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Night outdoor scene at a temple-like site beside a grey concrete-block wall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange sleeveless garment and a red-and-white shawl over one shoulder, standing and speaking with men in white dress, one wearing a green-and-gold rosette and a dark rudraksha-style necklace. A man in an orange-and-red robe stands behind, and a row of string lights glows in the background. In the foreground, a blue bucket and a metal kalasha-like finial sit on the ground. Whether the central figure is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.

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August 21 20062006-08-21December 20 20062006-12-20April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor temple-side scene at dusk. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red bindi stands at left, smiling. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes holds a folded cloth or offering, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands with his back to the camera, reaching toward the robed figure. Behind them, a crowd of people in orange and white clothing stands near a stone wall with a wooden ladder.2008-08-02Outdoor photo at the ashram grounds: a long-haired figure in saffron/orange robes, bare-chested with the cloth draped over the shoulders, stands with his back to the camera holding a small cup. Facing him are four men in white kurta-style clothing; the two central men wear rudraksha malas and one has a small gold pendant, and the man at right also wears a rudraksha mala. Their hands are clasped or held loosely as they listen. Behind them are a plain concrete-block building with a thatched roof and a blue-framed poster on a stand, with a dry dirt and rock setting.2006-10-07Outdoor photo at an ashram-like grounds with trees and a bright sun flare. A group of saffron-clad sannyasis, several with shaved heads and orange or peach robes, stand on a dirt path in conversation. A bearded man with long hair in an orange robe with a red-bordered shawl gestures with his hands at the center. On the right, a long-haired man in a bright orange robe and red-bordered shawl stands facing the group. Around them, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and other onlookers stand near a low wall and a pond, with a stack of red and white items visible on the left.2009-10-15July 09 20082008-07-09Night procession photograph. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, leaving the chest bare, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a polished silver vessel with a floral repoussé design. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand among colourful festoons and bunting at the top of the frame.2006-12-23Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path beside a stone retaining wall. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange saffron robe draped over his body, bare-chested and barefoot, with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a bearded man in a grey-beige top with white dhoti and an orange shawl walks ahead. Behind them, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a small metal vessel. Other white-clad and orange-shawled participants follow up a white-walled stairway in the background, and a metal water pot stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual walk, with the figures in white and orange clothing.2006-12-11Outdoor photograph on a dirt courtyard beside a tree and potted plants, with a string of orange triangular pennant flags overhead. A person in a long-haired, swept-back style wears an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, gesturing as he speaks, with an orange-robed sannyasi in a shaved head facing him. Around them, an older bearded man in a pale peach dhoti and shawl, another orange-robed monk, and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in conversation. A person in an orange robe is at right, and a palm tree is visible behind. Eight people are visible in total.2007-08-09August 02 20082008-08-02August 09 20072007-08-09