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Outdoor photograph on a rural road beside a dirt shoulder and a field edged with wire fencing and palm and leafy trees. A woman in a brown and maroon sari with a blue blouse stands at left, facing the group. Four people in saffron-orange sarongs and draped shawls stand in the center, several holding long bamboo poles with orange cloth tied at their tops. A person in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white flower in the hair stands in the middle of the group, appearing to be a monastic trainee in white. A concrete utility pole and a small orange-roofed house with a blue tarp appear in the background. No candidate for a person is visibly identifiable from appearance in this group.

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Outdoor rural road scene at an ashram-style compound with a tiled-roof building and blue tarpaulin behind a low fence. Four people in saffron/orange robes walk or stand on a dirt road; two carry long bamboo poles with orange cloth streamers. A man in a white dhoti and white head cloth, with a woman in white with a yellow border, walks nearby carrying a basket. A woman in a brown sari with blue blouse stands at left. A yellow vehicle is visible at the right edge. Trees and crops line the road.2006-08-17Outdoor rural scene on a dirt path beside a paved road, with a line of trees, palms and a green crop field behind a wire fence. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, carrying a long staff with an orange cloth tied to it and a bag over one shoulder, faces away from the camera. Further back, a woman in a blue top and patterned skirt, a man in white with a yellow cloth, and a woman in an orange sari stand watching upward, one holding a long pole with an orange cloth. A small red-tiled building with a blue tarp stands at right. Four people are visible.2006-08-17Photo of a group of young women walking along a dirt road through a rural, grassy landscape under an overcast sky, carrying long bamboo staffs with small orange flags. Several wear saffron/orange saris with rudraksha malas, while others wear white saris with yellow borders; a woman in front smiles while holding a staff. A low building with a red-tiled roof and distant hills appear in the background.2006-08-17A rural roadside scene of a dirt road with a paved strip. Four women in saffron-orange sarees walk away from the camera, carrying orange cloth bundles and thin poles with orange tassels. One woman on the left faces sideways with hands pressed together in greeting. A man in a white shirt and a yellow shawl walks in the background beside a blue tarpaulin fence, low tiled-roof buildings, and young trees. A small boy in a blue shirt peers from behind a shrub at right, and a stray dog lies in the lower foreground. A concrete utility pole with stenciled numbers stands at right.2006-08-17A group of young monastic trainees walks away from the camera along a dirt road beside a grey concrete wall and green shrubs under an overcast sky. Most wear saffron-orange draped cloths, and a few in white garments lead the line. Several carry long bamboo poles with small orange pennants. Their long dark hair is visible down their backs, and a rough cleared construction area lies beyond the wall.2006-08-17A group of about eight women walks along a dirt road in a rural, open landscape under an overcast sky. Several wear white saris with gold borders and others wear orange-saffron shawls over white, and some carry long thin poles or staffs upright. The woman in front wears a white sari and appears to be holding a small object near her face. Scrubby trees, low grass and a single-storey beige building with an orange-red roof stand in the background, with bare rocky hills beyond. A blue tarpaulin is visible at the far left edge.2006-08-17A group of about ten women walks along a dirt path in open countryside, carrying long bamboo poles with small orange flags. Most wear orange saris with white borders or plain white robes with orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a smiling woman in an orange sari holds a pole, while at the right a woman in a white sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala walks beside a figure in white with a long dark braid and orange shawl. Behind them are a low red-roofed building, scrub trees and rocky hills under a cloudy sky.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Three people walk along a dirt-edged road in front of a white boundary wall and young trees. Left, a person with short curly dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears orange robes and carries a tall bamboo staff with an orange cloth tied to its top. Centre, a smiling woman in orange robes and orange drape carries a similar staff. Right, a woman with light hair in a white dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl walks holding a staff. Dry ground and a small concrete edge lie in the foreground.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A group of women walks away from the camera along a dusty dirt path, carrying tall bamboo staffs topped with orange cloth streamers. Most wear orange saris draped over the shoulder, and a few wear white garments. Their hair is long and dark, and some tie orange ribbons at the hair. Behind them stands a grey concrete block wall beside green shrubs and a tall tree under a cloudy sky. The people are barefoot, and the scene looks like a monastic training activity at an ashram site.2006-08-17Outdoor photograph of a group of young trainees walking in a line along a dirt path near a white building and green trees. Most wear saffron-orange sarongs and shawls draped over one shoulder with bundled knots, and several carry long bamboo staves. A woman in the centre wears a white blouse and skirt with an orange shawl and holds a staff; a man in white with an orange shawl walks behind. Two girls on the right wear orange sarongs with yellow borders and orange head wraps. Visible rear-facing figures suggest a monastic training walk. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present in this image.2006-08-17