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Night-time photograph of a crowd in an ashram courtyard lit by warm lights. A bearded man on the left wears a red turban, orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in white kurta stands among people in orange clothing. In the centre, a grey-haired man with a white garland stands among devotees in saffron robes, with a woman's dark head in the foreground. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl stands by a white wall and clasps his hands. Several onlookers in orange and white fill the background near a building with lit windows.2016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12Photograph inside a dim temple hall with dark walls and a dark pillar, lit by a few small lights and barred windows. A group of saffron-robed men stands behind a metal railing, several with white and red forehead markings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold necklace and holds a green fruit or lime. Beside him a man in an orange turban wears a rudraksha mala, and to the right an orange-clad man with a shaved head holds a green fruit. A man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the man with long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold necklace is a candidate for Swamiji, though appearance alone is uncertain.2007-02-19Night photograph outside a white-walled building with a blue corrugated roof. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a grey-white beard, an orange tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads, dressed in orange-red robes, presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him an older white-bearded man in orange-red robes and beads stands. In the centre, a bearded man in orange robes and a necklace stands near the wall. On the right, a smiling man in a maroon-red turban and maroon robes wears a heavy gold necklace and clasps his hands in greeting. Other men in orange and red robes stand in the background, and a green patterned mat lies on the ground.2016-05-12September 11 20152015-09-11Photograph of a crowded interior doorway in a plain whitewashed room with a window and open door behind a crowd. In the foreground a bare-chested man with gold armband and a red-and-gold cloth sash stands beside an older bearded man in a yellow-and-white turban. A bearded man in a yellow and orange shawl bends forward with a vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads. A bald man in orange robes with a red rudraksha mala stands in the centre. A younger bearded man in a red-orange turban and red robe, and several saffron-robed sadhus with orange turbans surround them, with women in saffron and white saris visible at the edges.2015-09-11Several men in saffron-orange robes descend a concrete staircase inside an unfinished building with exposed grey block walls and orange-painted pillars. The man in front, with long dark hair and a full beard, carries a lit torch or lamp in one hand. Behind him, a man in white clothing and a dark cap walks among other people in orange and white. A man on the right in orange robes holds a small object. The scene is dim with bright light from a doorway.2009-11-16Crowded indoor scene at a Kumbh Mela event with many sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in a peach turban and rudraksha mala speaks, beside a smiling man in orange shirt with a gold chain and tilak. An elderly bearded sadhu in an orange wrap and turban stands centre, and a younger man with a rudraksha mala and orange kurta stands at right. White walls and a ceiling light frame the room.2016-04-22Outdoor photo at dusk on a dirt path beside a whitewashed wall with red stripes and tall palm trees. A group of about twenty men walk together. Most wear saffron or orange robes; a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks near the centre, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards stand at the edges. A bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth stands in the right foreground facing the group, and a bearded man in a rust-brown robe with rudraksha malas walks at right. A long-haired man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a white cloth in hand walks at left. No one can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the figures are described by role and clothing.2009-12-30Outdoor photo at dusk of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees standing on a dirt yard in front of a corrugated-roof building with an open doorway and a wire-mesh fence painted with red and white stripes. A man at centre wears a green shawl over white clothing, a turban-like orange cloth on his head and a long beard. To the right, a man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Other men in orange or brown robes with malas stand around, one barefoot in orange. Scattered buckets and metal bars lie on the ground. No ritual activity is clearly visible, and the scene reads as ashram life.2009-12-30August 11 20092009-08-11Night photograph of a procession climbing a concrete ramp at a construction site lit by a few lights. Several figures in saffron-orange robes lead the group; one at the front on the left carries a lamp with a glowing flame. A taller long-haired figure in orange garments walks at centre, and a man with long hair and a beard in orange at the front right wears a rudraksha-style mala necklace. Behind them, men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls follow. Brick stacks, sand and wooden planks surround the path, with a distant lit building and road behind.2009-11-16