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Night photograph of a seated man on a raised ceremonial seat in a dark outdoor setting, lit mainly by warm lamps and a light source from the right. He has long dark wavy hair, a red dot on his forehead, a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and wears a leopard-print shawl over a bright orange-red garment; he smiles with eyes lowered. In front are brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a kalasha with green leaves on a table. Several people stand in the background in white and saffron clothing. The scene suggests a puja or satsang with a pada puja setting. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated and shown with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange clothing, with a shawl.

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Night outdoor photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, seated cross-legged on a raised platform behind a brass lamp and a flower-decorated brass vessel. He wears a leopard-print shawl over a bare upper body, a red cloth draped over the shoulder, a strand of red rudraksha beads, and red-orange trousers. Behind him in the dark, several people in white and yellow clothing stand and watch, some with garlands. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, red-orange clothing and rudraksha malas, seated as a ceremonial figure). Stage light falls on the right side of the scene.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A night photograph of a procession in near darkness. In the centre, a long-haired man in a leopard-print shawl over a red garment stands in profile, lit by a warm spotlight. Blurred figures in the foreground and background partly frame him, and a lit golden object, possibly a lamp or kalasha, appears at lower left. Strips of coloured fabric hang at the top left corner.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night photograph of an outdoor event. A person with long dark curly hair sits cross-legged on a raised platform in a red-orange garment with a leopard-print shawl draped over the shoulders, lit by a single spotlight from the side. Beside them on the platform are a brass vessel, a gold-coloured bowl and a small pot with greenery. Behind them a crowd of people stands in the dark, some in white and saffron clothing, and a bright floodlight glows in the background. A white ornate pillar edge is visible at the left.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night photograph in profile of a person with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a leopard-print shawl over a red garment, lit by warm light from the left against a dark background. A red and yellow fringed canopy edge is visible at top left, and a lit lamp or lantern sits at the lower left. On the right, a bespectacled person in an orange-red robe stands partly visible. The long-haired figure, wearing a leopard-print shawl with red beneath, is a person candidate by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, ornate wrap, distinctive clothing), though the face is not used for identification.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night photograph of an outdoor evening event. In the centre-left, a person with long, dark, wavy hair in profile wears a leopard-print jacket over a red-and-gold garment, smiling and looking to the right. A bright light illuminates the face against a dark sky. At the top left a yellow, red and green fringed canopy or umbrella is partly visible, and at the lower left a white ceremonial object stands. Several onlookers in the background, including a bespectacled man in orange robes at the right edge, watch with smiles. a person appearance is shown by long swept hair and a red and gold garment, and the person is shown in the centre of the scene.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20