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Outdoor scene among large grey granite boulders and dry grass. Six men stand on rocky ground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti, with a shaved head and orange cloth draped over his shoulder, raises a bright orange flag on a pole. To his left a smiling man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style beaded mala stands near another in orange. On the right a man in white kurta with a yellow sash stands beside a man in orange wrap. On the far left a man in grey shirt and white trousers stands on a rock, and a man in orange robes gestures from a boulder below. The setting suggests a temple visit at a quarry-like rocky site.

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Outdoor scene among large grey granite boulders and dry grass. Several men stand on a rocky dirt path. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-and-red shawl holds a bright orange umbrella over a person in orange robes wearing a long beaded mala. Other men in saffron and orange robes stand nearby, one in a yellow-and-white outfit on the right, and a man in a grey shirt and white trousers stands at the left edge.2011-01-18A photograph of a group walking outdoors over grey granite boulders and dry grass under strong sunlight. A man in an orange shirt and white dhoti holds a bright orange umbrella over a bald, shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl, who walks at the centre with his head bowed. Around him are a woman in an orange sari, a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti, a man in orange robes with a red shawl on the left, and several men in white dhotis with yellow or orange shawls behind them. The ground is rocky and sunlit, with shadows cast across the stones.2011-01-18December 11 20092009-12-11Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path through scrubby green vegetation and rocks. In front, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl walks ahead, wearing sandals. Beside him, a bald man in a white shirt walks barefoot. Behind them, a line of saffron-robed sannyasis carries long wooden staves with orange pennants, and a man in white kurta and dhoti walks among them. Approximately eight to ten people are visible.2006-09-16A photograph of a dusty open ground at an ashram with large grey boulders, a red-orange building and trees behind. Several monastic men in orange and saffron robes stand in a line facing right, several with shaved heads. The man at the centre-right wears a tall orange turban and a long orange shawl and raises his arm to point toward the sky. Beside him a figure in white ceremonial clothes stands with an arm extended. At left, a person in white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot near a white circular platform, and another person in white at the far left holds a camera. Visible text reads a copyright notice and a website credit at lower right.2009-12-11A photograph of a group walking along a red dirt path through a green, rocky landscape with mango trees and shrubs. Two attendants in white shirts and trousers hold up orange and peach umbrellas to shade the walkers. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long saffron shawl, and walks beside a shaved-headed monk in an orange robe. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt carries a yellow umbrella and wears a chain necklace. A man in a white shirt follows further back.2009-08-03A photograph of a group climbing a stone-paved hillside path in dry, rocky terrain with sparse shrubs. In the foreground, several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes wear long strands of orange-and-gold beaded garlands; one holds a pair of hands together in front of his chest. A man in the center wears a saffron-orange garment with a dark rudraksha-style mala across his chest and long dark hair swept back. Behind them, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red borders raises a tall red-and-white staff. Other men in white and red clothing, a man in a dark shirt, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard follow, with a man in a red garment and white trousers at the right. A brick wall sits at the left edge.2011-05-24Outdoor photograph of a rocky hillside with reddish boulders and sparse grass beneath a pale sky and a tall steel transmission tower. Three figures in saffron-orange robes stand on the upper rocks, two on the left and one center, arms raised and pointing toward the sky. To the right, a larger group of about fifteen women and girls in white clothes with yellow shawls stands near a stone wall, with two older women in red and yellow shawls at the far right.2009-11-30December 07 20072007-12-07August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a group walking barefoot and in sandals along a flat stone path beside a large dark rock face with green shrubs at right. Foreground: a man in saffron/orange robes with a white cloth over his shoulder, and a second saffron-clad figure in orange behind him, both with long dark hair. To the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti carries a bag, and another in white walks nearby. Further back, men in olive-green shirts and green lungis follow. Large boulders sit at right, and scattered litter lies on the ground. The figures are ordinary walking devotees; no identifiable a person candidate is established by appearance.2009-01-29Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a rocky, leafy path among trees and shrubs. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, smiling with eyes closed while walking. Beside and around him, several men wear saffron-orange shawls and dhotis, while others in white dhotis and white shirts, one with an orange shawl and white beads, walk among them. A man in a yellow shawl and white garment carries a dark box overhead. Large grey boulders and green foliage surround the group, and a small water bottle is visible on a rock.2008-08-03