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Outdoor photograph of a dirt road at a rural ashram setting with palm and tall trees. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti stands with hands folded in front of a man in white dhoti and shirt with red-bordered shawl. Further back, a man in orange robes walks down the road toward a grey car, followed by a man in white clothes. On the left, several women and children in white and light clothing stand along the roadside, some with hands joined. Near a green-roofed white building on the right, men in white dhotis and shirts stand under a small shelter, one holding a plastic water bottle. a person cues: none clearly visible in the foreground figure; the orange-robed walker is at a distance and identity is uncertain.

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August 18 20062006-08-18A dirt road lined with palm and leafy trees at an ashram in the morning. In the foreground a barefoot young man in white kurta and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, walking toward the viewer. Behind him a line of people in white stands along the left edge, and several men in white dhotis and shawls stand by a small white building with a green corrugated roof and a covered porch. One man in an orange wrap walks barefoot on the road, and a parked car sits further back. A signboard and a kalasha-like stone object are visible on the right.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18A dirt road runs through a green tropical setting with palm and leafy trees. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe walks toward the camera, carrying a long staff, with a silver car parked behind. On the right, a white-walled building with green corrugated roof and a covered porch stands beside a man in a saffron-orange shawl facing the camera. A man in white ritual clothes stands at a steel water container while another person in white and a figure in light blue shirt stand near the building. Two women in white saris stand on the left, hands joined. The wearer of the orange robe has long hair and appears to be a person by appearance, with saffron robe and staff as cues; this is an uncertain appearance-based label.2006-08-18December 07 20072007-12-07A photograph of a dirt road in a leafy compound with coconut palms and a white building under a green corrugated roof. Several people in plain white clothes walk along the road; a barefoot man in white dhoti and shawl leads, a second man in white holds up a hand, and a third man in white stands at a covered stall holding a cloth bag. A woman in a green sari and another in white stand at the left edge, and a figure in orange robes walks further back near a parked silver car. A large metal drum and a plastic bottle sit at the stall, with a pile of wood and a sack on the right. Printed panels on the stall are partly visible.2006-08-18August 09 20072007-08-09A group walks along a dirt courtyard past white single-storey buildings with corrugated roofs, palm trees and a garden bed edged by a low white wall on the right. Several people in saffron and orange robes lead the way, one with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, another in orange with a shawl. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and a child in a yellow shirt follow. A tall garland-wrapped pillar with marigold strands stands on a red and white base at left. A white-robed figure in the centre holds a green cloth and wears a beaded necklace. Overall, about 15 people are visible walking together in a procession-like line.2009-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a sandy path beside a white temple wall, with palm trees and yellow flowering shrubs behind a bamboo fence. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and tilak wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walk together. A central woman in an orange sari and shawl holds her hands together in greeting. At right, a man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a light shirt. Several other people in white follow behind along the temple wall. The scene shows a temple visit in progress. Eleven people are visible.2009-08-08August 05 20092009-08-05August 09 20072007-08-09