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Outdoor photograph at an open dry site with trees and a parked silver car at left. A man in an orange-red turban and red-orange robe, holding a wooden walking stick, bows with hands folded at chest toward an elderly bearded sadhu with long grey hair, wearing an orange shawl and holding a ceremonial staff. Behind the turbaned man, several younger men in white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls stand around; one holds a brass vessel decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and green leaves. Vilakku pooja-related offering. Background flags with red and blue emblems.

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Outdoor photo at a dusty roadside beside a silver car. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland with red and green accents, stands with head bowed and hands at his chest. Beside him a bearded man in orange holds a tall wooden staff. On the right, a sannyasi in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, holds a brass tray heaped with yellow and white marigold garlands, a banana leaf, and a red-cushioned offering. Other devotees in orange shawls and white kurtas stand nearby, with trees and a construction fence behind them.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo at a roadside procession setting with palm trees and a clear sky. A bald man in orange robes stands beside an open car door, receiving a white and red flower garland from a long-haired man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a maroon shirt, a man in a white sun hat and onlookers press forward; a man photographs with a camera. On the right, an ornate decorated palanquin with colourful tassels and a fringed canopy is visible. a person appears to be the long-haired man in the orange turban with rudraksha mala, receiving the garland, consistent with the page's event context.2008-12-30Outdoor 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.2008-12-30Outdoors on dry dirt ground beside a silver SUV and leafy trees, a group of men greet each other. In the centre, an older man with long grey hair and a white beard wears a saffron wrap over his bare shoulders and a large white and orange flower garland. Facing him, a man in an orange turban and orange robe clasps hands in greeting. On the left, a bearded man in white kurta holds an orange shawl and a flower garland with yellow blooms. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, including one on the right with his back to the camera, and a man in a red shirt in the background.2006-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor photo at a roadside procession on a dusty road with palm trees and a red-and-gold umbrella at the upper left. A man in white on the left, hands clasped, stands beside a white car. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban receives a garland of white and red flowers from a man in a white shirt. Beside them, a long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with shaved-looking forehead markings, stands with hands folded. At the right, a robed attendant in orange holds a tall wooden staff raised overhead, and a man in a dark shirt films with a camera. Several devotees in orange and white stand around, with a yellow decorated ratha or chariot at the far right edge.2008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30