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A photograph of a decorated entrance at an outdoor celebration. A yellow banner with large maroon Kannada script sits above a doorway framed by bananas, coconuts, sugarcane and a colourful cloth-wrapped pillar. A red carpet leads down the steps. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends low in front of the entrance. Behind him, a figure in saffron robes and a dark turban stands near the door beside a bearded man in saffron. To the right, a man in saffron and a dark turban with a rudraksha mala stands next to another saffron-robed man. A bald man in saffron robes walks down the carpet. A man in a dark suit and tie stands at the left edge, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands further left with a yellow scarf. Several more people stand in the background.

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A decorated temple-style doorway with a yellow floral-patterned arch, banana bunches, coconuts and painted pillars wrapped in red, blue and white cloth. A bald man in an orange robe stands at the top of steps covered by a red carpet, while a man in white bows low at his feet. Two men in orange robes with orange turbans stand behind him, and a bearded man in orange with a gold necklace and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stand to the right. A man in white shirt and trousers gestures on the left. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a festival reception at an ashram entrance. The person in the centre appears to be a person, seen in person wearing an orange robe and receiving a bow from a devotee.2008-12-30A photo of a group of people standing on the steps of a decorated doorway at a festival, with green bananas, coconuts and a yellow and white painted wall behind them. In the centre, a man with a shaved-looking swept hairstyle and a white forehead mark wears a long orange robe and orange sandals. Beside him, a bald man in orange clothes holds a small white box, and a bearded man in orange robes stands nearby. Two men in white kurtas wear orange shawls at the front right, and a woman in a lavender sari stands at the left edge with her hands folded. Festival bunting in orange and red hangs above the entrance.2009-01-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph at an outdoor temple entrance framed by palm trees, a hanging bunch of green coconuts, and a tall wooden post. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron head wrap and layered red and yellow marigold garlands walks forward with raised, open hands while speaking. Beside and behind him, several people in white ritual clothes, some with yellow or red shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, follow through the doorway; one man on the right holds his palms together in namaste. A uniformed attendant in white stands at the left edge. Green mat and a patterned floor threshold lead into the courtyard, where stone sculptures and a white decorated structure are visible.2009-12-30Outdoor ceremonial procession climbing a stone staircase beneath a canopy of yellow and orange cloth with orange triangular pennants and banana leaves. Foreground, a man with long dark hair and a tall orange turban wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala, walking beside another orange-robed monk. Central, an older bald man in orange robes walks barefoot. Behind, a man in a dark suit and tie, and a man in white dhoti. Right, a young man in orange robes and a garland carries a silver tray holding a kalasha with mango leaves and flowers. A man in white with folded hands stands at the right edge. Red carpet covers the steps and ground, with parked cars and onlookers in the background.2008-12-30Outdoor photo on a red carpeted path beneath trees, with a decorated canopy of marigold garlands and fringed thatch behind. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long hair raises one arm while walking, flanked by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Two older men in white shirts walk alongside, one in grey trousers. A banana plant and flowering shrubs frame the path.2007-08-09December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20062006-12-31Photo of saffron-robed monastics ascending a red-carpeted stair at an outdoor festival pavilion decorated with yellow and orange banners, painted cloth pillars and hanging bananas. In front, a lean sannyasi with an orange turban, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks toward the viewer with his arm extended. Behind him a bald man in orange robes climbs the steps, followed by another orange-clad man and a figure in a dark suit. Palm fronds, a canopy and parked cars fill the background. The leading figure's cues include an orange turban, long hair and rudraksha beads, but the face is not identifiable enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role and unsure is set. Four to five people are visible.2008-12-30Outdoor event under a tent on a red carpet in front of a large gold lotus-petal backdrop. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti extends his hand toward a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows low to the floor. Around them stand other men in saffron robes and orange shawls, and men in white shirts, white dhotis and a rudraksha mala. A bald man in an orange shawl stands at right. The saffron-robed man in the centre has distinctive long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace; this is a person appearance cue, and he is a person receiving a devotee's obeisance.2010-12-29