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April 22 2016

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A night-time photograph at a building entrance where orange-robed devotees perform a welcome. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair and a bare back wears an orange cloth and holds a tall gold pole supporting a large yellow and red ceremonial parasol with white and red tassels. Beside him a smiling man in a red-topped head wrap, orange robe, red border and a gold-and-red ceremonial necklace holds a brass kalasha pot decorated with white flowers. To the right, a bald, bearded man in an orange silk top and rudraksha beads, hands folded in anjali, stands beside an open black car door. Another orange-robed man stands behind them, and a figure with a tilak is partly visible near the door.April 18 20162016-04-18Night photograph at a building entrance with a black car door open on the right. A man in orange robes and a red-orange shawl stands by the car, reaching in toward a brass vessel with flowers held by a bald man in orange dhoti and glasses. A barefoot man in an orange wrap and orange turban, hands folded in greeting, stands to the left beside a tall yellow and red decorated ceremonial umbrella on a pole. Another person in orange stands partly visible at the far left edge. The setting is a covered entrance with a white and red tasselled canopy above.Outdoor photo at an ashram event on a sunny day. A smiling person in long saffron-orange robes, a saffron head wrap and a large wooden bead necklace walks forward on a dusty path past a dark red van with its rear door open. a person is a tentative appearance-based label only, based on the saffron robe, head wrap and ornate necklace. Behind them a shaved-headed monk in orange and a man in white dhoti and kurta walk with devotees in white and orange shawls. Two decorated umbrellas in orange, blue and green with tassels are held up, and a red and yellow canopy with festoons stands behind. Potted flowering plants line the path, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.2007-01-30A photograph of a welcome at a public road outside a temple-style setting in Bidadi. A bald man in a full orange robe stands beside an open white car door, looking toward an orange-turbaned man on the left who holds a long garland of pale flowers up toward him. The turbaned man wears orange robes and holds a wooden staff; a red and yellow ceremonial umbrella is raised above the group. Behind them, a bearded man in orange robes wearing a garland stands, and several white-shirted onlookers and a person with a camera watch from the crowd along a fence with red and yellow bunting. Yellow flower offerings lie on a tray near the car.2008-12-30A photograph at an outdoor camp with an orange tent and a grey hatchback car, its driver-side door open. A bald man in saffron robes stands at the open door on the right, his hand on the handle, beside a man in an orange wrap. Inside the car sits a person in saffron clothing. Behind them, others in orange and white stand under hanging lamps and a hanging ornament. A printed banner with a carved stone figure hangs at left, with Devanagari text on the panels.2013-02-15April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor photo at a festival grounds under a clear sky. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands beside an open white car door, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks to people nearby. Behind him, a man in white clothing and others in orange and white stand among a crowd. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair in an orange garment is seen from behind. A decorated umbrella with red-and-white fringe and a canopied stage with orange and green draping appear at right, and a blue van is parked in the background. a person (saffron robes and a bare, shaven head; no long hair, crown or rudraksha visible, so appearance is uncertain).2008-12-30A photograph of a festival procession outdoors under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair seen from behind wears a brown-orange wrap, and another with curly dark hair wears orange. At centre, a bald man in an orange robe bends forward toward a long-haired figure in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white and orange clothing stand near a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels and a yellow-fringed decorated fan with an embroidered emblem. A tall ornate floral decoration and a blue canopy are visible in the background, with a crowd of onlookers.2008-12-30July 15 20112011-07-15December 31 20092009-12-31Bright outdoor scene beside a palm tree: a red car with an open door, and a ceremonial red umbrella with blue panel, white lotus motif, and multicoloured tassels held aloft over a procession. A bald man in a yellow-orange cloth wrap with a rudraksha mala stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, while a figure with long, wavy dark hair in orange clothing is partly shielded beneath the umbrella. Another man in orange robes with a mala stands at right, and saffron-clad attendants surround the car door.2012-04-24