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Outdoor photo on a paved courtyard beside a silver car and a green gate. Two monks in saffron-orange turbans and robes stand at left; the one in the centre wears glasses and is handing a saffron cloth. A third man in red-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands behind, and a woman in a red-orange wrap with a red hair ribbon and a long necklace holds the cloth's end, with a silver tray of white flowers, a coconut and leaves in the foreground. Red-orange wall and potted plants behind. Hindu ritual exchange. a person appearance is uncertain, so no identity is asserted.

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Outdoors on a paved courtyard beside a green metal gate and a white car, a man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-maroon robe and a rudraksha mala places an orange shawl on the shoulders of a man in orange robes and an orange turban, who holds his hands folded in namaste and a small red booklet. Behind them another man in maroon robes and a mala stands near a bald man in an orange-banded robe, with orange flowering shrubs and a red wall in the background. The scene reads as a greeting or honouring of the orange-clad man.2014-06-11December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor photo at an ashram gate beside a silver car. A smiling man in a deep red-maroon robe with a gold border and a white tilak across his forehead, wearing layered rudraksha malas, holds an orange saffron shawl open and drapes it over the bowed head of an older man in orange robes and an orange turban, who wears glasses. A bald attendant in an orange-and-red robe with rudraksha malas stands with hands folded behind them, and another person stands by the green gate. Pink and orange flowers and green shrubs surround the courtyard. A tray with white flowers, a coconut and orange cloth sits in the lower right, and a decorated ceremonial banner with a fringe is at the right edge. The smiling man in red is a person candidate given his rudraksha malas, white tilak and red robe, though this is uncertain.2014-06-11Outdoor scene at a roadside or event entrance on a sunny day. A long-haired man in orange robes and an orange turban, on the left, holds a silver kalasha pot decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves, offering it to an older man in pink-peach robes with an orange shawl and round glasses. Behind them, a man in a saffron shawl stands with a bare chest and orange garment, a white SUV is parked at right, and several people in white, orange and yellow clothing stand around. Trees and a building line the background.2008-12-30January 28 20102010-01-28Outdoor photo at an ashram-style site with a silver car behind the figures. A man with long dark hair and a saffron orange shawl wrapped over his head and body faces away from the camera, bowing toward an older bald man in saffron robes and an orange turban with a white jasmine garland and a red flower garland. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes with a gold-toned beaded mala and a white-garlanded tray stands beside him. Behind them a man in white kurta and a bystander in white clothing watch, with yellow and red festive bunting and a building in the background. Several other figures stand in the periphery. Right foreground shows a folded-hands namaskar from an unseen person.2008-12-31Outdoor photo on a road near a white car, with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange turban with a dark rudraksha mala walks at left. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland and a forehead vibhuti marking holds a silver tray of flowers and a decorated coconut offering. At right, a woman in orange with gold jewellery and earrings faces him. Several other saffron-clad devotees stand nearby, and the setting suggests a ceremonial welcome procession.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30July 07 20092009-07-07February 02 20132013-02-02Outdoor photograph beside a dark red minivan parked on a dirt road, with palm trees and a stone wall behind. A man in an orange kurta with glasses stands at the open van door, holding a small white card or envelope toward a person inside. Another man in orange on the left is partially visible at the edge. On the right, a long-haired man with a bare chest and an orange shawl or wrap smiles and holds a maroon cloth with gold patterns. A red and orange canopy with tasselled fringe is overhead, and a red cloth lies on the lower right.2006-11-21A photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine at an ashram. In the centre, a standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of yellow and pink flowers and stands on a folded orange cloth with a pair of black sandals, while a young man in orange kneels before him, reaching toward the cloth. A second man in orange stands at left holding a folded red-and-gold cloth, and a man in white dhoti stands at the far left edge. Behind them, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, flanked by blue and red draped figures, brass lamps and a seated saffron-clad figure with a flower garland. Red curtains and stone pillars frame the scene.2008-08-07