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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dry, grassy dirt path outdoors under a bright blue sky, with trees and a small brick heap at left. In front, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a brass tray with fruit and cloth. Behind him, a man in an orange kurta and orange shawl, with a shaved head and round glasses, walks between two attendants holding large ornate parasols with red and cream fringes. A younger man in orange robes follows at right. Several men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a red SUV is parked in the background. A round red-and-yellow decorative fan is carried in the group.2006-11-21Outdoor ashram scene in daylight with palm trees and a tiled walkway. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a matching shawl, walking barefoot beside a bald man in white with a walking staff. Behind them, a large crowd of men and boys in white dhotis, white shirts and kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, stands and walks along a mat. Some people fold their hands in namaste. Several people in white are seated or bending near circular fire pits or ritual pits on the sandy ground at left. Pale green and red-striped walls and small white buildings with corrugated roofs frame the background. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and a saffron robe, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to identify him.2010-08-01July 29 20072007-07-29November 23 20162016-11-23July 29 20082008-07-29A procession on a red carpet walks toward a temple shrine under a yellow canopy. A central man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti and white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, walks with hands folded. Two men in orange cloth carry a teal-fringed ceremonial parasol and a decorated staff, and others carry flagged poles and a tray of flowers. Women in orange and red saris line the path with hands folded in greeting, while people in white and red clothing stand behind. A stone temple with a small deity murti sits in the background among trees.2014-08-31August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a gravel pile and a whitewashed concrete wall, with a temple gateway and palm trees behind. A man in an orange-and-gold robe wearing a long multi-strand gold and beaded garland walks at the centre, and an orange umbrella is held above him by a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes walk beside and behind him, and a white-clad elderly man with a grey moustache walks at the left edge. Several other people in white and light shirts follow in the background.2012-09-24January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor photograph of a dusty clearing among palm trees and thatched huts in a rural ashram setting. A group of about a dozen people in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand in a loose procession. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a decorated canopy is held over a cluster of people in the centre, and a woman in a white sari with a pink shawl stands at the right edge. A single man in white stands at the left, observing. Parked vehicles and more huts are visible in the background.2007-12-23