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Night photo of a crowd of devotees dressed in white at an outdoor gathering. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style necklace holds a microphone and reaches toward a man in a white shirt who is handing out items from a silver tray. To the right a man in a white kurta holds a yellow cloth bag and gestures with his hands, and several people in white stand around, some clapping. Background shows dim lights and more people.

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Night procession photograph with a bare-chested man in orange cloth draped over his shoulders, long swept-back dark hair, reaching out to hold a small brass lamp or bell held by a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl. Behind them a crowd of men in white, several with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some with palms pressed together. A tall brass kalasha-style lamp stand stands at right, and a flaming torch is raised at left. Gold ceremonial crowns or ornaments appear in the background. Dwajarohanam-style festival setting at night.2006-12-23Night-time photo of a ritual exchange in an outdoor setting with a crowd watching behind. On the left, a man in a plain white shirt holds a tray of small oil lamps or offerings. Centre, a figure in white dhoti with gold border and a mala stands smiling, with a red tilak on the forehead. Right, a bare-chested man with long hair and a dark rudraksha mala with gold trim takes something from the tray, while a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a saffron shawl touches his face at the far right. Several onlookers in white, orange and red clothing watch and smile. The scene suggests a puja or offering being distributed, though the exact ritual is not clear.2013-07-13 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor crowd gathered on a dark street. At the centre, a bearded man in a white kurta with a dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, holds a silver tray with a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and green leaves. Beside him, a woman in white with a pendant necklace and glasses holds a similar tray. Around them, devotees in white and pastel saris and kurtas, a woman in an orange shawl, and children watch. The scene suggests a ritual procession or puja on the street, though the exact event is not legible.2006-11-04A photograph of an outdoor temple-precinct gathering at dusk. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a multi-strand yellow-beaded garland and a white forehead marking, smiles while a man in white shirt and dhoti holds up a gold-bordered yellow silk shawl toward her. Around them, devotees in white and orange shawls crowd closely, and a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right beside a video camera. Behind them stand temple walls with a dark pillared entrance and a pink-and-yellow gate structure. The person in orange, whose role is not printed, is the central figure receiving the shawl.2008-08-02Night procession photographed from behind a figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark swept-back hair, holding a silver kalasha-style vessel and arati-type container toward the crowd. Beside them a young man in an orange shawl over white clothes and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand near a tray of fruit. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a wooden palanquin-style frame with red cloth overhead, while a crowd fills the dark background with red decorations visible at top.2006-12-23Night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram with a large crowd of devotees. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair and an orange wrap, holding a microphone, faces the crowd and speaks. Around them many people wear white ritual clothes and orange shawls, with several young girls and children in front. On the right a man in white raises a video camera. A string of lights and a dark tree line appear behind. The figure's appearance matches the page's Swamiji cues (long hair, orange wrap, bare chest), so this is a probable identification with the page's claim of Swamiji present; the figure is a presiding teacher speaking to devotees.2006-10-21A photograph of a small indoor room with plain white walls where a man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white flower-and-leaf garland stands at right, extending his hands toward an older man in a grey shawl with a patterned brown wrap. Between them a priest in white dhoti and bare chest holds a brass tray of yellow fruits and offerings, while a man in white shirt and glasses stands at left and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads wearing a white dhoti sits in front. Several other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, and a microphone stand is at lower left. The orange-robed figure at right is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, but this identification is appearance-based only.2007-01-12July 24 20142014-07-24A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and tall windows. On the left, a figure with a reddish-orange dhoti and bare chest, with a tied hairstyle and beaded necklaces, raises one arm and holds a long thin rod. Beside him, a woman in a white sari and a woman in a red-and-white outfit stand near a yellow-and-orange cloth. A crowd of about twenty men and women in white shirts and white trousers, several with orange cloth bags, stand close together facing upward toward the rod. A man in a pink shirt with an ID badge stands at the right edge. Low wooden and metal structures with cloth and chains sit in the foreground.2015-02-01December 16 20172017-12-16October 23 20062006-10-23December 17 20102010-12-17