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A photograph taken outdoors on a paved walkway in warm, low-angled sunlight. In the left foreground, a figure seen from behind, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder with a red trim and a red-and-dark rudraksha-style neck garland, sits facing a group of men. Around six to eight men in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some with eyes closed, as a devotional gesture. A red pole stands at the left edge and vehicles are blurred in the background. The figure with the saffron robe appears to be a sannyasi receiving devotees, but the face is not visible and identity is uncertain.

December 25 2007

Outdoor relief camp under palm trees with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts gathered around a seated figure in orange saffron robes with a dark hair bun, rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth. A man in white shirt and dhoti on the left claps with hands together, while another man reaches forward toward the seated figure. A white truck with an orange banner printed with a figure stands behind, and a table with a yellow cloth and a metal tray sits at right. The seated figure has a person appearance (dark hair bun, orange robes, rudraksha mala) but the appearance is uncertain given the crowd setting; described here by role as a seated person in saffron robes.

Outdoor dusty ground at an ashram event where men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing orange headbands and waist sashes, perform a physical demonstration. One man kneels and another crouches on the dirt among them while others raise their arms and gesture. Behind them stands a white whiteboard on an easel, a silver SUV, strings of marigold garlands and colourful tassels hanging overhead, and a red-brick building. Spectators in casual clothes watch from the sides and edges of the crowd.

Outdoor photograph of several young men in white kurta-style clothing with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, gathered closely around a brass pot or vessel on a dirt ground beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. One man at the front holds a brass vessel near the base of the image while others lean in attentively. A wooden or metal pole stands at the left edge and a dark water channel is visible at the right. No individual wearing distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the men are described by role only as devotees. The setting suggests a ritual or ceremonial activity at an ashram grounds.

December 22 2010

Outdoor photograph, rotated on its side, of a crowd of young men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing orange headbands, bowing low with palms pressed together on sandy ground beneath palm trees. In the foreground, a man in white kneels with a red cloth draped across his lap. Behind the group, a dark speaker or amplifier stands near a wooden pole. The sky is bright and pale. Only the kneeling people are visible; no clearly identifiable figure of the a person candidate is present in this frame.

A blurred outdoor photo of a festival procession on a dusty road, with several men in white kurtas and white dhotis dancing with raised arms and orange cloths draped over their shoulders. A white van stands behind them with a figure visible through its window, and a cropped person in white is at the far right. Bright sunlight casts sharp shadows across the ground.

Outdoor photo of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with white cloths tied on their heads, standing in a line beneath a colourful striped awning with green, orange and blue draping. A woman in a pink top and brown trousers stands among them, and a bald-headed man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads stands at the right edge with hands pressed together. A blue auto-rickshaw is parked at the left, with bamboo poles supporting the canopy and a small building behind. Several people have their hands raised to their heads in reverence.

A crowd of devotees dressed in white with orange shawls gathers outdoors on a dusty ground at an ashram event. In the centre, a bespectacled man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl and a green ID badge on an orange lanyard, standing among younger men in white and orange scarves. A man in the left foreground gestures with his hand while speaking, and a bangle-wearing young woman in white with an orange scarf stands at right. Behind them, more participants in white and orange, some with orange headbands, stand in a loose crowd, and a rickshaw or cart wheel is visible at the top.

Photograph of young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange sashes and orange headbands bending forward at a long metal barrier. Several have yellow-orange discs held between their teeth, and small discs rest on the grey-painted metal rail. A bare-armed man in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style mala and a bracelet. Behind them a white van and other onlookers in white are visible. a person is not visibly present; the setting appears to be an outdoor festival procession.

Outdoor photograph on a dry dirt ground with a line of trees and a parked grey SUV behind. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. In front of him a man in a white shirt bends forward, head lowered, while another man in a white shirt holds him. On the left, men in white dhoti-style clothing and orange shawls stand nearby. On the right, a bearded man with long hair wears a white kurta and an orange shawl. The figure in orange shows the swept-back hair, saffron robe and namaste gesture associated with the candidate's presentation, so the a person attribution is probable, but the face is not visible enough to confirm it.