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Night photograph of a procession with young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, bare-chested with white forehead and body markings and orange head wraps, playing white round drums with sticks. A woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at left beside a video camera on a tripod. Behind them a trumpet player raises a brass horn and a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands before a red corrugated metal fence and trees. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

December 02 2017

Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors near a red corrugated metal fence and a small yellow-lit shrine arch. Young boys and men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas sit or stand closely together, many with hands folded in prayer and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Several women in white saris with red or orange borders and garlands stand among them, one holding a small object. A man at right with bare chest and orange cloth looks on. Trees and a red van are visible in the background, and a few figures in white stand at left.

Night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram with a large crowd of devotees. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair and an orange wrap, holding a microphone, faces the crowd and speaks. Around them many people wear white ritual clothes and orange shawls, with several young girls and children in front. On the right a man in white raises a video camera. A string of lights and a dark tree line appear behind. The figure's appearance matches the page's Swamiji cues (long hair, orange wrap, bare chest), so this is a probable identification with the page's claim of Swamiji present; the figure is a presiding teacher speaking to devotees.

Outdoor evening scene at dusk beneath dark palm trees, with a large group of people standing in a loose semicircle on bare earth. Many women wear orange, red-bordered white, and yellow saris, while men wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron robes, and tan or pink shirts. Several people press their palms together in prayer. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a shaved head stands near a figure in orange robes, and a drum is visible in the middle of the group. Small stone figures and green shrubs line the ground at the left. Several people are visible in the background. The orange-robed figure on the left has a shaved head and a short beard, which does not meet the cue threshold for identification, so no identification is made.

Night outdoor gathering in front of a red corrugated metal fence, with a yellow arched building and a small blue-and-white device at upper left. Dense crowd of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and white or orange vibhuti and tilak markings. Foreground young boys and women press palms together in anjali, some men and women in white traditional dress with gold-trimmed cloth. At right a bare-chested man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands near a ceremonial red-and-gold fabric. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the scene appears to be a procession or ritual gathering, possibly part of Karthigai Deepam observances.

September 03 2017

November 21 2010

Night-time photograph of a dense crowd in an open outdoor space, lit only by distant lamps. Many people wear saffron-orange clothing, including young girls and boys in orange saris and dhotis with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas around their necks. Some wear white ritual clothes. A young woman in orange with a wide open-mouthed smile raises a hand near her face, and nearby children hold water bottles and small items. Some adults in white and cream have ceremonial beads and necklaces. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.

September 15 2016

November 25 2015

A night-time procession on a dark road under trees, with a large crowd of devotees walking barefoot. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl walks forward with a shaved head and ash markings. Around him, many men and women wear white dhotis, white kurtas and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas. On the left, a man in white holds a video camera on his shoulder, and a young boy in white with an orange sash stands at the edge. The people are distinct, moving together along the road in a devotional gathering.