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March 13 20142014-03-13Outdoor photo on a paved path beside a cream-coloured building with arched windows and green foliage. A bald, bearded elder in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, gestures with an open hand toward a younger man. That younger man, with long dark hair swept back, wears a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and smiles with hands folded in front. Beside him stand a bald monk in red-and-gold robes with hands joined in greeting and a monk in saffron robes. Behind them, several men in saffron and white clothing and a few onlookers stand along the walkway.2014-03-14October 03 20152015-10-03 +2 copiesPhotograph of a crowded courtyard with pink columns and cream walls. At centre, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-red and gold-striped dhoti and a shawl, with heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and gold armbands. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red wrap and beaded mala gestures with open palms. At right, a bald man in saffron robes and layered rudraksha malas smiles and gestures. Behind them, saffron-clad sadhus, a bearded man in an orange turban, and women in saris and shawls, some with palms joined, mingle among onlookers and a man with a camera. A woman in a yellow dress stands at left. Pink and white fabric and string lights decorate the upper walls.2014-03-13A procession in an open courtyard with yellow-washed walls. Three saffron-robed sannyasis walk forward at the centre, flanked by men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees. The left and centre-left sannyasis wear rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and bead necklaces, one with a gold pendant and one with a clear gold-trimmed saffron cloth; the right sannyasi holds a long staff and wears a beaded headband with white tilak. Several onlookers and devotees stand behind them.2012-05-18March 14 20142014-03-14October 03 20152015-10-03Outdoor courtyard scene beside a white vehicle and a bare tree. A bald, bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala stands at left, facing a group of saffron-robed sannyasis. A man in a maroon dhoti with a red turban and an orange-and-white marigold garland stands centre-left. Next to him, an elderly white-bearded man wears a peach-coloured robe and pink shawl with a hand raised to his face. At right, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha necklace stands beside a figure in a white sari. A small child in dark clothing is at the lower left edge.2015-10-03March 14 20142014-03-14Outdoor photo of a procession on a stone-paved path between a grey wall and a pink-painted temple building. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk together; the central figure, bare-headed and shaved, raises one arm high and holds a curved orange object. Others wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and one has an orange wrap over his shoulder. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a blue striped shirt follow. Stacked grey stone slabs lie along the wall at left, with scaffolding visible.2012-09-12September 20 20152015-09-20Outdoor photograph of a group of robed men walking along a paved courtyard in front of a pink-washed building, with a parked dark car at left and a green hill behind. Several men in deep rust-red and maroon dhotis with gold-yellow borders wear long gold-bead garlands, gold pendants and rudraksha malas; the central figure wears a red-orange turban and gold-trimmed shawl and walks slightly ahead, while the man beside him gestures with his hand. Men in peach and saffron-orange robes, some with orange turbans and white beards, walk around them. Bystanders in red and pink shirts stand at right.2015-09-14