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Night photograph of a barefoot man in an orange-brown dhoti and matching upper cloth with gold border, wearing a long white and pink flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala, walking across a hexagonal paved courtyard. Behind him, several people in orange and white robes follow; a woman in an orange sari with gold border holds a phone, and a bald man in an orange dhoti walks at left. A dark tree and lamp posts stand in the background. Visible people: about five to six.

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Night photograph of a procession walking along a striped woven mat on a paved outdoor path. In the centre, a bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl and a long white garland with orange and green flowers walks barefoot, eyes lowered. Behind him and to the left, devotees wear orange garments and rudraksha malas, one man in white dhoti with gold border carries a copper vessel, and a young man in an orange t-shirt and orange dhoti walks at the right edge. Street lights and dark trees form the background. Only the central figure is distinctively adorned; the presence of a candidate for a person is an appearance-based judgement that is uncertain, so it is labelled as probable here with the cues described.2017-03-19Night photograph of a procession walking along a woven mat runner on a paved courtyard. At centre, a bare-footed man in a rust-brown robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and is walking towards the camera; he has a bearded face and a small red forehead mark. Around him, attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts walk alongside, including a man in cream silk with gold border carrying a steel vessel, and women in orange saris. A man in an orange shirt and orange trousers appears at right, and men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk behind. Lights and a dark building entrance are in the background. Count of people visible is about ten to twenty.2017-03-19March 19 20172017-03-19March 19 20172017-03-19Night photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard at the Thiruvannamalai ashram, with bare trees and a dark red boundary wall behind. In the centre, a bearded man in a deep maroon robe wears a red and gold turban, a large pink-and-white flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace; he walks with a straight posture. Around him, several men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white head band, while men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls stand at the edges, one holding a white cloth bag. A woman in a blue sari and others in red and maroon garments are visible behind. Some participants gesture with raised arms. Eight to ten people are visible.2017-03-11Night photograph of an outdoor arrival welcome at an ashram. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a reddish-orange shawl, stands at centre wearing a white-and-multicolour flower garland, hands folded, with an upright red stone pillar and a black tyre-like base to the right. Behind him a line of people in orange and red garments and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together, and a drummer in orange is visible near the right. Dark trees and a lamp light the background. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and a flower garland, matching the page's welcome-at-Adheenam context.2017-03-19A night procession on a paved path at an ashram, with a row of men in ceremonial dress walking in step. The central figure wears a maroon-brown robe, a red turban, a pink-and-white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant. Flanking him are two men in white dhotis with gold borders and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces, and two men in red-orange cloths with rudraksha malas and white forehead bands. Behind them, drummers and other participants are partly visible under dark trees and a red wall, lit by a street lamp. The figure in the centre wears distinctive ornate adornments, a red turban, long swept-back hair and a red-and-gold gold necklace, consistent with the a person appearance cues, shown walking in the procession.2017-03-11March 19 20172017-03-19March 11 20172017-03-11Night photograph of a group walking along a dirt path lined with strings of multicolored fairy lights on a red wall and through trees. Foreground figures in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas walk beside a man in orange-red robe and beard; behind them men wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and red flower garlands, and one man in a grey shawl walks at right. One figure at left holds a small flashlight. A pile of concrete slabs lies at left. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30