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Outdoor temple courtyard with a brass oil lamp in the foreground on a raised stone platform and a tall red-brown lamp stand behind it under a thatched canopy with palm trees. A long-bearded elder in orange robes and a red forehead mark stands at right, holding a snake, smiling at a younger man. A younger man with swept-back long hair wears a brown-red wrap with gold borders and a rudraksha-style red beaded mala, standing beside a shaved-headed man in brown-red robes. Behind them, several people in brown-red robes and a woman in red sari stand near a black vehicle, with a drummer in red at right. The bearded elder's identity is unsure from appearance; the younger robed man with long hair and beaded mala is a person candidate in ceremonial dress, though the appearance is uncertain.

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November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron- and orange-robed sannyasis gathered on a paved courtyard beneath palm trees. A long-bearded elderly man in a bright orange robe holds a tall wooden staff with a carved snake wrapped around it and gazes upward, while a man in an orange-gold dhoti and rudraksha mala gestures toward him. Around them stand shaved-headed men in saffron and rust-red cloths wearing rudraksha malas, some with hands folded in prayer, and several women in red and maroon saris in the background. A tall metal staff topped with a decorative canopy rises beside them, and a green-roofed structure, flowers and a yellow-and-red banner appear at the edges.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor photograph on a sandy path under palm and shade trees, with red and white striped canopies and bunting strung overhead. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands smiling at right, apart from a group. Several saffron-robed sannyasis cluster at left and centre, including a bald monk in orange with a shawl and an older bearded man in orange with a pink cloth in his hands. A white-clad man in a white shirt and dhoti stands among them. Plastic chairs and onlookers in the background.2007-08-09November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A procession outdoors in front of a building with a red-painted wall and palm fronds at upper right. In the centre, a long-bearded elderly man with white hair wears an orange saffron robe and holds a wooden staff with a serpent-like carved top; he appears to be a sannyasi in ascetic dress. Around him, shaved-headed men in rust-red dhotis and wrap garments wear long rudraksha mala garlands and hold tall poles with flowers, and a woman in a red sari with gold border stands at left. A woman at right in a gold-bordered saffron sari and a shaved-headed devotee in red and gold robes gesture while talking. The orange-robed elder is shown in a procession setting with people in matching red ritual attire, consistent with a temple or ashram ceremony.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05