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A photograph of a relief-distribution scene at an outdoor village setting with a turquoise wall and palm trees behind. A figure seated on the ground in an orange saffron garment with a long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and a gold-edged orange shawl hands small cards to a kneeling man in a grey T-shirt and checked lungi. Around them stand a crowd of devotees: a woman in white sari with gold border, a bare-headed man in white shirt, a woman in teal sari, a woman in orange sari, and a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala. Scattered yellow flower petals lie on the ground and a blue cloth hangs at right. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, with saffron garment, long hair and rudraksha beads, distributing cards to a devotee.

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January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange and white head wrap, bare-shouldered, with long hair swept back, smiling as he takes a small card from a man in a white shirt on the left. A younger attendant in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border stands beside him, holding a card. A rope line runs diagonally across the frame, a folding chair sits behind, and other people in white clothing are in the background under a tent canopy. Ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha beads are visible. The seated man shows distinctive saffron clothing, swept hair and head wrap, but appearance cues are not conclusive enough to name him.2012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor photo of an annadan food distribution. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a blue mat, extending a hand to offer food from a metal vessel. Another orange-robed sannyasi kneels behind a large steel pot on a floor scattered with marigold petals. A bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right. Older men, a woman in white, and children reach forward to receive packets of food. Men in white shirts stand behind, and a woman in teal sits at the rear near a table with offerings.2012-01-03A photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor concrete platform strewn with marigold and yellow flower petals. A woman in saffron-orange clothing with a yellow-and-white marigold garland sits on a blue cloth-covered seat, smiling and reaching forward toward a pot of ash or powder. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels, handing packets to a small barefoot boy in a white shirt and red shorts. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches and some photograph, and a young man in white dhoti with an orange-and-white shawl and beaded necklace stands at the right. A printed devotional card rests on the ground in the foreground. Several people are present, and the scene is an outdoor ritual distribution.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes on a blue cushioned seat, wearing a yellow and red flower garland and sandals, with long dark hair, receiving a card from a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who kneels before them. Flower petals in yellow and red are scattered on the floor, and a small tray of flowers sits beside a seated orange-robed monk with a shaved head. Behind them, orange-robed men and white-clad onlookers stand, and several people hold cameras, one with a video camera. A white-clad figure with rudraksha beads is at the left edge.2012-01-03A photograph of an outdoor relief distribution. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and rudraksha malas, sits on a blue cloth and hands a small packet to a boy in a red-and-white checked shirt. A large metal basin of packets sits in front. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a mala holds packets, a young man in white and orange stands behind, and a group of women and girls in pale and teal salwar and sarees watches. Flower petals are scattered on the ground.2012-01-03