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Outdoor photograph of a procession walking across a paved courtyard in front of a stone temple wall with pillared colonnade and a carved gopuram. A central man with long dark hair and a teal-green head cloth wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, and he is walking forward with his arm raised. Around him are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, holding papers, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, some carrying a yellow bag. Uniformed police officers stand in the background.

A photograph of a temple entrance with pale yellow walls and white-painted doorway. A figure in a saffron-orange robe, long swept-back hair, and palms pressed together in greeting stands at centre, with a second saffron-robed figure and a robed attendant beside him. Swamiji (probable) — long swept-back hair and saffron robe worn by the central figure, who is greeting a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred thread. To the left, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a uniformed police officer in a grey-blue uniform and cap. A woman in white stands in the background near the doorway, which is draped with a navy cloth.

Outdoor photograph on a terracotta-tiled courtyard with a gopuram temple tower and palm trees behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and a gold-and-white necklace walks with head bowed, arms marked with white ash-line markings, a saffron shawl draped over one shoulder. Around him, saffron-clad attendants in orange dhotis, one wearing a green surgical cap and face mask, and a man in a khaki police uniform with a peaked cap and belt walk alongside. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a gold wristwatch and red thread walks beside them. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes and gold necklace on the central figure.

Outdoor photo at a stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and a gopuram behind. A man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a tilak and long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace gestures while speaking. Beside him a bald elderly sadhu in orange wrap with a yellow border, rudraksha mala and gold pendant stands with clasped hands. A younger man in orange on the left wears a gold chain and a face mask. A man in a maroon shirt faces them, and a crowd of men in white shirts and lungis watches.

2012-05-22 +1 copies

August 06 2009

Outdoor photo in a palm-tree grove with a strand of orange bunting overhead. A central figure with long, dark, shoulder-length hair and bare back wears an orange wrap and stands facing away. Around him, several men in orange robes press palms together in greeting, including an older bald man and a man with a grey beard. At left, a man in white kurta and dhoti bends forward, and a younger man in white touches the feet of another. On the right, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands watching. A few more people are visible in the background. The ground is bare earth.

December 23 2007

Outdoor photograph on a temple precinct path in front of a stone colonnade with carved pillars. A central figure in orange saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and a bead necklace, with a teal cloth wrapped on the head and white marks on the forehead and arms, extends one arm toward a man in white dhoti and shawl who holds a small packet. Behind them, sannyasis in orange robes walk barefoot, one holding a white folder, and several uniformed police officers and men in shirts stand nearby. a person: the central figure in saffron with a long mala and a bead necklace, who is walking and gesturing rather than seated on a throne.

Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard with a tall pale brick wall behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange-red cloth wrapped at the waist stands with palms pressed together in prayer, bowing over a worn grey stone structure. He wears a gold necklace and gold armbands. Around him, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand, one on the left holding a small silver vessel and wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them a large crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, plus women in orange and white saris, stands with hands folded in devotion. A thatched bamboo shelter and a pink temple building appear in the background.

2012-08-17 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone-paved path past a temple gateway with carved stone walls and a stack of red bricks. Beside him an older bald man with white forehead marks, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange dhoti with yellow borders walks with his hand raised. Around them, saffron-clad attendants and men and women in white dhotis and sarees follow, one man holding a small copper vessel.

Outdoor photo of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, standing on dirt ground with a white wall and palm trees behind. A man in a light blue shirt kneels and touches the feet of a shaved-headed man in white in the foreground. Other saffron-robed men with beaded malas stand nearby, and women in blue saris and white clothes watch on.

Outdoor photo of a seated group on a bare stone floor beside a plain stone wall at a temple. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headwrap and a long gold-and-orange beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, a person. Around him, devotees in orange and white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in prayer, some with folded hands, and a uniformed police officer stands behind. A teal patterned mat lies in front, and an orange cloth is held by a seated devotee at right. Crowd standing in the background.