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July 07 2009

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December 18 20092009-12-18December 21 20092009-12-21December 18 20092009-12-18Photo 117249352012-04-27A photograph of a walking group on a dirt path beside a red and white painted wall and a wire mesh fence with orange posts. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala looks downward, holding beads in his hand. To the left, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a phone and carries a dark shoulder bag. To the right, several men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders walk and smile, some wearing rudraksha malas and one with white ash markings. Green foliage and red-leaved shrubs fill the background.2010-09-08A 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.2009-07-07A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a covered colonnaded veranda beside a plain cream wall and a row of black metal chairs. In the foreground a man with a saffron turban, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks forward with a slight smile, holding a mala in one hand. Behind him an elder with a shaved head wears a long orange robe and sandals, while a bearded sadhu on the left wears a gold pendant necklace and an orange robe. Several other men in orange and white dhotis follow along the walkway, and a green banana plant and a red-framed sign appear at the left edge.2008-12-30A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a covered courtyard beside a red-and-white painted wall and a dark red curtain on the left. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a large floral garland of white and multicoloured flowers carries a golden staff. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and spectacles holds a silver trident and wears a rudraksha mala. A younger man in front carries a brass tray of offerings, and other orange-robed attendants with golden staffs follow. A figure in white stands at the right edge, and a drum is visible near the right side.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession outdoors near a whitewashed wall with a notice board. A central man in orange robes, an orange turban and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, wearing a long white and red flower garland and gold ornaments. Around him, several men in orange robes and gold chains walk closely; one on the left, with a full beard and gold-tipped staff, holds a tall golden staff topped with an ornament. A bearded man in glasses and a white shirt stands behind. In the foreground a man in orange with a gold chain walks past, and a shaven-headed young man in orange clothing with a white tilak looks forward. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands in the background.2008-07-17December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30