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A group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks down the steps of a brick building with an open doorway. Foreground: an older man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-blue bag carries papers. Behind him a bearded man in an orange wrap with a pink head cloth, and another in yellow with a white shirt. Several bare-chested or white-clad men follow, and a man in a green head cloth holds a folding fan. A colourful painted pillar stands at the right edge, with potted plants by the steps.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 19 20072007-02-19February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis descending concrete steps from a building with a green-tiled ceiling and a decorative lattice wall. In the centre, a bald, older man in orange robes and an orange shawl wears a dark rudraksha mala and walks forward. Beside him, a younger figure in orange with an orange turban and a dark rudraksha mala walks alongside. Several other saffron-robed monks in orange turbans follow behind. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis move through the crowd, and a man in white holds a folded paper. Ceiling fans and a white pillar are visible in the background.2010-01-13A crowd of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees gathers at the dark doorway of a temple, with a metal grille on the left. Several men wear orange turbans and orange shawls, and many have white and red forehead markings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back grey hair and a gold chain, wearing an orange wrap, stands beside a bearded elder in orange robes with a red garland. A bald man in orange on the right has rudraksha beads visible.2007-02-19A photo of a group of about ten men and one woman in saffron and orange robes walking across a concrete courtyard outside a white building with a red wooden doorway. A bald man in orange robes at left wears beaded necklaces, and a man in green shawl and white kurta walks at right beside a bearded sadhu in orange. In the centre, an older man with a shaved head wears a light peach-pink shawl and sandals. Dry wood lies on the ground at left, and a tree stands at the right edge.2009-12-30Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus entering a doorway in a cream-walled hall with ceiling fans. At left, a bearded elder with long grey hair and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing, wearing a red rudraksha mala. Beside him a turbaned attendant in orange stands. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in white clothing with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala is bowing. To the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes and a red turban wears a large white and beaded mala. Further right, several women in orange saris and glasses follow, and a man in an orange turban stands at the lower right. Lower foreground shows the heads of other devotees.2016-04-21October 03 20152015-10-03Outdoor courtyard scene beside a concrete staircase with a white-painted wall and green palm foliage. A long-haired young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth and a white flower garland stands center-right, facing an older man with white hair and glasses who wears a light orange shirt and orange dhoti and is barefoot. Around them, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron shawls, white dhotis and kurtas stands on the path. Some wear rudraksha-style beads and mala necklaces, and one man in front has a gold bracelet. Several figures are partly visible at the edges.2008-08-03February 19 20072007-02-19A photograph of a crowd descending steps at an ornate cream-coloured building with arched windows and a red-and-gold decorated entrance with floral garlands. Many men wear saffron-orange robes. In the centre-right, a man in a saffron wrap with a long necklace and ornate gold pendant, and a saffron turban, walks alongside an older man in saffron robes, while a man in white shirt and trousers and others in saffron surround them. A man in a white shirt and a saffron wrap with a bead mala stands at right. a person: the figure in the saffron wrap and turban with the ornate gold pendant and long hair is a candidate, though appearance is only moderately clear.2007-02-02A photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and men in white walking out through a doorway in an orange brick wall. In the foreground an older bearded sannyasi with a white beard and a red tilak mark on his forehead wears an orange robe and walks at the centre. Beside him a man with a topknot and a long dark beard wears a red robe and white-painted tilak markings. Behind them, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl with grey hair and glasses walks among others in orange robes. Several more people are partly visible at the edges, including a bald man and a grey-bearded elder.2009-12-30