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Night photograph at an outdoor ashram site lit by fluorescent tube lights on poles. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over bare shoulders and an orange dhoti, walking with eyes lowered. Behind him a man in white ritual clothes and an orange shawl carries a small brass bell, with another white-clad man and an orange-clad attendant nearby. At right a man in white holds a lit flame on a brass aarti lamp at a covered table. A white plastic chair and green bin sit at left. Visible people number four to five.

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Night photograph at an outdoor construction site with a dark background and a low wall behind. In the centre a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and an orange cloth wrap, standing with hands folded and eyes closed. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with a red bag and a folded orange cloth. Several other people in white stand in the background near a blue barrel. Exposed rebar and a white hose lie on the ground in the foreground.2006-12-10December 11 20062006-12-11Night photograph at an outdoor ashram ground lit by a few distant lights. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a loose orange saffron wrap over his body and walks forward with eyes lowered. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk on the reddish earth; one carries a small object in his hands. At right stands a red-painted pedestal topped with a white stepped base and a vertical metal pole. The page presents this as a person at an arathi event, but the figure's appearance is only moderately distinctive, so the identity is marked uncertain. Three people are visible.2006-12-10Night photograph of a procession on a dirt path. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl over orange dhoti-style clothing with gold trim and a heavy gold bead necklace, walking with his hands together. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a gold bead necklace and glasses walks with his head bowed. Behind, men in white kurtas and dhotis, one carrying a red torch and a wooden pole, follow. Trees and foliage frame the dark background.2010-11-21Night procession on a dirt path lit by a distant lamp. Five men walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style pendant at left; a central man in orange-saffron robes with gold-bordered shawl walking with hands folded; a man in orange robes with gold border behind him holding hands together; a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border; and a shaved-headed man in orange robes carrying a tray with a small silver vessel, green leaves and white flowers. A man in a white shirt at right holds a lit lamp and a flower garland. Appearance-based identity of the central figure is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee walking in the procession.2012-01-02Night photograph of a walking procession along a dirt path beside a red-and-white painted low wall. In front, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange cloth, with long swept-back hair and a bare-chested upper body, walks forward. Behind him, two men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls walk; one holds a small torch or light. A man in white with an orange shawl is partly visible at the right edge. Dark trees and bushes fill the background. The front figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, but the image is dark and blurred, so the identity is uncertain.2006-12-10Night photograph outdoors beneath a large dark tree at an ashram. A barefoot man in a long orange saffron cloth walks forward with eyes lowered and a red tilak on his forehead, his shoulders bare, his hair long and swept back. Behind him, several people in white clothes with orange shawls carry a lit oil lamp and a red woven basket. On the right, a person in white kneels near a small red-draped altar and a brass vessel, while a deity murti in orange cloth sits on a red-and-white decorated base. Faint hanging roots and a lamp-lit ground frame the scene. a person: the walking figure in orange has long swept-back hair, a saffron cloth and a bare-chested ascetic presentation, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity; the scene shows arati-style offerings with a lamp.2006-12-10Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path beside a stone retaining wall. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange saffron robe draped over his body, bare-chested and barefoot, with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a bearded man in a grey-beige top with white dhoti and an orange shawl walks ahead. Behind them, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a small metal vessel. Other white-clad and orange-shawled participants follow up a white-walled stairway in the background, and a metal water pot stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual walk, with the figures in white and orange clothing.2006-12-11Night-time photograph of a dirt path beside a low whitewashed wall with red-and-white trim and a stone-faced wall at right. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl carries a brass kalasha-shaped ritual vessel on an orange cloth, a ceremonial procession moving forward. Behind him a man in orange robes walks, and further back a figure in white holds a lit oil lamp flame. A printed portrait photo hangs on a wall at left, and a turquoise container sits in the lower left. Trees overhang the path and the background is dark.2006-12-10Night procession on a dirt path with a dark background. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border leads at left, carrying a red bag. Central figure wears saffron cloth and a long garland of white and yellow flowers with a red-and-white strand, with rudraksha beads visible, walking barefoot. Behind him a man in saffron dhoti carries a brass kalasha pot with green leaves on top. Several other men in white dhotis and shawls walk in line, one holding a small torch. A red motorcycle and potted plant sit at the left and right edges. The central figure's saffron clothing and garland suggest a sannyasi-style presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2011-09-30Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a tiered brass kalasha-style vessel wrapped in an orange cloth. Behind him a man in an orange shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, and further back a line of men in white robes with orange shawls and lanyards walks along a stone wall. One bare-chested man in an orange wrap stands in the middle distance with a red tilak on his forehead. Dark night background with a stone wall and lamp flames lighting the scene.2006-12-10A night-time outdoor photograph of a group of people walking across uneven ground lit by a warm light source at lower left. Several men in saffron-orange robes and shawls walk in the foreground, one with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala, wearing orange clothing. Behind them, men in white dhotis and kurtas stand, one wearing a yellow scarf and another an orange shawl. A bucket and a pile of gravel sit on the ground at right, and a dark sky fills the background. The page labels the image as a person-related, but the faces and appearance here are not distinctive enough to confirm his presence.2009-11-16