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October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor scene on a dusty ground at AadiKailaasa, with scattered debris and crushed crackers covering the earth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-red sari and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl walk across the ground. A bearded man in a long orange robe stands at right, arms slightly out, while spectators in white, cream and saffron clothing line the background near a silver van and a shed.2008-10-27Outdoor photograph of a ritual gathering on a sandy ground with green trees, yellow flowering shrubs and banana plants behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and orange rudraksha-style beads, stands barefoot facing a group. Around him are men in white dhotis and white shirts, several bald priests with red-bordered white cloths and sacred thread, and a man in a yellow dhoti holding a tray of offerings. A man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands near the centre with hands together. On the right, a woman in a white sari watches. Smoke rises from an incense or offering in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair, saffron wrap and orange beads is the probable candidate, shown in person as a participant.2011-01-16October 27 20082008-10-27December 23 20072007-12-23October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoor photo on bare dirt ground scattered with litter. A crowd of mostly young devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange shawls, stands along the edges watching. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white embroidered sherwani-style kurta with a sash and white dhoti, walking forward with a slight smile. Facing him from the foreground, a man in an orange shawl and orange-and-maroon dhoti stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped. Other onlookers in white and orange appear at the left and right, and a child in a striped shirt stands near the centre.2008-10-27August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo of a group of men and a few women in ritual clothing on a gravel path lined with palm trees and a concrete boundary wall, with scattered red and white debris on the ground. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or orange shawls and yellow sashes; others wear orange and saffron robes. One man in an orange robe and a shorter man in white stand near the right, next to a white stone pillar with red painted sections. A woman in an orange sari carries a teal bucket, and another woman in orange walks in front. Two men in orange robes stand on the right by the white pillar. Mood is a ritual gathering after a festival, with rubble from fireworks or offerings underfoot.2008-10-27December 25 20072007-12-25Dense outdoor crowd of young men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, pressing forward along a dirt path in front of low pink-washed buildings with corrugated roofs. A large colourful floral arch decorated in red, yellow and green rises in the background. A man in white with a shoulder-mounted video camera films the scene, and a central figure in white with an orange shawl stands amid the crowd, with others bending and leaning to press toward the procession. Several smiling youths in saffron shawls are visible at right.2006-12-25Outdoor photo of a procession-like gathering on bare dirt beside whitewashed buildings and trees. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold garland stands centre, with a golden staff and trident-topped rod held by attendants nearby. Around him stand men and women in white dhotis, saris and kurtas with orange-saffron shawls, some holding ceremonial staffs and a long pole. A man in white kneels and bows low on the ground before the central figure in a reverent gesture. A woman with light blond hair stands at left in white and orange. Some attendants wear red and orange. Ceremonial bunting hangs at the top edge.2007-12-23