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Outdoor event under a fringed canopy with a crowd behind. A young man in an orange-red sleeveless sannyasi garment with an orange shawl stands at left, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine and red flowers. A bald older man in a white shirt bends forward at lower right, touching his feet in reverence. Beside him a shirtless man in a white dhoti and a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt holding the canopy pole stand close by, and a man in a white shirt with a vermilion mark watches. Bunting in red, green and yellow hangs behind, with palm trees and a white building in the background.

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Outdoor photograph under a red and multicoloured canopy with a shaded courtyard and a pale building behind. A smiling man with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a long garland of white flowers with blue and red accents, and is garlanded and greeted by a man in a white shirt who bends forward with hands clasped. To the left, an older man in a white shirt and dark rudraksha-style mala stands near a small red and orange flag on a brass stand. Behind them, a man in white with palms pressed together in namaste, a woman in white, and other onlookers watch the greeting. The central figure wears a red bindi and an orange robe, and a visible orange sannyasi wrap appears again behind him. a person cues: the saffron sannyasi robe and garland are the distinctive features, but the appearance is not conclusively matched, so this is recorded as unsure.2010-01-21Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered on a dirt ground. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red saffron robe and a long multicolour garland of white, pink, red and yellow flowers, standing with hands joined. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends at left, pouring or placing petals and flowers onto the ground in front of them. Around them devotees in white and orange-trimmed clothes clap and smile; a woman in a beige sari and another in white with gold bangles stand at right, and a photographer with a camera is visible at upper left.2009-07-10December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a seated figure with long dark hair in an orange-red robe, wearing a white and orange-pink flower garland and a red bindi, seated on a purple-and-gold cloth. In front of them, a man in saffron-orange robes bows with a hand near his face. Around them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and lean in, one bending forward with hands clasped, a man in a light shirt with a rudraksha mala at the left edge. Behind is a wall with a potted shrub and onlookers.2009-02-15Outdoor photograph in bright daylight under trees beside a white wall. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and is greeted by a man in white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together. Other saffron-robed sannyasis stand nearby, one bald with glasses, and a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti and gold-toned necklace stands behind. A man in white shirt bends forward to touch the feet of the garlanded figure, and onlookers in white shirts and mundus stand in the background. Orange flags and a white boat-like structure appear at the left edge.2014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor scene under a red canopy hung with green leaf garlands and yellow fringe. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a maroon and gold garment, bows her head while a large garland of red and white flowers, green leaves and a strand of yellow beads is placed around her neck by a man in a saffron-striped robe. Behind her, a shaved-headed attendant in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala watches. At the right, a bald man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, crowd the scene, with a vehicle parked behind.2014-07-03January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a canopy with colourful pennant strings and a small vehicle behind. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and yellow-orange garland with red and green leaves, stands with long dark hair and white forehead markings. A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala kneels low in front of him, holding a long ceremonial staff. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, one with hands folded in namaskar, and others in saffron cloth stand close. A printed banner with portraits sits at upper left.2010-12-29July 07 20092009-07-07July 01 20142014-07-01January 21 20102010-01-21July 10 20092009-07-10