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Photo of a crowded entrance inside a striped tent canopy at a Shuddhadvaitam camp. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-orange robe and rudraksha-style beads, stands centre-left with a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe and turban bending toward him. A tall silver trident-staff is held in the foreground by a man in white clothing with a gold beaded necklace. Other devotees in white kurtas and orange cloth press around, and a man in white on the left touches an orange-cloth bundle. Red and white tent walls, a notice board and a sign reading 'Shuddhadvaitam' frame the scene.

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May 06 20162016-05-06Night photograph of a crowded outdoor camp at a Shuddhadvaitam event. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron cloth with rudraksha beads stands among devotees, holding a silver trident-like staff raised toward a pink fringed canopy. Around him, many people in white shirts, saffron robes and sadhu-style attire press close; a man with matted hair and a woman with a red tilak stand at left. Behind them, a red-and-orange tented shrine with yellow drapery and a small signboard. Many visible people, roughly two dozen.2016-05-06A photograph of a crowded corridor at an event with a red and green striped fabric canopy overhead. In the centre, a smiling person in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and long orange shawl walks forward, flanked by an elderly bearded sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a long-haired man in white holds a silver staff and wears a gold-coloured necklace. Around them are men in pink, white and yellow shirts wearing blue lanyard badges, a woman in a white sari, and uniformed police at the right edge. Overall, a procession-like walk through a camp corridor.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06February 12 20132013-02-12A procession under a white and orange striped tent canopy. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti and sash carries a silver trident and wears a heavy gold necklace. Beside him, a man in saffron robes, an orange turban and a large rudraksha mala walks forward. Behind them saffron-clad attendants, one holding a silver staff, and white-clad onlookers fill the frame.2016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07Night photo at a large orange-canopied camp during a crowded festival gathering. In the foreground, a bearded man in an orange-red robe with a red tilak on his forehead gestures and speaks while looking upward. Beside him stands a woman in a rust-brown turban with heavy gold necklaces and bangles, wearing a dark red garment, and a bald man wearing a red turban and large gold ornaments. Several younger men in orange and saffron clothing, some wearing beaded malas, stand close together among a dense crowd. Tents, hanging lights and orange cloth structures fill the background, and a metal lamp or vessel is visible in the lower foreground.2016-05-11 +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08Crowded outdoor festival scene under white and orange tent canopies, with many devotees in saffron and orange clothing. At centre, a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, with a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, stands among devotees. Beside him, a bearded man wears an orange turban and pink-saffron shawl. At right, a man with a shaved head wears orange garments and a gold garland and holds a tall silver staff. A boy in a dark jacket and a bearded man in cream clothing are at left. The setting suggests a pilgrimage or ashram event. Identity is not established from appearance.2016-05-07Night-time photograph of a crowd greeting a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange-red turban, a long brown-orange shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, smiling and raising one hand in a wave. Around him, sannyasis in orange and maroon robes wear beaded malas, a bald man in orange with a mala stands at right, and devotees and onlookers lean in, some holding up phones. A large trident-shaped silver ornament rises above the crowd. Behind them are arched pillars painted yellow, red and white under lights, with a vehicle partly visible at left. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-clad man in the orange turban, with long-presentation cues of orange turban and shawl, is greeted by the crowd, appearing to be a visiting dignitary or host.2016-05-06