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Night photo at a temple entrance lit by red string lights. A figure in orange silk and a leopard-print shawl with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands beside an open grey car door and gestures toward a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti carrying a silver kalasha with green leaves on a tray. A man in white dhoti with glasses holds a long wooden staff at left. A saffron-and-gold banner with an ornate emblem hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and beaded necklace) is visible in person.

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Night-time photograph on a dirt road beside a grey pickup truck, its driver visible through the window. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a red shawl, bare-footed, wears a rudraksha mala and red tilak, palms pressed together in greeting as he smiles and gestures toward the truck. A second man in orange clothing stands beside him with an arm extended. Onlookers in white and dark clothes stand at the right edge under distant street lights. Possible procession or arrival greeting.

Outdoor evening scene at night beside a silver car with its door open. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, bangles and a leopard-print shawl, stands smiling with a tall black-haired hairstyle and white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha pot topped with green leaves on a plate, offering it. Behind them a decorated festival cart with colourful fringed hangings and a deity murti is visible, and a palm tree and an information board stand nearby. Procession ritual setting consistent with a rathotsavam.

Outdoor photo at a sandy ground with tall coconut palms and small red flags behind. A silver SUV stands open at the centre; a bald man in saffron robes with a saffron shawl stands beside the open door, hands joined at his chest. Around him, saffron-clad attendants face him: one in an orange turban and wrap, another holding a silver pot with green leaves, and a man in orange with a rudraksha mala. Two people in white ritual clothes stand at right, one with palms pressed together. A garland of flowers lies on the vehicle roof. A thatched hut appears at upper right.

Night-time photograph outside a building at an ashram, showing a silver SUV with its driver's door and front passenger door open. A bearded man in the driver's seat is visible behind the windscreen, and a person in a white garment sits in the passenger seat. Two monks in saffron-orange robes with red borders stand beside the open passenger door, one with bald head and hands folded in namaste, another in saffron with bare head to the right. A third saffron-robed figure stands further right near a lit doorway. Scattered sandals rest near the car. Several printed white and blue decals are on the car's rear window.

Night outdoor photo beside a grey SUV with a visible tyre. Three men stand on a dark paved ground. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with gold-edged cloth and a gold-bead necklace holds a silver kalasha decorated with white flowers and a mango leaf, offering it toward the centre. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over saffron robes with a gold border, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala; his hands are extended toward the kalasha. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands near the vehicle door. The scene suggests a ritual handover of a sacred pot at dusk.

Outdoor scene beside a silver SUV with its rear door open, palm trees and thatched huts behind. A bald man in an orange robe stands centre, a saffron-clad attendant with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands to the left, and a young man in orange holds a polished silver kalasha with a green coconut-like leaf and flowers on a tray, while another orange-clad man in a saffron turban stands at the left edge. Several people in orange robes and one in white stand on a dirt ground. The centre figure is bald and wears orange with no swept-back hair, crown or rudraksha cues, so identity is uncertain.