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Night outdoor photograph on bare red earth at a ceremony. A central figure wears an orange turban, an orange wrap over the body, a multicoloured garland of white flowers with pink, purple and green bands, and a gold necklace, and holds a long metal staff with a trident-like top. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl gestures with open hands. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stands close together, some with name badges and a rosette. A striped tent canopy and a banana leaf are visible at upper right. At lower right, a tray holds coconuts, a small bowl and red items. A small girl with a red bindi stands among the crowd.

Outdoor photo at dusk with a hilly treeline behind. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a long green leaf garland with pink and orange flowers, holds a terracotta pot of soil with a small green sapling; a man in white shirt and white dhoti bends to hold the pot's base. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in namaste, and a young boy in a grey shirt watches. The orange-robed central figure has distinctive garland and turban cues, so this is a person appearance in person, though it is an appearance-based label only.

December 30 2009

Dusk procession on a dirt path inside an ashram, flanked by a white wall with red and white stripes on the left and a grey block wall on the right, with coconut palms behind. A group of about twenty people walks toward the camera. Several men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha mala necklaces lead, while others in plain white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing name badges on lanyards, walk alongside. A white-bearded elder in white garments walks near the centre. The scene reads as a devotional walk between ashram activities.

October 07 2011

Outdoor photo at dusk on a dirt path beside a whitewashed wall with red stripes and tall palm trees. A group of about twenty men walk together. Most wear saffron or orange robes; a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks near the centre, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards stand at the edges. A bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth stands in the right foreground facing the group, and a bearded man in a rust-brown robe with rudraksha malas walks at right. A long-haired man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a white cloth in hand walks at left. No one can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the figures are described by role and clothing.

December 30 2009

December 30 2009

September 24 2006

Night-time outdoor ground-breaking ceremony on bare red earth beneath a green canopy. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap stoops to press a wooden stake or rod into the soil, wearing a long multicolour flower garland and a gold necklace. Around them a crowd in white dhotis and white shirts stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A young man at left in white holds a brass tray of yellow flowers and leaves. A man at right in white holds a brass lamp with a lit flame. Several devotees wear saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and some wear round rosette badges.

Night procession on a dirt path with a dark background. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border leads at left, carrying a red bag. Central figure wears saffron cloth and a long garland of white and yellow flowers with a red-and-white strand, with rudraksha beads visible, walking barefoot. Behind him a man in saffron dhoti carries a brass kalasha pot with green leaves on top. Several other men in white dhotis and shawls walk in line, one holding a small torch. A red motorcycle and potted plant sit at the left and right edges. The central figure's saffron clothing and garland suggest a sannyasi-style presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

Night photograph of a procession on a dirt path. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and a heavy necklace of large yellow-gold beads with a gold pendant; he appears to be a person by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold beads and rudraksha-style mala cues. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk closely; one man in white at right smiles, and a younger man in orange robe with a maroon shoulder cloth walks in front at right. A man in a yellow shawl appears at far right, and further figures recede into the dark background.