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Night-time photo at an outdoor temple area. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban, with a long dark rudraksha mala around the neck, stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, facing a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and brown trousers whose back is to the camera. Behind them a woman in a green sari with gold border smiles, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby. Behind the group is a gold-framed arch decorated with marigold garlands, framing a deity murti. Swamiji (probable) for the orange-robed figure with turban and rudraksha mala, who is greeting devotees.

December 30 2008

Night photograph at an outdoor shrine with a dark background and a decorated deity murti framed by flower garlands and metal ornaments. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand near the shrine, one wearing an orange turban and another with a full dark beard. A woman in a green sari with gold border stands at left with folded hands. Around them, men in white shirts and trousers stand with their backs to the camera, one holding a small object. Visible people number about ten. A candidate in orange robes and turban may be a person, but the appearance is uncertain.

December 30 2008

Night-time photograph at an outdoor temple area beside a decorated deity murti with garlands, flowers and a blue draped cloth, plus a tall banana-leaf stalk. A man in white shirt and dark trousers walks beside another man in white and dark trousers, while a figure in orange robes with a turban, rudraksha mala and bead necklace walks alongside a second orange-robed sadhu wearing a gold chain. A bearded man in orange robes stands at right. Behind them a few more people are visible in the dim background. a person is the turbaned figure in orange with a rudraksha mala, walking in procession.

February 11 2013

Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine lit by a flame. A saffron-robed priest in the centre raises a lit oil lamp aarti toward a shrine, with marigold garlands and offerings on the floor. Beside him a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined near a dark deity murti. At left, a person in white with an orange shawl and a dark-haired figure in a green sari with folded hands face the shrine, while a cameraman films. A red stone platform and red pillar frame the scene.

Night street procession in a Tamil town. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk among a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts. A bald man in orange clothes with a red rudraksha mala and a shawl stands at the centre, beside a bearded man in orange with a red bead necklace and a garland. A woman in an orange sari with a green bangle walks at left. Behind them rises a glowing illuminated palanquin-like canopy and a decorated flag with saffron fabric. Shop fronts line the street.

Night-time procession at a temple courtyard with an ornate palanquin or ratha topped by a decorated canopy and garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red tilak walks forward, and beside him a bald man in saffron robes with eyeglasses and gold beaded necklaces walks. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and red shawl carries a shoulder bag, and several people in white and cream saris and dhotis follow along a dark path lined with hanging tassels and lamps.

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December 31 2003

Night procession on a paved street of a South Indian town. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long amber-beaded necklace, gold bangles and a tilak on the forehead, and walks barefoot in sandals. Around him, devotees in saffron robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis; a man in white holds a long staff topped with a silver ornament. A woman in white with a mala walks behind. One man at the far right in white dhoti with gold border carries a red floral garland. Crowd members stand and walk in the background, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left. The photo is credited to the archive as a ceremonial walk.