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A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dusty dirt path beside a corrugated red metal wall and a green-roofed building under a bright sky. In the foreground, a bearded monk in an orange robe with a long dark beard and a second robed figure in orange lead the way. Behind them, a monk with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. An older bare-chested figure in an orange wrap and a bead necklace walks beside a bearded elder in saffron. Men in white kurtas and dhotis and a man in a white shirt follow, and a small child in a striped shirt walks among them. Wooden posts and a rope line the path.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photo on a dirt ground at an open site with palm trees and a red metal frame behind. A group of sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walks forward, several barefoot. Men in white dhoti and shirts walk among and beside them, and some stand with hands folded in greeting at right. A few figures wear white or cream shawls, and a man at left wears a plain orange cloth. Overcast pale sky above. Some attendees appear to be wearing identification badges.2009-12-30September 16 20062006-09-16A group of about thirty men walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and concrete walls, in an ashram setting. In the front, a bearded man in a green shawl over white clothes is followed by saddhus in orange, saffron and peach robes. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, in saffron robes, walks at right, and a bald man in white with a white shawl walks in the centre. Volunteers in white shirts and white dhotis with ID lanyards line the sides. Two large white signboards stand in the background.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor photograph on a sandy ground at an ashram event. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk together: a bearded man in orange on the far left, a figure in orange with long dark hair and a sash beside a man in an orange dhoti and shawl wearing a gold crown-like headpiece, and an elderly man with long white hair and a rudraksha mala, bare-chested with a saffron wrap. White-clad volunteers in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a cream shirt with a lanyard walk nearby. Behind them stand a brick building with a green roof and a white tent with orange and yellow decoration. Seven or eight people are visible in total. a person's presence is uncertain: the crowned orange-robed figure is a candidate but the appearance is not distinct enough to confirm.2009-12-30Outdoor photograph of a dusty village dirt road with a procession of saffron-robed monks walking between lines of volunteers in white kurtas and white dhotis wearing lanyards. The bearded man in the front right wears an orange-saffron robe and walks barefoot; behind him, several saffron-clad sadhus and a white-haired figure in a pinkish-orange shawl walk together. Volunteers at left and right hold hands to form a guided corridor. Corrugated green-roofed sheds, brick walls, palm trees and a string of white garlands on poles frame the scene under a pale sky.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under a pale sky. Around him, several sadhus in orange and peach robes walk behind, one with a long white beard and a peach shawl, another in green and white with an orange turban at left. A group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, some wearing ceremonial beaded necklaces, and a few devotees stand at the right edge. Rural buildings and a stone wall are visible in the background.2009-12-30