in white with a gold ceremonial necklace and gold-rimmed glasses holds a steel tray of coconuts. Saffron flags flutter on poles against palm trees and a blue sky. A broken coconut half lies on the ground at lower center.2010-02-18Outdoor photo on a forest path beside a large rock. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak marks, wears a red-orange garment, a white flower garland with red flowers and a heavy gold beaded necklace, and gazes upward. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti with gold border, gold chain and beaded mala walks with a hand near an orange cloth. Several white-clad men with grey and white hair follow behind among green trees.2011-05-17A seated group of saffron- and orange-robed monastics gathers on a red patterned carpet in a room with a white tiled wall. Centre left, a man in a red turban, gold-striped red-orange robe, and a heavy gold necklace with a garland presses his palms together and smiles. Beside him, a bald man in a red shawl sits cross-legged, and another bald man in red and gold sits with hands joined. A bearded man in orange stands at the right edge. At the lower left a grey-bearded elder in orange wears rudraksha beads, and a woman with her hair in a bun, in orange, faces the group, with small bags of gold-coloured items placed nearby. A man in a pink shirt sits in the lower right foreground. Several seated and standing people in saffron and pink fill the frame, including at the top edge.2015-09-21A procession on a paved courtyard beneath trees, with a red-roofed shrine and stone pillars behind. In the centre, a man with swept-back hair, an ornate gold-and-red necklace and a saffron-orange dhoti walks forward; he is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long swept hair, saffron/orange clothing, ornate ceremonial gold necklaces), shown walking with the group. Around him are saffron-robed sannyasis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and women in orange and white saris. On the right, a bare-chested elderly man in a white dhoti with green border holds hands with another man, and a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala.2012-06-05