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A photo on a dusty rural road lined with palm trees and low shrubs. In the foreground a shaved-headed monastic in orange and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and white ash on his arms walks beside a red Massey Ferguson tractor. Behind him a long line of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, mostly bare-footed, walks in procession, with a few motorcycles and onlookers at the roadside. The shoulder-draped orange cloth and beaded necklace are visible on the lead figure, whose identity is not established by appearance.

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November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A photograph of a group of devotees walking barefoot along a dusty dirt road beside overgrown scrubland and a palm tree. They wear matching saffron-orange robes with orange-and-gold borders and wrap rudraksha malas around their necks and shoulders. The men are shaved-headed, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. Two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas walk at the right edge, and a man on the left holds a phone. The scene suggests a procession or pilgrimage walk.2013-11-15A barefoot procession walks along a paved rural road lined with green trees, with a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a golden canopy visible in the background. Several devotees in matching rust-orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas lead the group; a shaved-headed man in front-centre gestures with his hands, and women in orange saris walk alongside. The scene looks like a ritual procession with the decorated vehicle at the rear.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15December 27 20132013-12-27A procession of barefoot saffron-robed sannyasis and women devotees in rust-orange and maroon cloth walks along a tree-lined dirt road in bright daylight. Several men have shaved heads and wear rudraksha malas, and the women wear beaded necklaces and drape their garments over their shoulders. Behind them a decorated vehicle with a red, orange and yellow floral canopy carries a framed image of a deity and a flag on a pole. The group numbers roughly two dozen visible people, with some partly obscured in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so roles are used.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Outdoor photograph of a line of saffron-robed sannyasis standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, appearing to offer devotion. Several have shaved heads and white tilak marks, rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bracelets, and white ash streaks on their arms. Behind them stands a red tractor-style vehicle with a canopy and a palm-fringed backdrop, with a few women in orange sarees and a man in a white shirt at the right edge. The men at the front wear orange shawls over orange dhotis; one wears glasses, and a rudraksha mala hangs over his chest. The scene suggests a satsang or a procession gathering. Five or more physical people are clearly visible across the frame.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Photograph of a paved rural road with a group of people in saffron, orange and maroon robes walking away from the camera. In the foreground, three women in maroon and orange saris walk on the left shoulder, with one carrying a small child. Further along the road, a larger group of monastic-style figures in orange and red-brown robes walks in a loose column. A white boundary wall with arched crenellations runs along the left, with palm trees and scrub vegetation beside it, and a white gateway pillar appears at right.2013-11-15