A photograph of a walkway between two tall grey granite pillars on a dusty courtyard with a yellow compound wall and palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a teal head cloth, a white arm band, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace wears a saffron dhoti and walks forward with his right arm raised, followed by saffron-robed attendants with shaved heads and teal head cloths. A man in a white shirt and brown trousers walks beside them, gesturing with both hands.

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2012-05-22

A photograph of a procession walking through the colonnaded corridor of a stone temple, with large carved pillars and a tree-lined courtyard behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long grey-streaked hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala and walks barefoot, with a person cue of distinctive saffron dress and long hair. Beside him, a man in white kurta and dhoti walks with a mala. Behind them, several followers in orange robes and white clothes carry flowers and small items, including a man in orange on the left edge. Two men in white and a man in a blue-striped shirt complete the group walking across the stone floor.

2009-08-01

Outdoor photograph of a procession walking across a paved courtyard in front of a stone temple wall with pillared colonnade and a carved gopuram. A central man with long dark hair and a teal-green head cloth wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, and he is walking forward with his arm raised. Around him are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, holding papers, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, some carrying a yellow bag. Uniformed police officers stand in the background.

2012-05-22

2012-05-22 $Four people walk along a dirt road in a rural ashram setting. On the left, a man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl walks barefoot. Next, a bald man with glasses in an orange kurta and orange dhoti gestures with his right hand while talking. Beside him, an older man in an orange kurta and dhoti wears a brown cap and a brown shawl and walks in sandals. On the far right, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari-style wrap and walks barefoot, looking toward the others. Behind them, more people in white and orange clothing walk near single-storey white buildings, green shrubs, trees and a red-edged garden bed. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.$ 2006-11-21