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September 26 2011

Night photograph on a dark road beside a white vehicle with headlights on. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long staff stands smiling and touches the head of a man prostrating face-down on the road in white dhoti. Around them stand several men in white dhotis and shawls, some with orange sashes, and others in saffron or orange robes with beaded malas. A pole and a low white wall are visible at right.

September 26 2011

January 03 2008

Night photograph of a welcome at an outdoor ashram entrance beside a silver SUV. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and is being welcomed as the car door is opened. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a second orange-clad attendant hold a brass tray with a kalasha-style offering decorated with flowers and leaves. Other devotees in white and orange stand nearby, one in a white dhoti and a woman in an orange shawl. Behind them a pink banner and string lights line the entrance. Visible people are roughly seven in number.

August 03 2009

Night outdoor photo at a roadside gathering beside a dark car with its door open. In the centre, a long-haired figure with his back to the camera wears an orange robe edged with gold and a white flower garland, standing by the open car door. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls, several shaved-headed, stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a man in white kneels in the foreground. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a green banana leaf or plantain offering. Warm string lights and lamps glow in the background among onlookers. The orange-robed figure cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone, so no identification is made.

Evening street procession on a paved road with several colourful umbrellas overhead, one with a blue, orange and red canopy bearing a dove-like emblem. Saffron-robed monastics stand near the centre, one wearing a flower garland and a saffron cloth, with a small figure in orange nearby. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and saffron stand beside them, some holding flower bouquets. A man in shorts bends low at the roadside near a woman in pink, appearing to offer obeisance. Onlookers in saffron, white, purple and red saris line the road, and a small child stands in front of a row of women in saris. Utility poles and trees are visible against a dusky blue sky.

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October 20 2016

Night outdoor scene on sandy ground beside a parked silver SUV with registration KA 05 MD 5... visible. A man in a red and gold-bordered shawl over white clothes and a white head wrap extends his hands toward a long-haired young man in orange robes and an orange shawl. Several people in white and orange garments stand around; one kneels in white with an orange shawl, holding a small red tray, while another holds a brass vessel. A woman in a white patterned sari with red border watches at right, and a person lies prone in the lower foreground.

Night scene at an outdoor riverside or promenade with street lights and a crowd in the background. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes stands with hands loosely at his sides, flanked by a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a man in orange cloth on the right. Two devotees in front kneel and bow low, one in a pink floral dress and orange shawl, the other in a teal top, touching the ground in prostration. A woman in yellow-orange clothing stands at the left edge with hands raised. A ceremonial orange-clad figure with a rudraksha-style neck garland stands near the centre-left. Crowd members in shirts and sarees stand behind. The swami identity cannot be determined from appearance, so the central saffron-robed figure is described by role only.