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A long queue of people in saffron-orange clothing stands along a paved walkway beside a stone wall and red building, under a bright sky with trees. Many wear orange kurtas and orange head wraps, some with white or tilak markings on their foreheads, and several are bare-chested with orange cloth draped over shoulders. Some hold small cards, and a red wooden frame lies on the ground in front of the line, with a red rope barrier along the front. Others in grey shirts and white dhotis stand further back in the line.

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October 03 20172017-10-03March 17 20182018-03-17October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesSaffron-robed young monastics sit cross-legged in a row along a long table at a temple-hall event, hands folded in prayer and palms pressed together. Many wear rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and gold-edged orange cloth; some have bangles and bead bracelets. Green banana leaves hold food, with bottled water, cups and bowls on the table. Behind them, standing people in white and orange clothes watch, and a wall display of framed black-and-white photographs and a red-lit screen with a figure appear in the background.2016-03-30A photo of a crowd gathered in an indoor hall at an ashram event, with a central group of saffron-robed and white-clad devotees. A bearded man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at centre-left, while a woman in an orange sari stands at centre holding a brass tray of red rose petals and offering them to the group. Many devotees in white and orange-yellow garments, some with flowers in their hair or holding red roses, kneel and stand around them, while people in the background smile. Overhead hang a stage truss and banners, with a wall sign and doorway behind the crowd. A yellow floor line runs across the scene.2008-02-14A photograph of a procession at a temple entrance. A central man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a long dark rudraksha mala and walks forward smiling. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a dark bindi. Around him, monastics and devotees in saffron and white clothes walk along a red-tiled path under a tasselled canopy of red, green and orange. A man in white with an orange shawl and a red mala stands at the right edge, and an older man in orange robes walks in the left foreground. A video camera operator is visible at the far left. Among the robed figures, one wears a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and another wears a pink-orange wrap. Several people are visible, a mix of monastic and lay devotees in procession.2009-01-12Outdoor photo on a stone-paved courtyard at an ashram, with a tall wooden pole running diagonally across the frame, a long horizontal pole overhead and a camera on a tripod. Several men walk past the pole: one in an orange shirt and rust-red dhoti in the foreground, another bare-chested in a red-brown dhoti, and others in white dhotis and vests, with a man in a grey t-shirt among them. Behind them women in black and orange-saffron clothing stand and watch, and people in orange robes and white dhotis gather near a brick building and red-walled structure with a green tree. A green mat lies on the ground at the left. Visible people number about twenty.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoors on a pale paved path lined with palm trees, bushes and a rubble pile, a procession of about fifteen people walks toward the camera. At the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot, while a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a mala walks beside him. Several younger men wear orange and saffron robes with white tilak markings on their foreheads, and several women in saris, including a woman in a cream sari with hands folded in namaskar, follow. A dark SUV is parked behind them and a few more people in orange stand further back. The figures are walking in a line, several with hands folded in greeting.2016-09-26Outdoor photo at a festival procession under an open sky, with a decorated yellow-and-red canopy and strings of orange and purple decorations overhead. Center: a man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, with long dark hair, standing beside a man in saffron robes with a red sash who faces him. Left foreground: a long-haired figure with long dark hair in orange robes seen from behind. Right: men in white and off-white dhotis and shirts, a man in light pink, and a woman in pale clothing in the crowd. Several attendees wear saffron shawls and white clothing. The people visible number roughly 15 to 20.2008-05-19August 26 20142014-08-26July 13 20092009-07-13A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl with a long dark braid and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the crown of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta, who has a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala. The orange-clad man's left hand is raised in a blessing gesture near the other man's forehead. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left, and a dark blue curtain and a painted backdrop are behind them. A woman's face is partly visible at the right edge. a person: the orange-clad seated figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, and is performing a blessing for the man in white.2011-07-20