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Outdoor scene under coconut palms with a bamboo-and-wood canopy frame. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair swept back, a red tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and orange robes walks barefoot across hexagonal tiles toward a white and red striped platform. Beside and behind him, several saffron-robed monks follow, one holding a small object. To the right, a line of devotees in white dress stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a white-robed figure stands near a blue tarpaulin and a low white wall. Bare sandy ground with dark scorch-marks and a banana plant lies in the background.

A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, walks along a woven mat under an open-sided roof. Behind him, several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand on mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Coconut palms, a red-and-cream stone structure, a decorated pillar and a patterned banner hang in the courtyard. The scene suggests a satsang or temple procession.

A photograph outdoors beneath tall coconut palms. A long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead, steps barefoot onto a black metal step beside an orange-coloured stone structure. Behind him, two bald men in white dhotis with maroon borders and gold necklaces stand nearby; the one on the right holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings and burns incense. Another person is partly visible at the far right edge. The setting suggests a temple or ritual site with sandy ground and greenery.

October 25 2010

Outdoor photo of a group walking along a stone-paved path beside a carved dark stone temple wall with tiered niches. In front, a bearded man with glasses wears an orange shawl and dhoti and holds a long decorated staff wrapped in yellow and pink thread. Beside him, a younger man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a long beaded golden garland with a purple cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind them are men and women in white and orange, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white with a red bindi. Green trees and sunlight fill the background.

A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks along a woven mat path under a corrugated roof with hanging orange and multicoloured decorative tassels. Three people in white ritual clothes stand on mats to the right with palms pressed together in namaskar; one is a young boy and the others are adult men. Coconut palms, a small white building, an orange-stone structure and a fenced area form the outdoor setting.

September 02 2010

January 09 2007

Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a red-orange brick wall. A man in saffron-orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a woven striped mat toward a ring of ash around a small fire pit, with a brass oil lamp beside it. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and saffron shawl walks with a cane, and another man in white and saffron sits near a fire pit. Dark stone deity murtis and a tall orange ritual pillar decorated with yellow and orange garlands stand in the background.

October 31 2010

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Outdoor photo of a barefoot man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak, walking across a grey tiled courtyard past a white and red painted platform. Three other men in white kurta and dhoti with orange shawls stand behind him, and a man in a striped shirt with folded hands stands at the right edge. Woven mats lie on the ground and a dark fire pit with ash is visible in the background. The saffron-clad man does not show clear, distinctive presentation cues beyond the shawl and mala, so identity is uncertain and he is described by role only as a sannyasi-clad man.

August 16 2010