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Outdoor photo on a dusty path beside trees, with a red carpet with patterned rug borders laid underfoot. A white-bearded older man in orange robes with a green-and-gold border wears a white and red-blue flower garland and walks barefoot, gesturing with his hand. Beside him a younger man in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting and smiles. Behind them an attendant in white carries a brass tray of flowers and fruit, a man in white shirt and dark trousers carries a bag, and an orange ceremonial flag on a pole is visible. Several other people in white and orange stand nearby. The older man with the white beard and garland is a visitor receiving a welcome, with a person cue only from the orange robes and garland, so the identity is unsure.

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Outdoor photo of a welcoming exchange among saffron-robed sannyasis. Center left, an elderly bearded man with long white hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange shawl over a garland of white and red flowers and holds a silver-capped staff with a carved snake. Facing him at right, a younger man with swept-back hair and a gold-bordered orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, clasps his hands. Behind them, orange-clad devotees with rudraksha malas stand in a row, one holding a trident and another a yellow-and-red decorated banner, with a red wall and trees in the background.2013-11-05August 09 20072007-08-09April 22 20162016-04-22December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor procession on a path lined with a green mat, with ornate multicoloured parasols overhead. A young man with long swept-back hair, a saffron turban and a saffron shawl smiles and walks beside an older bald, white-bearded man in a saffron shawl and bare feet. A man in a blue kurta with a red lanyard and ID badge walks behind them, and several men in white dhotis and kurtas follow. A tent and bunting are visible in the background under a pale sky. The older bald man has a vertical sandalwood mark on his forehead and no visible long hair, so the a person cues are not clear enough to name him.2005-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor procession under trees on a dirt path. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes holds a tall golden trident (trishul) on a staff. Center, a man in saffron robes, a white and gold turban, a long white and red flower garland, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads walks with hands folded. Behind them, several people in saffron and white dhotis follow; a red canopy edge is visible at left. A silver kalasha with flower garlands sits at right.2008-12-29December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo of a crowd near a roadside tent decorated with orange and red bunting and a tall red-and-brown pole. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark curly hair and a saffron/orange shawl bows with palms pressed together, while a bearded man in orange robes supports his arm. Surrounding them are saffron-robed sannyasis, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and an older bald man in orange on the left with hands folded. Several men in white shirts and a young man with a white flower garland stand in the background among onlookers.2007-08-09Outdoor event under a white tent with red valances and silver draping. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk across red carpet beside ornate gold-and-red chairs. The man on the right wears a saffron turban, a long dark mala of rudraksha beads and a saffron shawl, and smiles while gesturing forward; the man on the left has a white beard, a white and orange garland and a saffron shawl with green edging. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in white clothes and a man in a yellow jacket watch and fold their hands in greeting.2006-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30