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Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a dirt path beside a pile of large grey boulders and scrubby green plants. Six men in orange and saffron robes walk together. The central figure wears a long swept-back hairstyle, a brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap, a gold chain, and rudraksha mala beads, and is gesturing as he talks. Beside him an older man in orange holds his hands together in front of his chest, and a man in an orange turban carries a tall wooden staff. Others in orange wraps wear rudraksha malas. The central figure fits the page's appearance cues, so this is a person in the scene, while the other men are devotees or sannyasis walking in procession.

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A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dirt path past a heap of large grey boulders and rubble, with a grey stone statue partly visible at the left edge. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a brown-gold dhoti and shawl, a gold chain at his neck and a brown cloth in his hand. Behind him, a bald monk in orange and a monk in an orange turban carrying a long wooden staff walk among others in orange and rust robes with rudraksha malas. A bald man at the right wears a rust-coloured robe and mala. Several men are barefoot. The person with long hair and gold ornaments is a person candidate by appearance, though the photo cues are not decisive, so this is marked unsure.2013-10-19Outdoors on a rocky forest path among green trees, a group walks in procession. In front on the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a loose saffron/orange robe walks ahead of others. Behind him, several men in saffron robes and one in white walk together, and a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a mala stands to the left beside women in yellow and teal saris. A large speaker is visible in the background among the crowd of devotees. A large round rock sits at right.2008-08-03A group walks along a dirt path in a village-style compound with trees and a carved stone pavilion at left. At left, a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and sandals gestures while speaking. Beside him, a man in a saffron turban and orange robe holds a rudraksha mala and walks barefoot. Behind them, a bearded man in orange with an orange turban and white-clad attendants follow. At right, a long-haired person in a yellow robe with a green-bordered cloth walks beside a man in an orange turban. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk nearby, with palm fronds and a thatched hut at upper right.2007-08-09January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed Hindu monastics walking along a dirt path beneath large banyan-type trees with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, an elderly bearded man with long white hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and holds a tall wooden staff, and his face is partly obscured by his own hand? No, his hands are at his sides. Around him, younger monks in rust-brown dhotis and wrap cloths wear rudraksha malas; one on the left extends an arm toward the elder as if guiding him, and one on the right in gold-bordered dhoti walks barefoot. A low stone wall and rough rocks lie to the side.2013-11-05A photograph of a group walking along a dirt and grass path through a rocky, scrubby hillside under an overcast sky, with a tall electricity pylon at left and palm trees behind. Three sannyasi-style figures in saffron-orange robes lead in the foreground: the central young man in a full orange wrap holds a small object in one hand, while the figures on either side wear orange garments, one with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them a line of people in white clothing with yellow shoulder cloths follows along the path.2009-11-30Photograph of a group of men walking single file across a rocky, earthen site with piled stones and scattered construction debris behind them. Most wear orange or saffron robes; several have shaved heads and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a large grey boulder partly hides the lower bodies. The man in the front-left wears orange robes and holds his hands together; the central-right figure has long swept-back dark hair, a bare upper body with a golden-yellow sash, a brown shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a saffron head cloth. Five or more people are visible.2013-10-19Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a dirt path past a rocky, boulder-strewn slope. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a bare upper torso wears a brown-and-gold dhoti and shawl, extending his arm forward; to his left a bald man in brown robes wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans walk together, some wearing rudraksha malas and small identification badges on their robes; one holds a long staff. Tall grass lines the edge of the path.2013-10-19April 02 20122012-04-02October 19 20132013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a wooded hill behind. A central figure with long dark hair, a white and red floral garland, orange ceremonial clothing and gold-toned necklaces walks barefoot between attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, several wearing mala necklaces. Two attendants hold large yellow umbrellas with red and blue floral embroidery, and a red umbrella with tassels overhead. Men in white dhotis and women in orange saris walk in the background.2013-01-06