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Night scene on a curved white staircase with a wooden handrail and white balusters, lit by small ceiling lights under a rounded concrete canopy. A man on the left wears an orange head wrap, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala and smiles toward the stairs. Behind him a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a man in plain white clothes. In the centre, a man in a full orange robe with red border descends the steps carrying a red bag, while two men in white shirts and white dhotis walk beside him, one in white at right with a red tilak mark. Dark night sky shows between the pillars.

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July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29January 21 20102010-01-21July 29 20082008-07-29Night photograph of a procession on a paved path, with devotees walking in a line. Several men wear orange shawls over white kurtas and dhotis, and a bald older man in white has a rudraksha mala. A person in the center wears an orange robe, a long yellow-beaded mala and a white forehead mark, with palms pressed together in namaste. Another man in orange holds a small item in his hands. A man in glasses with a red bindi stands at the bottom edge of the frame.2008-08-02Night photograph of a group of men descending stone steps. The central figure wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a long black rudraksha mala, with his hands folded at his waist. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk on either side; one at right holds a black umbrella, and a man at left wears an orange garment with a pendant necklace. The background is dark with small points of light.2008-07-10July 29 20082008-07-29Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path beside a stone retaining wall. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange saffron robe draped over his body, bare-chested and barefoot, with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a bearded man in a grey-beige top with white dhoti and an orange shawl walks ahead. Behind them, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a small metal vessel. Other white-clad and orange-shawled participants follow up a white-walled stairway in the background, and a metal water pot stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual walk, with the figures in white and orange clothing.2006-12-11Night photograph of a group walking up a stone-paved path lined with potted plants and palms beside a lit building. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back grey hair and a grey beard wears an orange robe, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a wristwatch, and is climbing steps; a younger man beside him wears orange clothing. Behind them, several figures in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk in a line, one carrying a small object. A bright white light illuminates the steps and a yellow banner hangs at the upper right. The long-haired man in orange with a bead necklace is a person candidate, walking in procession with devotees and sannyasis.2009-11-16December 30 20082008-12-30August 02 20082008-08-02Night 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.2006-12-10