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Two saffron-robed men walk barefoot along a concrete path under a corrugated metal canopy with palm fronds overhead. The man on the left, with an orange turban and a wooden walking staff, wears orange garments and a rudraksha mala; the man on the right wears a long dark hair and orange turban, an orange wrap, and a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, a blue and white striped tent cloth and strings of small flags are visible, with a person in white partly visible at the lower left. The right figure has long hair, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala, which are appearance cues for a person candidate, but identity remains uncertain.

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July 23 20102010-07-23April 28 20152015-04-28Photo 11689710February 19 20122012-02-19December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.2011-05-24Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and grey stone deity murtis behind a tall copper lamp post. In the centre, a person with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, walking barefoot on a mat with hands pressed to the abdomen. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a walking stick. A raised platform draped in orange and purple cloth sits to the left, with a small brass vessel and a shallow fire pit with ash, a kalasha-like ritual setup beside a leafy garland overhead. Two people are visible.2010-10-17Photo 117249352012-04-27April 02 20122012-04-02December 21 20092009-12-21Outdoor procession on a red carpet beneath large ceremonial parasols with white fringed canopies and red tassels. Two saffron-robed men lead the walk: the figure on the left in orange cloth with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead and sandals, and on the right a smiling man with a long swept-back hair, an orange turban, an ornate gold necklace and hands folded before him, a person by appearance cues. Behind them men in white dhotis and maroon-and-gold shawls walk with a silver-topped staff visible at left, and a green metal gate stands in the background.2006-01-01Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk along a red carpet outdoors beside white and blue draped tents. A man in orange robes with a red-orange turban and dark rudraksha mala walks on the right. A bearded man in orange with a gold-toned necklace walks on the left, and a man in an orange robe holds a colourful striped umbrella over a bald elder in orange shawl with a vermilion mark. Another man in a dark grey shirt and trousers walks at the right edge, and more orange-robed attendants and onlookers appear behind. a person: the man in the orange turban and rudraksha mala on the right matches appearance cues, but identity is uncertain.2008-12-31