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January 16 2011

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Outdoor photo of a group walking along a dirt path between orange-painted buildings and a corrugated green-roofed shelter, with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and sandals, wearing a long rudraksha mala, walks forward. Around him, shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls, some with sacred threads and some holding red books or small objects, walk and stand in conversation. A few people in orange robes appear at right, and a red-cushioned seat and small structures are visible in the background. The man in the centre shows distinctive saffron robes and rudraksha beads, but his appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity; he is described only by role.2010-09-08January 17 20112011-01-17August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a walk along a dirt path between orange-painted brick walls. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with sandals on the ground. Behind and beside him, several shaven-headed men in white dhotis with red borders walk in a loose group, some carrying bottles or papers. Another orange-robed monk follows to the right. A green corrugated-roof shelter, palm trees and a small shrine-like structure with a deity murti stand in the background.2010-09-08Outdoor photo on a dry, dusty open ground with trees, palms and a white multi-storey building behind. A group of men walks across the field: four in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, and one taller figure in the centre wearing an orange robe, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, with long hair falling past the shoulders. Behind them are draped tents with red and white curtains and a small banner.2007-12-12September 16 20062006-09-16Outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram with thatched-roof huts and orange flags on poles. A central figure in long dark hair wears a flowing orange robe with gold-edged border and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot in front. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange shawls and walk barefoot in a group, one man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace and dark bead mala. A blank white screen stands behind the thatched stall and bicycles are parked nearby. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) is the central robed figure in orange with long hair and rudraksha mala, walking at the front of the procession.2008-08-03Outdoor photo on a dry, dusty open ground with palm and leafy trees and a multi-storey building behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with long hair and rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling. Three men to the left walk toward him in white ritual clothes with orange shawls; the foremost has a grey-streaked beard and a mala, another wears a dark cap, and a younger shaven-headed man walks barefoot. Behind them, striped canopy tents with white-draped tables and a banner stand along the edge.2007-12-12Outdoor photo under a striped multicolour canopy with a scalloped blue edge, in front of a pale wall and palm trees. A man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, with his hand on his hip, and appears to be the central figure; he matches the a person profile of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around him stand men in white shirts and white dhotis, a bare-chested young man with a gold-bordered white cloth and a pendant necklace, and onlookers, including a child in the foreground. A man in saffron stands at the left edge, and a water jug sits near the bottom right.2012-01-02December 08 20112011-12-08A barefoot procession walks across an open dusty ground in front of a long thatched-roof shed, with orange pennant flags on poles along the roofline. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and walks forward, his hand raised to his neck. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls, some carrying long poles. A blank white signboard stands on a frame at left and a white table sits near tents. Several spectators in white and light clothes stand at the right edge. a person: the central figure in saffron with long hair and rudraksha mala is the candidate, shown walking in a procession.2008-08-03October 11 20062006-10-11