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Outdoor photograph taken from above of a covered walkway beside a garden bed with terracotta pots and green plants. Two people stand under a red-tiled roof supported by red posts. The nearer figure wears white clothes with a yellow shawl and dark glasses, arms folded. The second figure, in a dark navy vest over white clothing with a yellow shawl, stands behind. A doormat and a pair of shoes lie on the floor, and a partly printed banner hangs along the roof edge. A blurred foreground obscures the bottom of the frame.

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December 12 20092009-12-12September 19 20062006-09-19A group walks along a paved path lined with green lawn and tropical shrubs, beneath a red-tiled covered walkway. In front, a bald older man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl gestures forward. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari walks barefoot. A bearded man in a white robe and sandals walks at the centre. To the right, a young man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks barefoot, and several other men in white clothes follow behind along the path.2009-10-15A photograph of a group walking down a stone step onto a paved path between green lawns and tropical plants. In the foreground an older man in white clothes wears an orange shawl. Beside him a man in white robes and sandals gestures with his right hand, and a man in a saffron-orange robe walks with long dark hair. Behind them several people in white clothes and yellow shawls, some wearing white garments and garlands, follow under a red-tiled roofed walkway with white buildings to the right. Hibiscus-like red flowers and papyrus plants grow along the path. The scene is a visiting procession through an ashram courtyard.2009-10-15A covered colonnade with a corrugated red roof and a row of black metal waiting chairs along a white wall. A group of people in orange and saffron robes walks down the tiled walkway toward the right. The foreground figure wears an orange turban and a long orange robe with orange beaded necklaces. Banana plants and a green lawn line the open side, with bunting strung overhead and a pink track and a yellow-roofed structure visible in the distance. A man in dark clothing stands near the wall, and a person in white walks behind the group. Some of the orange-robed walkers appear to be sannyasis or devotees; the lead figure's appearance is not clearly established.2008-12-30A photograph of people gathered under a tiled-roof veranda with a white wall and palm fronds at right. A figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands at centre, gesturing with hands toward a man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron shawl. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow shawls, stand around them, and a few girls in colourful salwar kameez stand behind. The scene appears to be a welcoming or greeting moment on temple premises.2009-10-15Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a tiled-roof building behind and dirt ground. Four men stand in conversation. Two men on the right wear white kurtas with orange shawls, one with a shaved head, and a man on the left wears a white kurta with an orange shawl. Orange curtains hang in an open doorway of the building.2007-12-07Outdoor photo beside a whitewashed wall and a terracotta-tiled building with a yellow wall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl, stands centre with a white tilak and red dot on his forehead, gazing to the side. Beside him at left, a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with one hand on his hip. Flowering plants and trees fill the background. The central figure has long hair, saffron wrap and forehead markings, matching the page's Swamiji candidate cues, so the appearance-based label is probable.2006-11-10A photograph of two men standing barefoot on a red tiled courtyard outside a cream building with a wooden door and a garland hanging over it. The man on the right wears a long saffron-orange wrap over his body, with long swept-back hair and glasses, gesturing with one hand toward the other man. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and white top with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, listening and facing him. Potted tropical plants and palm trees surround the entrance, and a window stands open on the right.2006-09-17A covered veranda at an ashram, photographed from behind a line of people walking away from the camera. In front, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange turban and orange wrap over orange robes. Beside him, a shaven-headed monk in orange robes walks with a bald head visible. Further along, a long-haired person in orange and another in orange with a white undershirt follow, one with a gold ornament at the neck. Ahead, three men in white shirts and trousers stand near a small table at the far end of the veranda. Folding metal chairs line the right wall, banana plants grow beside the open lawn, and a row of garlands hangs under the roof.2008-12-30Photograph of a temple courtyard with white walls banded in red and a sloped corrugated roof. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot across a wet concrete floor past a carved stone shrine niche on the left, with an orange cloth draped over a red pillar. A third man in white and yellow stands further back near the stairs. Potted plants and a small terracotta elephant sit beside a red-and-white painted wall.2009-12-17A photograph of a temple courtyard with red-and-white striped walls and a grey stone carved pillar on the left. A barefoot person in a saffron-orange robe walks across the concrete floor toward the camera, carrying nothing. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the top of a stair. An orange cloth hangs from a red pole, and potted plants and a small clay animal figure sit beside a black table. The corrugated roof and a red-and-blue sign with white lettering appear in the background. No individual's identity is established from appearance, so the saffron-robed figure is described by role only.2009-12-17