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A photograph outdoors on a dirt path beside red-painted buildings and green bamboo. In the foreground a man stands smiling, wearing a red turban, red silk dhoti and wrap, a heavy gold and beaded necklace, a red flower garland, and gold armbands. Behind him a line of people stands with hands folded in namaste: several in orange and saffron garments and others in white dhotis with bare upper bodies or white shirts. One person at right holds a small child. Several people stand near a white pipe at right.

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November 10 20152015-11-10A procession of saffron-clad devotees walks outdoors past a red-walled shrine building. In the centre, a smiling woman wears a deep red turban with a gold emblem, a red-orange wrap, and a long ornate necklace of gold beads and tan rudraksha-like strands, with bangles on her upper arms. Beside her, an older woman in orange robes with a white vibhuti marking on her forehead and a black and white beaded mala walks with eyes lowered and hands folded. Other devotees in orange, yellow and white stand and walk around them, with a white umbrella canopy and a yellow-and-red ceremonial parasol visible above. Figures in the background include men in white dhotis and orange shawls.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13November 16 20152015-11-16January 13 20152015-01-13November 16 20152015-11-16July 17 20132013-07-17A man in a rust-red saffron-toned sannyasi robe stands barefoot on a pale stone floor with hands pressed together at chest level in greeting. He wears a long multi-strand garland of red, white and gold flowers, a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha malas, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands in an outdoor courtyard with palm trees.2016-04-10January 16 20162016-01-16 +1 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11A central man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, wearing a multi-strand garland of red, white and green flowers with a red-and-yellow tassel, a long gold-and-beaded necklace and a large gold pendant, plus gold armbands and bangles. Behind him a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a decorated umbrella, and a woman in orange sari and white-clad devotees stand in a courtyard with palm trees and a red temple structure. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards, watch and join hands. An orange-robed attendant at right holds a ceremonial staff. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession or welcome at an ashram courtyard.2016-04-10May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copies