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A photograph of a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes climbing a metal staircase toward a raised platform with a stone-carved seat and a golden staff overhead. The central figure has long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, and wears an orange dhoti with a shawl across his shoulder; a man in white follows and steadies him by the rail. Two younger men in the foreground, one wearing a white head-wrap and rudraksha malas, look on from the stone steps, and another orange-clad figure stands with folded hands near a wall. Strong cues make the central figure a person, shown ascending to the platform for ritual proceedings. A stone enclosure, brass-topped pillar and wall form the setting.

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Outdoor photo of a man in long swept-back black hair and an orange-red sleeveless top with a red-orange dhoti-style wrap, climbing a silver-railed metal staircase toward a raised platform with a gold-topped flagpole and a carved stone slab. Behind him, another man in white attire follows, and two figures stand at the lower left wearing rudraksha malas and orange cloth, one with a headband and one with painted arms. A third person in orange robes stands in the background near a wall and fence. The ochre wall and red brick steps form the setting.2018-01-01A photograph of a procession on stone steps beside a tall beige wall and a metal stair railing. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest wears a rust-orange dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl, and holds a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in white ritual cloth with a white shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and an ornate necklace. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands on a higher level near a lamp post. At the lower left, a shirtless attendant in orange wears a rudraksha mala and a headband, and another attendant in a dark turban is partly visible at the bottom left edge. Watermarked copyright text overlays the right side of the frame.2018-01-01A photograph of a ghat-style stone stairway with a metal handrail, lined by rows of black Shiva lingams along a low wall. A central man with long dark hair, a red-orange sleeveless garment and a tilak on his forehead walks up the steps, one hand resting on the rail, smiling. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and shawl with long hair and a mala walks with him. Behind them to the left, a barefoot man in white and a bright orange garment stands near the railing, and in front a younger man in a white head wrap and bare chest with beads and orange cloth is seen. A figure in orange stands in the background above the wall. Golden-toned sandstone walls frame the scene. Central figure is a probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, orange-red clothing and mala beads.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on stepped brick terraces lined with black Shiva lingams on pedestals. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes, some with headbands and beaded necklaces, stand on the steps; one carries a long bamboo pole and another plays a drum at the upper left. A metal railing and a striped mat run in the foreground.2018-01-01July 24 20172017-07-24Outdoor temple ceremony at a tiered stone stepped tank with red brick and grey steel railed stairs. On the upper landing, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands beside a priest in white dhoti wearing a rudraksha garland, both near a decorated area. A young boy in orange robes stands on the stairs, and a man in an orange cloth walks below. Two attendants under a striped rainbow-coloured umbrella on a tall pole stand at the lower left. A drone hovers above the wall, and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers hang on a dark pillar at the right. Line-up of black kalasha-like pots on the wall top.2018-01-01A man with long dreadlocked black hair stands in the foreground wearing a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered wrap, a gold-coloured sash, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a red wristband, facing left beside a white metal railing. Behind him on red stone steps, several young men and boys in saffron-orange robes sit in rows, some holding brass plates and cloth, with white-painted tilaks on foreheads; one person beside a wall-mounted drum is also visible. The appearance-based label is a person, though the figure is seen partly from behind and the person is standing among others.2017-07-24March 26 20172017-03-26Outdoor temple-tank ghat scene with rows of black stone Shiva lingams and orange-clad attendants on red-painted steps. In the centre a bearded man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and bead garlands, smiles with hands held in a greeting gesture, walking down the steps. Behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a garland-decorated deity murti wrapped in yellow cloth. Other men in white dhotis stand along the steps, and a sun umbrella with silver fringe is held overhead. Red and orange flags line the walkway, a golden arch frames sculpted figures at right, and a brass kalasha sits at the lower left. a person: the central figure wears a saffron robe, multiple rudraksha malas and a long bead garland, a distinctive ceremonial presentation.2017-02-24