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A night-time photograph of a man in an orange-saffron shirt and matching orange shawl, with long dark wavy hair, holding a polished silver ceremonial vessel with both hands at shoulder height. Behind him a bespectacled man in a salmon-pink shirt and a man in a white t-shirt stand in the dark; partial heads of people fill the foreground edges. The background is almost entirely black with faint outlines of a stand or structure.

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Night-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.2006-09-17A photograph taken at night against a dark background. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and orange top. He smiles while raising a polished silver bell-shaped vessel in his right hand and holding a sheet of paper in his left. A second person in glasses stands partly visible at the right edge. The black background of the night setting dominates the frame.2006-09-02Night photograph at a outdoor gathering. In the foreground, a person with long, voluminous dark curly hair wears a bright orange top and a draped orange wrap over the shoulder, seen from behind and partly turned. Beside them, another person in a white garment holds a striped pink and orange bundle close to their chest with one hand, wearing a gold ring. To the right, a figure in a tan checked shirt and grey trousers stands near a shiny black plastic sheet, and a yellow and red flower garland is visible at the right edge. The scene is dimly lit, with a dark background.2006-09-02December 23 20062006-12-23Night photograph of a crowd at a procession or darshan. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a rudraksha mala stands above the crowd, smiling and looking toward the right. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti is visible. In the foreground, a man with dark shoulder-length hair and a beard, wearing a white sleeveless top, reaches forward and holds a red cloth. Several other devotees in white clothes and red shawls press close, some smiling. Dark background with a few distant lights.2006-12-23A photograph at night in front of a large dark banyan-like tree trunk with hanging aerial roots. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body. He holds a brass arati lamp with a tall open flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, performing an arati. To the left, a younger man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands near the tree, and a partly visible man's face appears behind the main figure. The lamp flame is bright orange against the dark background. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron cloth and bare-chested ritual dress of the central figure, who is performing arati with the lamp and bell.2006-12-10Night procession scene. A central figure with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears an orange saffron wrap and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, his eyes lowered as he walks with hands extended near a small brass object at the bottom. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold a tall wooden pole and a decorated canopy above the crowd, one man wearing an orange shawl and another holding a red cloth. On the right, a woman with hair pulled back and a stud earring is seen from behind. Dark background with a distant decorated structure and red fabric.2006-12-23Night procession scene at a outdoor gathering. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded mala, standing in front of a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or red shawls. Behind him a man in white holds a tall wooden pole topped with a small lantern. On the right, a man in a white shirt faces the central figure with his hands raised near the crowd. Dim lighting, many onlookers in the background, and a small round logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-12-23Night procession photograph. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, leaving the chest bare, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a polished silver vessel with a floral repoussé design. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand among colourful festoons and bunting at the top of the frame.2006-12-23A night-time photograph of a man in profile, centre frame, with long curly black hair and an orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, facing left against a dark background. Behind him a figure in an orange shawl over white clothing stands partly out of focus at left, and a woman in an orange top with a red bindi and yellow cloth stands at right. A tall thin pole rises in the dark background and a couple of lights glow at left.2006-12-10A night-time photo at an outdoor event, with a young man with long, swept-back dark hair in the foreground wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a salmon-orange top and a red-orange tilak on his forehead. He holds an orange cylindrical can in his right hand while looking down at a large taped cardboard box. Behind him, several men in casual clothes stand in the dim light, including one in a grey t-shirt and grey shorts and another in a white shirt and cream trousers. A bright reddish-white light strip is visible on the ground to the right, and a partially visible person's bangled wrist appears at the lower left.2006-09-02December 23 20062006-12-23