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February 19 2007

An outdoor photo of several saffron-robed monastics gathered by a large white cloth banner ruled with red grid lines. A bald man in orange robes with a red bindi writes with a blue marker on the banner, while nearby a monk with a long grey braid and tilak marks, and a white-bearded man with a vertical tilak and rudraksha mala, look on. Behind them, a crowd and a red-and-yellow flag appear. Kannada script is written at the top of the banner.

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Outdoor photograph of a group of men standing close together during a ritual gathering, several with tilak and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. At left, a white-bearded elderly man with glasses and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti, hands clasped at his chest. At centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a red bindi and a gold chain, hands folded, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. At right, a man with swept-back hair and white tripundra marks wears a saffron kurta with gold embroidered border and orange shawl, eyes downcast, hands clasped. Behind them, a man in a white shirt, a bearded man, and other onlookers stand near a decorated structure with orange fabric. Five or more physical people are visible.

Outdoor festive gathering under a red-and-white striped canopy hung with colourful tassels and a decorated umbrella. In the foreground, a bearded man with white hair and beard in orange robes and a gold necklace stands at centre, gesturing with open hands. To his left, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak. To the right, a bearded man in orange with a red tilak rests a hand on the centre man's shoulder. Behind them, several men in saffron and orange robes, one wearing an orange turban, stand among a crowd of onlookers in white clothing.

February 19 2007

January 21 2009

Photograph of two saffron-robed men standing close together in a temple hall with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis behind them. The man on the left wears an orange shawl, a gold-coloured waist cloth, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, earrings and a red bindi, and is smiling with his hands clasped at his waist. The bearded older man on the right wears an orange robe, a long rudraksha and bead mala, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot, and gestures with his right hand while speaking. A bald man in orange stands behind them. Behind the group, a blue temple doorway with a painted deity image above and ornate cream pillars frame the scene. a person: the left figure has long-hair-free shaved head rather than long hair, and the robe and mala cues are present, so identity is uncertain.

Indoor photograph of several people in saffron-orange robes at what appears to be an ashram event. In the foreground at left, a man with swept-back dark hair, three horizontal white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and a long orange shawl over orange clothing, looks downward. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes with a white head covering is reaching toward another figure. At right, a smiling man with a red kumkum dot on his forehead wears an orange shawl, a gold necklace and orange robes, and extends his arm toward the camera. Behind them, an elderly man and a woman in orange wraps and a man in a white shirt stand in a corridor with windows, and a person at upper left holds a white sheet.

Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing. A shaved-headed man in an orange shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a woman in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala gestures with an open hand while speaking. In the centre an elderly bald man in orange wrap and spectacles holds a small object, with a man in a striped shirt behind him. At right a man with curly hair wears an orange robe and a gold-toned necklace. Several men in white shirts and orange sashes stand behind, some holding poles.

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.