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A nighttime photograph of a group standing under a covered area beside a wooden scaffold and a pillared building. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl and a flower garland with a rudraksha mala stands at left, gesturing as he speaks. Beside him, a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti gestures with both thumbs up. At right, an older man with a tilak in white clothes holds a metal tray with a coconut and offerings, next to a bearded man in white. Several people in white kurtas and a young woman in a white top stand behind them.

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Night photograph of three men walking outdoors past lit lamps in the background. In the centre, a man in a white checked shirt, white dhoti with gold border and a small red mark on his forehead walks forward. On the right, a bearded man in white kurta holds a silver tray with offerings and a small lamp. A small child in white stands behind the centre figure.2005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24August 02 20082008-08-02July 24 20052005-07-24Night procession scene at a outdoor gathering. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded mala, standing in front of a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or red shawls. Behind him a man in white holds a tall wooden pole topped with a small lantern. On the right, a man in a white shirt faces the central figure with his hands raised near the crowd. Dim lighting, many onlookers in the background, and a small round logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-12-23Photograph taken at night in a colonnaded temple corridor with orange-roofed shrine structures behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and tilak, and a white and magenta flower garland, walks forward with his hands placed on his chest. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and white-and-magenta garland, matching the page's account of his visit. Beside and behind him walk a young woman in a white kurta, a girl in a red top, a young woman in a green kurta and white dhoti-style trousers, all wearing black beaded necklaces, a bearded man in white, a uniformed guard, and a older man in a white checked shirt with palms pressed together in greeting. Dark stone idols are visible at the left edge.2005-07-24A night photograph outdoors on a dark open ground lit by scattered small lights in the background. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe wears a large garland of white flowers and pink-red blossoms and smiles toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border who raises a clenched fist. Behind them a man in a checked shirt stands with hands clasped, another in a grey shirt and jeans stands nearby, and a man in white kurta raises a hand to his head. A white car is partly visible at the left edge.2005-07-24December 30 20062006-12-30Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy ground beneath palm fronds and strings of blue-and-white pennants. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, move in a procession or ritual walk; one man in front raises his hands. On the right a man in a checked shirt presses his palms together, and a boy stands beside lit oil lamps on a white cloth. Colourful striped cloth banners hang from poles on the left and right.2007-02-11Night procession scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha-style mala and a light shawl, and stands beside a tall wooden pole topped with a lit oil lamp held by a man in white. Around them, devotees in white and some in red shawls raise hands and gesture; one man in white with glasses faces the centre. Dark sky and open ground.2006-12-23July 24 20052005-07-24December 30 20062006-12-30