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July 13 2009

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Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a sandy path beside a white compound wall, beneath a large leafy tree. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas walks at the front and smiles; he has a distinctive long-haired appearance with rudraksha malas, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), in_person. Beside him, a bald elderly man in orange cloth walks, and a bearded sannyasi in orange wears a rudraksha mala and an orange turban-style head cloth. A younger sannyasi in an orange head wrap and orange robe carries a garland. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and a man in a yellow robe with a green-and-gold shawl walk, and a person in white is partly visible at the right edge. Behind the wall, a temple gopuram-style structure with a blue dome and a pillared entrance appears. Overall about six or more people are visible.2007-08-09July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of a procession walking barefoot through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a yellow-framed gateway. Several people wear saffron-orange robes; the central figure holds a white trident staff and wears a saffron cloth, orange headwear, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad attendants and women in white saris follow. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at the right edge. Overhead fluorescent lights illuminate the passage.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved path between red-painted walls, with a yellow umbrella overhead. A man in the centre wears a rust-red turban, rust-red robes with gold borders and a heavy gold-bead necklace, and walks smiling beside others. Around him, men and women in saffron-red and orange sannyasa-style robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside boys in white dhotis and orange garments, and a girl in a colourful dress is visible at right. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the background, and a red and white striped canopy is visible behind them. The mood is cheerful and ceremonial.2015-07-25Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a long colonnaded stone wall, with palm trees and a gopuram tower behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right pours water from a metal pot on a rope into a stone well or tank. In the centre, a young man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, stands with head lowered as water is poured over him. Around him are devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with malas and a shawl, and women in white saris with gold borders. A trident (trishul) stands at the left. Red brick paving runs through the scene.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple corridor with a red tiled floor and a yellow spiked iron railing on the right. Several young men in saffron-orange robes walk along the path; the foreground figure in an orange robe and beaded rudraksha-style necklace walks toward the camera. Another man in orange with garlands and a trident-like staff walks behind them. A man in white dhoti and orange waist cloth stands at left holding a staff, and a woman in a blue-and-white sari stands nearby. Beige temple walls and pillars with a blue sky are visible in the background.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor procession at a stone-paved site with a brick wall and carved stone blocks. A bearded elder in saffron-orange robes, with long white hair and beard, walks down red-carpeted steps holding a long wooden staff; a bald man in rust-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala stands beside him, and another man in brown robes with a yellow border greets him barefoot on a woven mat. Behind them, a line of followers in rust-brown and saffron clothing carries a trident, a long staff and yellow-and-red ceremonial banners, and a man on the right holds a white decorated parasol. The white-clad figures stand back at the left.2013-11-05A procession of devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and wraps climbs a stone staircase outdoors. Several people have white and grey sacred ash markings on their foreheads, arms and bodies, and wear beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style malas and white headbands. One man at the front holds a tall yellow pole, and a bare-chested man in a rust-red garment plays a round drum. Behind them stand black stone shivalingam bases on a red wall with chain-link fencing and green plants. A young person in orange carries a bundle of yellow flowers. The procession appears to be a temple or ashram ceremony with drumming and ritual attire.2018-01-01June 15 20092009-06-15