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Evening outdoor event on a raised stone platform with carved cream and orange pillars and hanging bells. A long-haired man in full orange robes stands at left holding a microphone and a gold-topped staff, speaking. Beside him a man in white ritual clothes with an orange-bordered shawl and a garland stands near a second man in orange with a flower garland, while a woman in orange and a man in a blue striped shirt with an orange-bordered white shawl stand at right. Seated yellow-clad children and adults fill the foreground and background, and a small figure is visible at lower right.

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A night-time photograph of a devotional gathering on a raised stone platform beside a cream-and-orange ornate pillar hung with bells. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing orange robes and holding a microphone, stands at left. Beside him, a man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange garment, a white shawl with orange border and a flower garland, and kneels on a cushion. A devotee in a blue shirt bows low to receive a white and orange cloth. Seated devotees in yellow clothes line the platform, and a few spectators watch from the background. A decorated golden staff and a doll-like figure in yellow sit in the foreground.2010-09-24A photograph of an evening outdoor ceremony on a raised stone platform beside ornate cream and brown temple pillars decorated with bells and carved medallions. A long-haired bearded man in orange robes stands at left holding a microphone and a golden staff topped with a trident. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a red-and-white shawl, wearing a white flower garland with a red tassel, smiles while standing on a red cushion. A woman in an orange shawl and a man in a grey shirt hold up a folded orange cloth in front of the standing man. Seated devotees in yellow and orange clothing fill the foreground and background, with spectators behind them. A brown and gold tiger figure occupies the lower right corner.2010-09-24Evening photo at an outdoor temple platform with carved cream pillars and bell motifs. A bearded man in orange robes and a red shawl speaks into a microphone on the left. Beside him stands a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a white shawl with red patterns, and a flower garland with a red tassel, standing on a red cushion. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange and a man in a light blue shirt stand; a man in a white shirt stands nearby, and a few seated boys in yellow robes listen. Spectators look on from a balcony. In the foreground a tiger-skin-draped murti of a deity with a trident-like object sits on the floor.2010-09-24Evening outdoor event on an ornate white and brown temple platform with carved pillars and bell motifs. A long-haired man in orange robes and a white-and-orange shawl stands on a red mat, smiling and reaching out to a man in a grey shirt draped in a similar white shawl; a woman in red-orange stands between them. Beside them stands a bald man in orange robes holding a golden trident, and an elderly bearded man in orange robes is at the left edge. Seated at the lower right, two young boys in yellow garments watch, and a dark deity murti sits in the foreground. Spectators are visible in the background.2010-09-24A night-time outdoor photograph of a riverside or temple ghat gathering with many people. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard wears an orange-saffron robe and holds a golden trident-topped staff. Beside him, a smiling man with a shaved or short head wears an orange robe, a heavy garland of green and white beads, and a white-and-orange shawl, and holds a golden staff. To the right, an elderly man in a white shawl with orange border bends forward in reverence. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees, a yellow-robed boy at left, and white-sari women stand under ornate cream-coloured arches with hanging bells. a person is the bearded person in saffron-orange robes holding the trident staff, identified by long swept-back hair, golden trident-topped staff and orange robe cues.2010-09-24Night photo at a riverside ghat-style platform with a white pillar carved with bells. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe and a beaded necklace, stands holding a microphone with a wire running down the platform. Beside him a younger man in an orange-red robe and garland kneels and unfolds a long white shawl printed with orange motifs. A golden trident stands nearby, and a few seated people in white and orange dress are visible in the background. A woman in red kneels at the right edge, and a figure in a blue shirt bends over a kneeling woman.2010-09-24Evening photograph on a covered stone terrace with a cream and orange pillar decorated with bell motifs. A bearded man with long hair and a golden trident-topped staff wears orange robes and a draped orange shawl, standing on a red mat and clasping hands with a smiling young man in orange robes and a green-and-orange flower garland with a red tassel pendant. Around them, people in yellow and orange robes stand and sit. On the right, a man in a blue shirt with a camera bag and a woman in black stand with palms pressed together. The atmosphere suggests a gathering or greeting.2010-09-24Outdoor evening photograph of a seated bearded man in saffron robes with long hair speaking into a microphone on a stand, one hand raised, beside golden trident and staff finials. Beside him sits a younger man with a saffron robe and orange rudraksha-style beaded necklace, hands resting on his lap. Behind them, several saffron-clad sannyasis sit with bald heads, and a crowd of devotees, many women in colourful saris, watches from a platform. In the foreground at right is a golden figure of a deity seated on a tiger skin with a lotus or pot, and an ornate orange-and-cream pillared structure with hanging bells stands at upper right. A statue of a robed figure stands behind the platform.2010-09-24Outdoor evening scene at a riverside ghat with a crowd behind a raised stone platform. On the left, a bearded man with long hair wears a red-orange shawl and saffron robe, holding a microphone and speaking with raised hands; his hair and beard suggest a long-haired ascetic, and he wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a beaded mala sits cross-legged. Further right, a man in orange robes with a long garland sits, and a bespectacled man in saffron sits in the background. In the foreground right, a large glossy statue of Shiva with long hair and a tiger-striped wrap is seated on a leopard-patterned base, a bowl near its hand. Gold-topped staves and brass bells stand behind the platform.2010-09-24An outdoor evening gathering on a white-draped stone platform before a crowd of devotees. A bearded man in saffron-orange and peach robes with a red shawl sits cross-legged at a microphone, hands raised in discourse, with a gold-medallion mala. Beside him a younger man in deep orange robes with a long gold-bead mala and folded hands sits in attentive stillness. Behind them, saffron-clad youths and white-clad elders press their palms together, and a man with a camera is visible. At the lower right a brown-and-gold figure of a deity murti with long hair and a tiger-skin cloth sits in front of a small kalasha and oil lamp, with a wall of carved stone and temple architecture behind the crowd. The scene conveys a discourse or satsang at a riverside ghat.2010-09-24Night outdoor event on a raised stone platform with ornate cream-and-brown carved columns and bells. A bearded man in orange robes and a red shawl holds a microphone and speaks, standing beside a golden trident-topped staff. Beside him, a figure in orange robes and a garland stands with a white shawl, while an older man in white with an orange-bordered shawl stands before them and is draped with the shawl. Other orange-robed people and a crowd of seated devotees in orange and white fill the foreground and background, and a small child in yellow appears at the lower right.2010-09-24Evening scene on a stone ghat at a riverside temple. A man in an orange kurta with a green-and-gold garland and a red-tasselled pendant stands on a red mat, hands pressed together, smiling. Facing him from behind, a figure with long dark hair in a swept-back style, wearing orange robes and a golden crown-like headpiece, bends forward with hands extended toward him. Behind them, devotees in yellow, white and orange clothing and onlookers stand in the dim background beside a carved white pillar with bell motifs.2010-09-24