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Outdoors on a dirt path beside a white wall and a shuttered building, two saffron-robed monastics stand with their backs to the camera. The shaved-headed one on the left wears a thick gold necklace and gold bangles and holds a small brass plate with coins and purple flowers. The long-haired one beside them wears an orange wrap with a white flower garland in the hair and holds an offering. A man in white dhoti kneels and bows low to the ground in front of them. Around them, standing men in shirts and lungis watch, and a man in white on the right is partly visible.

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Outdoor photo of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, standing on dirt ground with a white wall and palm trees behind. A man in a light blue shirt kneels and touches the feet of a shaved-headed man in white in the foreground. Other saffron-robed men with beaded malas stand nearby, and women in blue saris and white clothes watch on.2011-05-23Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.2012-05-18December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath green trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe and red turban, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, walks under a multicoloured tasselled canopy held overhead by a helper in orange. Two saffron-robed attendants walk nearby, one shaved-headed. A man in white dhoti and shirt bows low with hands folded in front of the procession, while people in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together. Musicians with a drum and wind instrument play to one side, and a few people in white and orange observe from the edges.2008-07-27Outdoor scene on a concrete ground strewn with yellow and red flower petals. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with dark wavy hair and a rudraksha mala smiles while holding out a small object toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward with his hands together. Beside them a bald monk in orange robes and a mala sits with a brass plate of flowers or offerings and extends his hand. Behind them, a man in white holds a garland of yellow flowers, and a crowd of onlookers, including children, watches from a roadside with houses and palm trees.2012-01-03January 12 20092009-01-12December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor crowd scene in bright daylight with a large group of men and boys pressing close around a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red bindi and a white beard, who appears to be walking with his head bowed. Two men in orange robes stand beside him, one with long hair tied up and a full beard, and another on the right with a bare shoulder and dark beaded necklace. Several boys in white dhotis and shirts crowd in, and a tall wooden staff or rod extends diagonally across the left of the frame. Trees and a parked vehicle appear in the background.2007-08-09February 09 20132013-02-09Outdoor ritual gathering under a large banyan tree with aerial roots and hanging flower garlands. Saffron-robed sannyasis, many with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, stand and sit on mats; some hold brass kalasha pots and kamandalus. A woman in orange sits cross-legged at center, a bowed figure in orange prostrates on a red patterned carpet in front of her, and a robed attendant on the right holds a staff. Brass lamps, bowls and an offering tray are arranged on woven mats, and a crowd of white-clad devotees sits behind. Padapuja-style prostration with brass ritual vessels and staffs, approximately 20-30 people visible.2006-07-12December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo at a village courtyard beside a pale turquoise building with palm trees behind. Several saffron-robed monastics stand on the left, one shaved-headed, one with a dark braid. A woman in an orange sari with a yellow flower garland sits on a blue cloth at right, while a man in a light-blue shirt kneels on the ground scattering yellow and white flower petals. Two men in white dhotis and white shawls with rudraksha malas stand near a table, and a girl in a yellow dress and a man hold a small child. Onlookers fill the background. Ritual flower-strewn ground suggests a puja, though the exact ritual is not clear.2012-01-03