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Night photo at a crowded event. Central figure seen from behind wears a loose saffron-orange wrap and has long, dark, swept-back hair, a distinctive cue for the a person. Around him stand men in white clothes: a man with a dark beaded mala and white horizontal tilak on his forehead, a younger man in an orange-trimmed white shirt with a red tilak, and a man at right in white with a lanyard. A blurred crowd and a bright light fill the dark background.

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Indoor photo inside a dim temple hall with dark stone pillars. A man in a white shirt with his back to the camera stands at left, facing a central figure who wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the body, a gold-coloured beaded necklace, a sandalwood-and-red forehead mark and long swept-back dark hair. The central figure gestures with one hand while speaking. Two men stand at right: one in a white striped garment with a rudraksha mala, and one in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant, touching his chest. a person wears the saffron cloth, gold beads and long hair; the person's identity is inferred from appearance only.2012-04-11 +1 copiesJuly 10 20082008-07-10Outdoor photograph under a corrugated shelter with trees behind. In the foreground, a figure with long, dark, curly hair wrapped in an orange saffron cloth, seen from behind, faces a group of devotees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind him, an older man and several women in white saris stand with palms joined in prayer, one with gold bangles. Two women are at the left edge, also in white, with hands folded. The setting suggests a welcome or greeting ritual at a temple or ashram.2008-11-11August 09 20072007-08-09Close profile photograph of a man with long, dark, curly hair swept back, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold-edged border and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, eyes lowered and smiling gently. A second man with a red tilak and white forehead marks sits at the right edge, partly visible, and a woman in an orange wrap is at left. Blurred onlookers in striped shirts stand in the background near rocky ground and greenery.2006-05-22Night outdoor event lit by tall floodlights, with a crowd of men in white kurtas and shirts. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed together talks warmly with a figure seen from behind, who wears a large saffron-orange turban and an orange sleeveless top, with long dark hair falling down the back. Other men in white, some with orange shawls and gold bracelets, stand close around them, and orange banners and rows of seated devotees appear in the background.2010-02-16A night photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red mark on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and across his chest, with his upper body bare on one side. He stands in front of a dark outdoor setting lit by a few overhead lamps and tube lights. Beside him at the right, a second man in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl looks down with hands folded in front of him. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron shawl and forehead mark, with the man on the right described as a devotee in white and orange.2006-12-10A photograph taken outdoors beneath dense tree foliage at dusk. On the right, a figure with long, voluminous dark hair and an orange robe draped with a pink shawl faces a group of saffron-robed sannyasis who stand with hands folded in respectful greeting. The monks wear orange and ochre robes, some with rudraksha malas, and one bald monk in the foreground has his palms pressed together. Behind them, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand quietly, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a formal welcome of visiting swamis, with the figure on the right appearing to speak or gesture toward them.2009-10-15Night-time photograph outdoors near a building with barred windows and foliage. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap with a red tilak on his forehead stands at right, looking downward and leaning toward another man. In the foreground a man in a white shirt is seen from behind. Several men in white and light shirts stand in the background.2006-09-17Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees packed in front of a dark brick wall and a thatched bamboo shelter. Most men wear white shirts and mundus with orange shawls or saffron-orange robes; a few wear yellow. A woman in an orange top with dark hair and a yellow hair clip stands center, and a saffron-robed man in the foreground holds his hands in anjali. Near the lower right, a small inset portrait shows a woman.2008-08-02August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and an orange and cream cloth banner hanging from the ceiling. A man with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, stands at centre facing a shaved-headed monk in orange robes seen from behind. A man in white with glasses and forehead markings stands at left, an older bald man in white bends forward at left edge, and a bald man in a white and maroon shawl stands at right. Several other men in white and light clothing stand in the background. Probable Swamiji is the centre figure, based on his long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. The man is in person, shown in a group setting.2010-10-15