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Outdoor photo at dusk beside a temple, with strings of coloured lights overhead. A smiling woman in a saffron-and-maroon garment with a red turban sits on a wooden bench with hands folded in greeting, wearing a gold-beaded mala. Beside her, a white-clad man in a white turban and white shawl stands with palms pressed together, wearing a wristwatch and a beaded necklace. Several people in maroon and gold ceremonial robes with gold neck garlands and tilak marks surround them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind. On the far left an elderly man in orange robes sits with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks. Stone steps and a stone wall are in the background.

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September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Outdoor evening photograph at a temple-side gathering with strings of lights overhead. In the centre, a man in a red-orange turban, orange-saffron robe, layered rudraksha malas and a large ornate gold pendant sits on a wooden bench, smiling, with a red bindi. Beside him on the left, an older man with a white forehead marking and orange shawl, wearing rudraksha beads, sits near a brick wall. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki stands with hands clasped, and devotees in red-and-gold ceremonial dress with gold garlands stand at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the turban, rudraksha malas and gold pendant, seated as the guest of honour. The person in the turban is seated in the middle.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a lit outdoor street with string lights and saffron flags along a white block wall. At centre, a smiling man in a maroon robe and a red-orange turban, with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders wears a long rudraksha mala and gold necklaces. To the left, an older white-bearded man in an orange robe wears a white beaded necklace, and a woman in a dark red sari with gold jewellery stands behind. Several devotees in orange and white clothing and onlookers crowd the scene, with a red-and-yellow canopy tent at the right.2016-05-12Evening outdoor photo of a seated group with string lights in green, red and white strung behind them. Two central seated figures sit on a wooden bench: an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, hands folded in lap, and a younger man in a red-orange turban and matching robe with a large beaded necklace and gold pendant, hands resting in lap. Behind them stand about ten people in red and maroon robes with gold borders, many shaven-headed with white forehead marks and garlands of flowers, several with hands folded in namaste. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering at dusk, possibly a satsang or temple event.2015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated saffron-robed figure in a red-orange turban with a gold ornament at the forehead, a thick rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. Beside him on the bench sits an older man in orange robes with white tripundra ash and a dark bead necklace. Behind them, shaven-headed men in red-brown robes with rudraksha malas stand, including a woman in red with gold necklaces and a bald man in glasses. A man in a yellow-orange shawl printed with Om symbols and white dhoti bows and smiles, reaching toward the seated figure. A green plastic sheet and a brick wall are in the background.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk beside a stone-and-brick wall and a bench under strings of red lights. A seated elderly man on the left wears an orange shawl, rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a red-and-gold robe with a golden peetha-style pendant and gold necklace, wearing a saffron turban, smiles while seated. A woman in red-and-gold sari with gold necklaces stands behind him. A man on the far right in an orange robe with heavy gold and rudraksha necklaces and a white forehead mark stands near the bench, and other robed men in orange stand around. A cameraman in the background films the group.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Outdoor evening scene at a temple precinct. A man seated on a stone bench wears a red-orange turban, orange-brown robe with gold border and a large rudraksha mala with a gold pendant; he holds a small plate or cloth while speaking. Around him stand uniformed police officers in khaki and beige with shoulder insignia, a plainclothes officer in a dark jacket, and several shaved-headed priests in orange-brown robes with gold-bordered cloth, ornate gold necklaces and white forehead markings. A small bench-side crowd of devotees is partly visible in the foreground. Background shows stone steps and lit decorations.2015-09-16