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Night-time outdoor photograph beside dense green shrubs and agave-like plants. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair walks centre-frame, looking down. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a red vermilion mark and a beaded necklace, holds a lit lantern high on a long pole. Further right a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange shawl and a mala. A man in a yellow top and a partly visible head at the left edge complete the group. a person: the centre figure in orange robes, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, walking in procession with attendants.

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Night outdoor photograph in dense green foliage with pink flowers. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange sleeveless wrap and a dark bead rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white trousers holds aloft a lit oil lamp, its flame glowing, resting on a red cylindrical base. To the right a man with a shaved head wears white clothes and an orange shawl with a bead necklace. Dark and blurred figures appear at the lower edge. Swamiji (probable): the man in the orange wrap with the rudraksha mala and long hair matches the page's Swamiji reference by clothing and hair, and he is physically present.2010-08-09Night photo outdoors on grass beside dense green bushes. A man in white dhoti and checked shirt bends low over a metal pot set on the ground, with a small purple cloth-covered altar and marigold flowers at the lower right. A man in a red shirt with a white cloth kneels beside him. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a lit oil lamp aloft on his head. On the right a bald man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl. Several other people in white stand partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual or pooja at night, with a copper kalasha-style pot and lamp.2010-08-09Night photograph outdoors near a large dark tree at an ashram-style site, with a sandy ground marked by pale designs. A figure in orange-saffron silk drape and matching lower cloth, wearing a multi-strand pink and white bead necklace with a gold ornament, holds a small silver vessel in one hand and a silver bowl-shaped object in the other while walking. Beside and behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with an orange shawl, carry small items and look down. Their clothing and actions suggest a ritual procession, though no deity or specific rite is clearly visible.2006-12-22Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21November 05 20132013-11-05Night outdoor ritual at a dark tree-lined setting with a raised stone platform. A man in saffron robes and gold necklace raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame high in his right hand. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small brass bell and stands with hands folded. To the right, a man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Further right, another saffron-clad figure stands in profile. On the left edge, hands folded in namaskar belong to devotees in orange and white. Marigold petals lie on the ground at lower right. The visible rudraksha mala and saffron turban are appearance cues that may suggest a person, but identity is uncertain.2008-12-30Night outdoor scene at a temple-like site beside a grey concrete-block wall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange sleeveless garment and a red-and-white shawl over one shoulder, standing and speaking with men in white dress, one wearing a green-and-gold rosette and a dark rudraksha-style necklace. A man in an orange-and-red robe stands behind, and a row of string lights glows in the background. In the foreground, a blue bucket and a metal kalasha-like finial sit on the ground. Whether the central figure is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2007-02-16A photograph of a nighttime ritual beneath a large banyan-type tree. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold patterned dhoti, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a bangle, holds a silver lamp with a flame and offers aarti. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste. One figure at left wears an orange shawl and orange turban and has long swept hair, while a man in a maroon checked shirt wears spectacles and a red tilak. Brass lamps and a shrine area appear in the background.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20Photograph of a night procession on a dirt path lined with dark foliage. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban walks forward, with a dark rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Around him, several men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, and one wears a white forehead mark. A man in a pale grey shirt and white dhoti gestures to the right. A small blue-and-white signboard sits at the lower left edge. The orange-clad central figure appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance, with saffron robe, turban and mala as cues, shown in person among devotees during the walk.2006-12-20Night 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 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.2006-12-10