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Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground with young trees, bamboo poles and parked white vans in the background. Four people walk together. A central man in an orange-brown robe with a long braided rope of beads and a rudraksha mala sits beneath a bright orange parasol with beaded fringe, held by a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala. A young man in white dhoti with gold borders and beads gestures with a raised hand. A woman in orange-brown sari with gold border and hair in a bun holds a phone. The central figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm a candidate identity from cues alone, so the presence of a person is treated as uncertain.

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December 12 20162016-12-12March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA procession on a tree-lined paved path. At centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and deep-red turban wears a heavy gold necklace and a white-and-red flower garland, and walks beneath a large orange umbrella with a gold-patterned canopy held by a younger man in a white dhoti with gold border. Around him, several young men in orange and saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas walk, and young women in orange and red silk saris with gold jewellery accompany them, including one in purple and gold. Palm trees and leafy trees frame the scene. a person is the central figure in the rust-red dhoti, turban and garland, walking in procession.2016-10-11Outdoor photo on a red dirt path through green shrubs and rocky outcrops. Two men in white shirts hold orange umbrellas overhead, sheltering a group walking together. A bald older man in an orange robe walks at the front, with a woman in an orange sari with dark hair beside him. Behind them a man in an orange robe and a man in white with a yellow cloth walk along. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt, holding a yellow umbrella, walks at the right edge. Six people are visible in total.2009-08-03Outdoor photo of a burial-style rite at a freshly dug earthen pit. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange jacket and rust-orange dhoti, pours bright yellow powder from a bowl into the pit. Around him, shirtless men in orange dhotis wear rudraksha malas, one holding a tall wooden staff with red and green tassels that bears a canopy. A woman in a red sari stands among them. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a man holding a brass tray with flowers stand nearby. Rose-petal offerings lie on a cloth at the pit's edge, under bright sky and trees.2016-12-30A group of about fifteen people walks down a pale paved road lined with tall palms and leafy trees, toward the camera. In the centre, a bearded man with long hair wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a long rudraksha-style mala, walks in sandals, appearing to lead the group. Around him are devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with white tilak markings on their foreheads, plus white-clad men in dhotis and a man in a white kurta with a mala. Several women wear saris in red, cream, green and gold, and some hold small bags. A parked white vehicle is visible at left. This looks like a procession or walk through an ashram grounds.2016-09-26December 12 20162016-12-12October 11 20162016-10-11December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a heap of grey gravel and a half-built white concrete structure with golden pillars. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange silk robe, gold-bead garland and rudraksha mala walks at the centre under an orange umbrella held by a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. Several saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and tilak follow, and an elderly man in white walks at left.2012-09-24Outdoor photo at a cleared, uneven dirt site among trees and a low concrete wall, apparently a temple construction area. A man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap with a red forehead mark and long hair tied up stands on the dirt in sandals. At left, a woman with a long braid wearing an orange sari-style garment holds a multicoloured umbrella over the scene. Mounds of excavated red soil and scattered debris lie behind them. The man's appearance, with long swept-back hair, a beard and a plain red wrap rather than saffron or ornate clothing, does not meet the distinctive-cue threshold, so his identity is unsure.2018-05-10March 11 20172017-03-11