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August 25 20162016-08-25Night photo outdoors on gravel at a person Sangha event. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand and kneel in a loose crowd, with a few devotees in white and red sarees and a figure in white dhoti at right. A gold and red ceremonial parasol or canopy stands above a golden palanquin-like object in the background, with dark trees behind. A kneeling figure in orange bends low near the centre foreground while others sit on the ground with brass items and offerings. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the figures are described by role and clothing.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night-time outdoor photograph of a gathering on bare ground beneath dark trees. A golden palanquin or ratha with a maroon canopy and a striped top stands at right, decorated with gold ornamentation. Many people wear saffron and orange robes and sit or stand on the ground. A man in a plain yellow-and-black outfit stands near centre, and a figure in white dhoti-style clothing with a shawl stands at right beside the palanquin.2016-08-25Night procession on a paved path with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. At center, a man with shoulder-length hair in an orange garment and orange shawl, garlanded and smiling, walks barefoot ahead of the group. Left, a man holds a tall decorated umbrella-style standard with a trident-topped pole and a bearer in white dhoti carries a silver vessel. Right foreground, women with palms pressed together in namaste wear orange saris with gold borders. Behind, a gilded deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands, and a yellow canopy. This looks like a temple procession. a person candidate: the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha-style garlands, a probable match, though appearance is not fully certain.2013-03-10August 25 20172017-08-25March 18 20132013-03-18Night procession on a paved path lined with dark trees. In the foreground a young sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with white ash bands on his arms and forehead. Behind him a line of orange-robed sadhus carries drums and walks toward an illuminated golden arched shrine on a palanquin-like vehicle holding a deity murti. Orange-clad men carrying drums, a headlight glare, and a pile of sand fill the background.2017-11-15August 05 20142014-08-05Night outdoor photo on bare dry ground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a long ornate orange garland with gold bead-like ornaments, smiles and gestures with his right hand while walking. Behind him two shaved-headed sannyasi-attired men in orange, one with palms joined in namaskar, the other holding a small gold ceremonial pot and wearing an orange cloth with red border under an orange-red umbrella on a pole. Several more people in orange and one woman in a white sari stand in the dark background. a person is the man with long hair and orange garlands, shown as a walking figure in the procession beside sannyasis.2013-04-03A night procession on a paved courtyard at a religious event. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long pale-pink flower garland and a gold pendant walks centrally, holding a large colourful umbrella with striped red, yellow, green and blue panels above him. Around him, a group in saffron-orange robes carry silver staffs and ceremonial rods, and some wear rudraksha beads. A young woman at left in orange clothing and a boy in white shirt walk nearby. A brightly lit green-and-gold chariot or shrine with decorative lights glows in the background against the dark sky.2017-02-09Night procession at a temple with a ceremonial palanquin-like ratha behind the crowd. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace of ornaments wears saffron-orange robes with a gold border and smiles while walking. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklace walks forward. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in procession, some with hands folded, and a woman in a teal sari stands at left. The ornate canopy above the palanquin has red, green and gold floral decoration, and tall festival poles with coloured streamers frame the scene. The foreground man's cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ornate beaded necklace) match the a person description, though the identification is uncertain.2010-11-21