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Night photograph of a dense crowd at an open-air event beside a white and yellow striped tent with hanging lights. Many people wear saffron, orange and red robes and turbans, some with white tripundra forehead markings. In the foreground a man in a maroon turban and maroon robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace walks smiling past a dark car with headlights on. Behind him a figure in orange robes with a long grey beard carries a staff. Wooden poles and a tent frame stand on the right, and a stage with colourful backdrop is visible in the distance.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10May 06 20162016-05-06Dense evening crowd at an outdoor festival ground with string lights and tents behind. At the centre, a smiling person in an orange and saffron turban and draped orange-brown shawl wears a long orange-and-white flower garland, a red tilak on the forehead and layered gold necklaces. Swamiji (probable): the swept-back long hair, saffron turban, ornate gold necklaces and garland are visible cues. Around them, saffron-robed sadhus and devotees press close, one bald man in the foreground wears a multi-strand bell-metal necklace, and a man in dark clothing folds his hands in greeting. Several people hold up silver ceremonial staffs and a camera operator is visible. Roughly twenty or more people are visible.2013-02-12A night-time photograph of a crowd at an outdoor event in front of a red and yellow illuminated pavilion with arched entrances. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a saffron turban, wearing long rudraksha-style beaded malas, smiles and reaches toward a black vehicle decorated with a trident symbol. Around him, a woman in a red sari with garlands and a man in saffron with a beaded mala walk alongside. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, some with bare chests and sacred markings, press close in the crowd, and a bald man in a white shirt is in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is the centre figure, based on the saffron turban, shawl and rudraksha malas.2016-05-06 +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08July 01 20142014-07-01Night photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a festival site, lit by strings of lights and an illuminated multi-tiered pavilion behind. A woman in a deep maroon turban and maroon top, with white flower garland and brown shawl, smiles at the centre. Beside her a shaved-headed man wears an orange-saffron robe, a wooden rudraksha-style mala, and white tilak on his forehead. Around them men wear yellow and white dhotis and kurtas, and a bare-chested man in the foreground wears gold-beaded garlands and white tilak. Many spectators press in, some holding cameras and phones. Visible flags and bunting decorate the scene.2016-05-16Night street scene in a town lane lit by a bright overhead street lamp, with shopfronts and a tiled-roof house behind. A smiling figure in a deep red-maroon wrap and a matching red turban, with rudraksha malas across the chest and bare shoulders, waves toward the crowd beside a dark SUV. Clothing and beads suggest a Swamiji (probable) candidate in the centre, with the figure's visible cues being the red turban, layered malas and ceremonial dress. Around him, saffron-clad male devotees in orange and red cloths, some bare-chested, stand close together, and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses toward the vehicle as a darshan gathering.2014-07-01Night procession at an outdoor venue with a crowd of devotees pressing around a central group. A man in an orange-red saffron robe and a matching orange-red turban walks at the centre, with a rudraksha-style mala across his chest. Beside him, a younger man in orange dhoti and shawl with a strand of beads and a bare chest walks to the left. Behind, a bearded man in orange robe and beaded necklace walks, and a man in white shirt with an ID lanyard holds a long staff. Many men in white shirts, orange clothing and white dhotis surround the group, some with folded hands. A plain orange and white wall and a dark sky form the background.2016-05-07May 10th 20162016-05-10Night-time photograph of a crowd greeting a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange-red turban, a long brown-orange shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, smiling and raising one hand in a wave. Around him, sannyasis in orange and maroon robes wear beaded malas, a bald man in orange with a mala stands at right, and devotees and onlookers lean in, some holding up phones. A large trident-shaped silver ornament rises above the crowd. Behind them are arched pillars painted yellow, red and white under lights, with a vehicle partly visible at left. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-clad man in the orange turban, with long-presentation cues of orange turban and shawl, is greeted by the crowd, appearing to be a visiting dignitary or host.2016-05-06May 11 20162016-05-11