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Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony at a driveway beside a white car. A figure in a white dhoti-style garment is bent forward at left, and a man with grey hair in an orange robe bows low at centre. Behind him a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl holds a silver tray with a kalasha-type vessel, while a bespectacled man in white and a red-and-gold shawl stands near the decorated umbrella. At right, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and holds a pole of the colourful fringed canopy. A pale wall and shrubs form the background.

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August 28 20062006-08-28A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, and his appearance fits the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a silver vessel decorated with garlands and red flowers. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl holds a red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels. A silver SUV and a white car are parked to the left, and tented bunting and green hedges line the road.2007-08-09A photograph of a procession on a dirt ground in front of a white building and palm trees. Four attendants in white dhotis and shirts hold up ornate, multicoloured parasols with orange, red and blue fringed canopies. In the centre, a man in a white head wrap and white robes walks beside a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, who appears barefoot and gestures with his hand. A white car is parked behind. The scene looks like a ceremonial walk with parasol bearers accompanying the two central figures.2007-01-31Outdoors on a dirt ground in the evening, a procession gathers under colourful umbrellas with a Dhyanapeetam emblem of white doves on red, orange and green panels. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and bare shoulders clasps hands with a man in white robes and white head wrap, the two facing each other. Attendants in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand around, one holds a silver kalasha-type vessel, another holds a ceremonial fan, and a white car and small white structure sit behind.2007-01-31Outdoor arrival scene in dusty ground beside a whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes and a corrugated-roof building behind. Two standing devotees in saffron-orange robes, one with a garland of yellow flowers and white discs held up. A man in orange robes stands beside an open white car door, another person in white clothes with an orange shawl stands in front, and a helper in white with an orange shawl holds a red, blue and orange decorated parasol. A second parasol with the same colourful design is at the right. Several cars are parked nearby.2007-02-02 +1 copiesAugust 09 20072007-08-09September 10 20062006-09-10August 03 20092009-08-03August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo on a dirt road lined with parked cars and trees. A red umbrella with colourful tassels is held over a procession. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar walks barefoot beside a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl, who has a shaved head. Another white-clad attendant with an orange shawl holds the umbrella on the right. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk behind along the road, and a man in a light shirt stands near the left edge. No a person candidate meets the appearance criteria for a confident identification, so the central figure is described by role only.2007-08-09Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside trees and a fence hung with orange and pink pennant flags. A man with long dark hair, in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, walks at the front with a relaxed smile. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange shawl and carries a silver tray holding a white-and-gold kalasha-style vessel decorated with flowers and red petals. Behind them, attendants in orange shawls walk, and two women in white saris with orange shawls hold up ornate red, orange and blue canopy umbrellas. Several men in white and in plain shirts stand watching on the roadside, and red cars are parked nearby.2007-08-09August 28 20062006-08-28