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A smiling man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red bindi sits barefoot on a concrete step in front of a roadside shop stocked with packaged snacks, bottled drinks and jars. He wears a loose orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and body, and holds a carved wooden walking staff with a pale tip across his lap. He gazes upward with a joyful expression. Cardboard boxes are stacked to his left, and a dirt ground with scattered stones lies in the foreground.

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A barefoot man with long dark wavy hair sits on a concrete ledge in front of a roadside shop stocked with snack packets, bottled drinks, jars and Panasonic and Coca-Cola cartons. He wears a loose saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and body and orange dhoti-style cloth, holds a wooden staff with a pale carved handle across his lap, and clasps his hands while gazing upward with a smile. A cardboard box sits to his left. Appearance cues are long swept hair and saffron clothing with a wooden staff, consistent with a person seated as a sannyasi.2006-05-31A photograph of a bare-footed sadhu seated on a low concrete ledge in front of a roadside shop stocked with packaged snacks, bottled drinks, jars and Panasonic products. He has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and wears a loose orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders. He holds a long wooden staff with a brass-capped handle across his lap and gestures with one hand while looking down. Dusty ground with scattered stones lies in the foreground beneath a cardboard carton. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long hair, saffron robe and staff.2006-05-31A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe sitting cross-legged on a concrete ledge outside a roadside shop. He holds a short orange-and-amber rod across his lap and gazes to the side. Behind him shelves are stocked with snack packets, bottled drinks, jars, Coca-Cola and Fanta crates, and Everyday biscuit packs. A pair of black-and-orange rubber slippers rests on dirt in the foreground. Appearance-based cues such as long hair and saffron robes are present, but a clear identification is uncertain, so this is recorded as unsure.2006-05-31A standing man in an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder, with long dark hair swept back and bare feet on a dusty open ground. He holds a tall dark wooden staff in his right hand and looks off to the side. Behind him are low buildings, a flowering shrub and a small structure. Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, shown as a standing figure holding a staff.2006-10-19May 31 20062006-05-31May 28 20052005-05-28July 23 20102010-07-23Photograph of an outdoor street in a hill town, with a shop selling snacks, Fujifilm packets, Kodak lanterns and Coca-Cola signage on a red wall. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and an orange robe walks smiling, holding a walking staff. Beside him, another smiling man in orange robes carries a red cloth bundle. Behind them, several devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange caps walk along the road, some with bags. Appearance-based label: a person for the long-haired man at right, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe and tilak; a sannyasi walking in yatra procession.2006-05-22October 19 20062006-10-19May 28 20052005-05-28A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits in an orange armchair wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a gold trident-like staff resting across his lap and a red bindi on his forehead. His bare feet rest on an orange footstool with a brown mat, and his right hand is raised mid-gesture as if speaking. Behind him is an altar with a deity murti draped in colourful garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel. The setting appears to be a temple hall.2010-07-23July 03 20082008-07-03