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Night photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard gathering. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with a maroon-red border and a multi-strand beaded necklace stands in the centre, facing right and holding his hands together. Around him, men in white or pale shirts and dark trousers stand and talk; one man at right holds his hands together near the chest. On the left a white-clad man stands beside a draped table holding steel vessels, a silver bowl and a lamp. Behind them is a tall stone temple gopuram tower under a dark sky, with palm fronds at left and a carved white pillar at right. a person in saffron, present in person.

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September 03 20082008-09-03January 04 20122012-01-04Photograph of a temple-style courtyard at night with a blue curtain and hanging green banana plant, flowers and garlands. A figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair and a wrap draped over the shoulder, stands with back partly turned at the right beside a stone ledge holding brass lamps and metal ritual vessels. Probable Swamiji (saffron turban, orange robe, long hair and ceremonial brass setting), shown from behind. Facing him are a man in white shirt and dark trousers with hands pressed together, another man in white shirt, and a man in white dhoti with orange shawl. At left, a robed figure in orange with a garland stands beside a silver pot with flowers. Several men stand in devotional posture.2008-12-30February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph outdoors on a paved walkway beside palm trees. In the foreground a figure with dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron robe and draped orange shawl. At right, a smiling man with short dark hair and an orange robe with an orange shawl holds a white folder or sheet of paper. A man in a white shirt and jeans stands with hands clasped, and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl smiles at the right. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes stands in rows, and a brass vessel sits at left.2009-12-21January 02 20122012-01-02December 30 20082008-12-30Night photograph of a saffron-robed man walking along a sandy open area with hands pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears an orange turban and an orange shawl over a bare upper body with a long-haired appearance; the cues are appearance-based and the identity is uncertain. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and stand, one in a striped polo and blue trousers, another in a red shirt, against a dark background with distant lights.2006-12-16Night-time outdoor photo at a ritual site on bare ground strewn with straw. A row of people stands in the foreground. On the left, a man in a striped shirt stands with arms folded beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. At centre, a figure in a bright orange-red saffron wrap and rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and a man in orange robes and a mala stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tray or vessel and another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people in white clothes stand behind them under a strip of multicoloured prayer flags. Bright flash glare sits on the centre.2011-01-14December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photo on a temple porch with ornate white carved pillars. A smiling man in white ritual dress with a white wrap, sacred ash marks and a dark rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with bananas and a decorated coconut wrapped in colourful beaded cord. Beside him, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold bead necklace and a red bindi and smiles, touching the tray. A bald man in orange stands behind. On the right, a man in white shirt and sunglasses holds the other side of the tray, and a man in brown shirt and a teen in blue hoodie stand in the background among trees.2009-10-11Night-time outdoor photo of a group gathered on dry ground under a bright floodlight. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red-brown wrap stands at left, smiling. Beside him, a tall figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching ornate shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a large gold-toned pendant necklace, gesturing with an open hand toward the man at left. At far right, a monk-like man in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl stands with arms folded. Around them are men in white ritual clothes and a few in shirts.2011-01-14