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Outdoor photo on a sandy path in front of a white building with green roof, palm trees and parked cars. A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks in a group. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a yellow shawl over yellow clothing and a rudraksha mala, with a red and gold bead garland. Beside him, a figure in orange robes and a saffron head cloth wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Several white-clad attendants stand around, one holding a white fan, another carrying a large gold and red ceremonial parasol on a pole. Men in white and orange clothing are visible in the background.

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August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photograph on a sandy path in front of a white building with a green corrugated roof, with palm trees and a red car behind. A cluster of saffron-robed swamis stands in conversation. A long-haired man in a yellow and gold wrap with a rudraksha mala and a white-clad man with long hair and a saffron scarf stand prominently in the foreground. Another saffron-robed monk wears a bead necklace and a red-orange turban, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right beside a man in white with a visible ID lanyard. Several more monks in orange and saffron robes stand further back near a parked vehicle.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A procession on a dirt road outdoors, with a sparse field, low buildings and trees behind. A central figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes wears a heavy gold necklace and walks with long, swept-back dark hair, ornate gold ritual staffs and a fringed umbrella marking the procession. Around him, men and youths in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in pairs, some with hands folded and some carrying gold staffs and a gold trident-topped staff, with rudraksha malas visible. The composition shows a ceremonial walk with a sannyasi-style leader, the appearance cues being distinctive but not conclusive for identity.2007-12-23A procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and white buildings. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot with hands joined in namaskar, flanked by sannyasis in orange robes and a man in a yellow dhoti and shawl. Behind them, white-clad devotees with orange shawls carry colourful decorated parasols and beat a large drum; on the right, a musician plays a horn-like instrument. Several cars are parked in the background. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala) walks at the centre of the ritual procession, a role he holds as the honoured leader.2007-08-09December 30 20092009-12-30December 23 20072007-12-23December 29 20102010-12-29August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a white compound wall and palm trees. Several people in orange and saffron robes walk in a group, with women in white saris bordered yellow and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl carrying a long wooden pole topped by an ornate yellow-fringed canopy embroidered in red, green and blue with flowers and a bird emblem. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wears a long gold-bead garland and a red tilak on his forehead. Another orange-robed man walks at right with a wristwatch. A parked white vehicle sits in the background. Several figures are partly cut off at the edges.2010-02-12December 23 20072007-12-23