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Outdoor procession on a dirt path at a temple compound. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk together; a man on the left wears an orange shawl over white clothes, and a central sannyasi in orange wears a shaved head with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala. To the right, a bald man in an orange shirt with a striped band and a shoulder bag walks beside them, while men in white dhotis stand behind. Behind them is a grey stone shrine with carved white bulls on top, a dark doorway, orange flags, and banana plants under a clear sky. Visible people: about six.

January 09 2007

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January 01 2007

Outdoor photograph on a pale paved courtyard under palm trees and a wooden pavilion with carved columns. Several barefoot men walk together in conversation. In front, a man in an orange robe with a white identification badge gestures while talking. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and orange shawl walks with hands together. On the right, a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a kalasha-style vessel and fruit. Further right, another monk wears brown-orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a red-and-orange turban stand behind them, and two men in casual clothes stand at the left edge.

January 09 2007

January 09 2007

2007-01-09 +1 copies

Outdoor ashram scene on a paved courtyard with hexagonal tiles. In the foreground a man with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot toward the viewer. Behind him, a bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl and walks with others. Further back, several men in white garments with yellow or orange shawls walk or stand on a sandy ground with circular ash-or-earth ritual platforms, near a stone lingam on a red-and-white pedestal, palms and a yellow-painted post. A white kolam is drawn on the tiles in the lower foreground.

Outdoor ashram scene on a paved walkway with hexagonal tiles. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala and an orange head wrap, walks barefoot toward a white kolam drawing on the ground. Behind and beside him, men in white kurtas and dhotis walk barefoot; one wears a yellow shawl, another a red-orange shawl and carries a black staff, and others wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, rows of grey stone statues of seated figures stand on pedestals beneath greenery.

Outdoor procession in a dense crowd of men in white and orange saffron clothing, with many red-orange flags on tall poles raised above. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead and a white sacred thread holds a deity murti wrapped in a white cloth and encircled by a garland of yellow marigolds with green leaves. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron robes wears a large gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, glasses and a wristwatch. Next to him stands an older shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a young man in orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and a bright orange turban, smiling, with another orange-clad attendant behind him. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.

Two saffron-robed men walk barefoot along a concrete path under a corrugated metal canopy with palm fronds overhead. The man on the left, with an orange turban and a wooden walking staff, wears orange garments and a rudraksha mala; the man on the right wears a long dark hair and orange turban, an orange wrap, and a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, a blue and white striped tent cloth and strings of small flags are visible, with a person in white partly visible at the lower left. The right figure has long hair, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala, which are appearance cues for a person candidate, but identity remains uncertain.

Outdoor photo on a paved terrace with a striped awning and red tent at left, trees and hazy sky behind. A crowd of men walks along the walkway. In the foreground, a man at left wears an orange turban, orange robe and a large gold-toned necklace, walking toward the camera. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes walks barefoot. Men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas stand and walk among the robed figures, and a man in a white head cloth stands at right. The orange-robed figure at left shows distinctive long-hair-free adornments, a turban and ornate necklace; appearance alone does not confirm identity, so the figure is recorded as a sannyasi in orange robes with uncertain identity.

A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.