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Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved courtyard with white kolam designs. In the centre, a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot, flanked by men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and orange-red stoles. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white stands and watches; some have their hands folded. Smoke rises from fire pits on sandy ground at left, and a white-clad figure sits near a structure with a flower-decked table at the back. Palms and white buildings with red trim form the background. The long-haired central figure matches the a person candidate cues (swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala), but identity is uncertain from appearance.

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A photograph of a procession walking across a courtyard decorated with white kolam designs and a few white pigeons. In front, a long-haired man in a flowing saffron/orange robe walks barefoot, with a bald man in white dhoti and an orange shawl beside him, holding a walking stick. Behind them, a group of young men in white dhotis and yellow shawls, and several men in white shirts and dark trousers follow. Modest white buildings with red doorways and palm trees stand behind. The long-haired figure in saffron, with long swept-back hair and a saffron robe, is a person candidate walking in procession.2010-07-08A photograph of a procession ascending a stepped platform decorated with white kolam rangoli patterns, under palm trees, with thatched-roof and tin-roof white buildings with red doors behind. In front, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak walks with eyes lowered, hands folded at his waist, followed by men in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls, one holding a walking stick. Behind them, more people in white clothes walk and stand, and a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth stands at right. Smoke drifts at left and small figures in white move across the courtyard in the background. Physical people visible: about ten to fifteen.2010-07-07Outdoor ashram scene under palm trees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a courtyard with a kolam-decorated floor, followed by devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Several white-clad men stand in the background near small whitewashed buildings with red doors. On the right, a dark stone deity murti and a figure in orange cloth stand by a doorway. A man with a staff walks in front. The figure in orange has distinctive long hair and mala cues consistent with a person, walking in procession, though the appearance is only partly clear. A crowd of roughly 40 people is visible.2010-07-07A courtyard gathering outside a white building with a red-tiled roofline and a red-and-white painted platform in the foreground. A person in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot across hexagonal paving, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts, several with yellow shawls and orange sashes. A crowd of men and a few boys stands along the right, many with hands folded in namaskar. Small smoking fire pits are visible on the ground at left, and a row of small stone statues stands behind the walkway. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession or devotional gathering, with ash and ritual fire remnants nearby.2010-07-07November 15 20102010-11-15A photograph of an outdoor ashram ritual courtyard with a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts standing with folded hands along the sides, many wearing orange or red shawls. In the foreground a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot up stone steps decorated with white kolam designs, followed by a man in white with an orange shawl and a shaved head. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a red-orange shawl stands at the front. A black speaker sits to the right beside potted palms. Red-and-white painted steps, orange-painted buildings, palm trees and smoke rising from fire pits in the background suggest a homa or yagna area. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2010-08-28July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor temple ritual at an ashram courtyard under coconut palms. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a striped mat toward a stone platform, while a man in a white dhoti and white shawl walks beside him. Along the right, a line of devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a man in white kneels near a row of circular fire pits and a figure in white stands by a tall yellow pole. On the left, a red-and-white painted platform, an orange shrine with a dark deity murti and a kalasha-topped structure. White kolam designs decorate the ground.2010-08-30A photograph of an outdoor ashram procession on a sandy courtyard with palm and coconut trees behind. In the centre, a barefoot figure with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala, walking up steps. Beside and behind them, men in white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron/orange shawls follow, and a man in orange robes walks at the left edge. Several white-clad devotees and onlookers stand on the right, and a white table with items sits near the left. The scene resembles a ritual procession toward a building entrance.2010-07-01A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a paved hexagonal-tiled path and a red-and-white painted step edge at left. At front left, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala walks barefoot; the appearance cues (long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha beads) are distinctive, and the page does not name him here, so the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a barefoot man in white with an orange shawl walk along. Behind them a line of men in white dhotis and kurtas, many with hands folded in anjali, stand in greeting; an older man in a lavender dhoti and shirt and a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stand among them. Small stone deity murtis and a garland-draped doorway are visible in the background of the ashram buildings.2010-07-01A photograph of a walking procession on a hexagonal tiled path outdoors, with palm trees and low white buildings with red doors behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flowing saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot ahead of a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-red sash, who holds a walking stick. Several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls follow, along with men in shirts and trousers, one holding a folder. A small boy in a checked shirt stands at the right beside a flowerbed of plantains, and a boy in white stands at the left edge. The people walking near the front show distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues, so this is a probable appearance-based match for a person, though the exact identity is uncertain from the image alone.2010-07-10A photograph of a group walking barefoot across a paved courtyard beside a white-and-red striped stone platform, with a low red-roofed building and a hanging floral garland behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks forward with hands folded, while a man in an orange shawl and a younger man in a white dhoti with yellow shoulder cloth walk alongside. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand at the sides with hands joined, and a few boys in yellow and printed shirts watch and fold their hands.2010-07-14