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Outdoor scene on a dirt path beside trees and orange-washed buildings. An older man in a grey striped sweater and orange dhoti wears a long garland of yellow, white and magenta flowers and a dark bead necklace. Two priests walk beside him: one bare-chested with a dark mala and orange-and-gold cloth, the other in white dhoti and shawl with a mala, carrying a tray with offerings. No clear cues identify a candidate by appearance, so the central figure is described by role only.

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A photograph of four men walking outdoors along a rough dirt path beside a low wooden rail fence, with leafy trees behind them. On the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace carries a garland of yellow and orange flowers. Next, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark beaded mala walks with his hands together in front of him. Beside him, a bare-chested older man with white hair and a beaded necklace wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a bangle. At the far right, a long-haired man in an orange robe carries a flat brass tray with flowers and offerings. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.2009-12-30Outdoor photo of a procession walking barefoot along a sandy path shaded by trees, beside a wooden rail fence. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-bordered edge wears a long red and white garland and a gold necklace, with long dark hair, and walks with hands folded. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. To the left, a man in white holds a yellow shawl and a bag, and further left another figure wears orange. A bald man in orange robes appears behind on the right. Several more devotees in white and orange follow along the path.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. An elderly man with a shaved head and grey-framed glasses stands centre, wearing a white top, orange dhoti, and a long garland of white, yellow and purple flowers around his neck, holding a brass lamp with a flame and hands folded in prayer. To his left, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha malas presses his palms together. To the right, another shaven-headed man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot with hands joined. At the far left a man in white holds a silver tray of orange flowers. Ground is dry earth with a white stone platform behind them.2013-02-02January 06 20132013-01-06Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, an older man in a cream sweater and orange dhoti stands at center, wearing glasses and a yellow-white-purple flower garland, holding an oil lamp with a flame in his right hand and folding his hands in namaskar. To his right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and hands in anjali watches. At left, another orange-clad devotee in a shawl with hands folded stands beside a brass tray of offerings. The ground is sandy with a paved stone platform and a white-washed circular base.2013-02-02December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of an outdoor ashram path with red dirt and paved stepping stones. In the centre, a barefoot man in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching upper cloth walks forward with a large garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow blossoms draped around his neck, plus gold chains and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several shaven-headed men in saffron robes with gold borders and sacred white markings on their foreheads carry offering trays of flowers and fruit. Visible people appear to be a procession of ashram devotees, one of them garlanded and walking ahead as a procession leader, consistent with a ritual procession or greeting. Consistent with a procession of ashram devotees and ritual offerings at an ashram grounds.2013-01-06Outdoor photo of a group walking along a narrow dirt path shaded by trees. Foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a garland of beads, followed by a man in orange with a beaded necklace and a bald man in white dhoti with a red-and-white shawl. A man in a red garment with a long swept-back hair and a garland walks centre-path. On the right, a young man in orange with a garland carries a brass plate of offerings, and another in white dhoti carries a tray. Behind them, more devotees in white and saffron, a red building wall in the background, and a kumkum-marked brass plate visible.2010-12-26Outdoor photo under a large leafy tree on a dirt path. To his left, a bearded man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl and mala. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus walk along the path. At right, a shaved-headed priest in orange clothing with white and red markings and pink flower garlands carries a silver kalasha, a ceremonial pot with green leaves, through the procession.2007-08-09October 07 20062006-10-07March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copies