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Night outdoor scene on sandy ground beside a parked silver SUV with registration KA 05 MD 5... visible. A man in a red and gold-bordered shawl over white clothes and a white head wrap extends his hands toward a long-haired young man in orange robes and an orange shawl. Several people in white and orange garments stand around; one kneels in white with an orange shawl, holding a small red tray, while another holds a brass vessel. A woman in a white patterned sari with red border watches at right, and a person lies prone in the lower foreground.

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Night photograph on a dark road beside a white vehicle with headlights on. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long staff stands smiling and touches the head of a man prostrating face-down on the road in white dhoti. Around them stand several men in white dhotis and shawls, some with orange sashes, and others in saffron or orange robes with beaded malas. A pole and a low white wall are visible at right.2011-09-26September 26 20112011-09-26Night outdoor photo at a roadside gathering beside a dark car with its door open. In the centre, a long-haired figure with his back to the camera wears an orange robe edged with gold and a white flower garland, standing by the open car door. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls, several shaved-headed, stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a man in white kneels in the foreground. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a green banana leaf or plantain offering. Warm string lights and lamps glow in the background among onlookers. The orange-robed figure cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone, so no identification is made.2011-05-16A night-time outdoor photo beside a dark silver van. A man in the centre wears an orange robe, a white shawl with a dark-bead necklace and a large marigold garland, and stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and orange turban smiles. In the foreground a man in a white shirt looks toward the camera, and a long-haired sadhu in orange bends forward, his hands near the ground in reverence. A figure in a maroon and gold checked shawl sits at the lower right. On the far right a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands. Several other people in orange and white stand near vehicles in the background.2011-05-23Night outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard. A man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beads, a maroon-red shawl and a thick garland of white and red flowers sits on an orange upholstered chair, receiving a yellow cloth from a hand. Beside him stands a young attendant in a red-and-saffron turban and orange-gold robe holding a silver tray. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing, some with white headbands, sit in rows behind; a white car is parked in the dark background. A woman in a red-orange shawl and white garment kneels with folded hands, and a man in white with a red-framed-eyewear holds a microphone at the lower right. Four prominent people, wider crowd of more than twenty seated devotees.2014-09-06Night-time photo outdoors near a parked silver van and a metal gate. A figure in an orange saffron garment with a long white flower garland stands under a large multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed tassels, held upright by a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. Beside them stands a man in white with a yellow shawl. On the left, two older men in white clothes stand with hands folded in greeting, and in the lower centre a man in white bends forward. Strings of lights and street lamps are visible in the background.2009-08-03Outdoor photo at dusk of a group of men in devotional dress standing on a pale sandy path beside a garden. In the centre a young man with short dark hair wears a long orange saffron wrap over a red undershirt and smiles while looking down. To the left, men in white dhoti and shirt with orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded, one bald man among them. On the right a man in white with an orange shawl and mala gestures toward the ground. A small stone gateway and a parked silver car sit behind the group under tall trees, and a figure lies prostrate at the bottom edge.2007-12-07December 25 20072007-12-25May 04 20162016-05-04August 03 20092009-08-03January 03 20082008-01-03October 20 20162016-10-20