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Photograph of a street scene in a narrow stone lane with a red-and-gold shrine facade behind. At centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a shawl draped over his shoulders is being wrapped and adjusted by several men in orange clothing. Around them, devotees in orange and white stand close, and a bearded man in a grey jacket with an orange sash holds a long staff topped with a decorative finial. A man in a yellow cap at left holds a camera, and a metal railing and corrugated roof edge the right side. Roughly a dozen visible people.

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July 08 20082008-07-08July 10 20082008-07-10July 29 20082008-07-29August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession of devotees in saffron orange robes walks beneath a red, white and green fringed parasol. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace wears orange-saffron robes with a pink-red shawl and holds a trident-tipped staff. Beside him, a young man in orange carries a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Other devotees wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a man in black with sunglasses walks among them. Stone houses, a parked white bus and market stalls line the street behind the crowd.2006-06-01Photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis descending steps outside a building with yellow prayer streamers overhead and a mountain valley visible through an arch. A central man in orange robes with a red tilak and a dark topknot walks forward carrying a grey metal box, appearing as a person (saffron robes, topknot and tilak, though the face is not used). Behind him an older man in orange holds a rifle-like rod and covers his mouth, while on the right a man in orange robes and a white-clad man with an orange shawl follow. A woman in an orange shawl stands behind, and a blurred face fills the lower left corner.2008-07-02Outdoor photo of a group descending a wide stone staircase, many wearing orange shawls. In the foreground a man in a long-sleeved red-orange top and orange wrap walks down the steps, flanked by a man in an orange wrap with a red-brown border and a bag strap. Behind them a man in white kurta and orange shawl and a man in white with an orange shawl and a bag are walking, and a bearded man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a walking staff. Two women in white tops with orange scarves stand among the group. A red-painted wall and posters on the right; a few other people with orange wraps are visible at the left edge. The foreground man has long hair tied back and appears to be a person by appearance cues: long hair and orange ceremonial clothing, though the image is not conclusive.2008-07-02July 08 20082008-07-08Four men walk along a wide grey pedestrian bridge with red railings at dusk, with street lamps and trees behind them. The central figure wears a long flowing saffron-orange wrap, a dark wooden rudraksha mala around his neck, and has long dark swept-back hair and a red forehead mark. A man on the left in orange kurta and dhoti wears a pendant necklace and a bracelet; a younger man behind wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl; a man on the right in orange with a red border carries a folded black umbrella. Devotees and seated people are visible in the background along the railing. Appearance cues are consistent with Swamiji (probable) for the central figure, a saffron-clad sannyasi with a rudraksha mala and long hair.2008-07-10Outdoor photo of a group walking along a riverside path beneath a black tarpaulin canopy, with a red metal railing and stone wall on the left and green foliage on the right. In the foreground a young man in orange saffron robes and a sling-draped orange cloth walks at left. Beside him a man in white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. At centre a man in orange robes with a dark bead mala gestures with his hand while talking. On the right an older bearded man with grey hair wears a white robe and orange stole. Several other people stand behind under the canopy, and a black umbrella is visible.2008-07-10September 04 20082008-09-04A photograph of a crowd of devotees in orange at a Himalayan pilgrimage site. In the foreground a young man with shoulder-length dark hair wears an orange knit beanie, a grey and orange quilted jacket and an orange shawl over orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him women in orange shawls, one in a pink top, stand together. To the right an older man in orange robes with a gold bracelet stands with hands clasped. A pink wall and a purple logo appear at the upper right. a person's presence is not established by any visible cue, so the candidate is described by role only.2008-07-08