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Night photograph of an outdoor crowd at a temple-style event. A central man wears a maroon-red turban and a maroon-red robe with a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and pendant, holding a tall silver ritual staff topped with white flower garlands in one hand. He smiles while standing among devotees. Around him, men in saffron and orange garments, a bare-chested man in white with a gold chain, and a man in a white shirt with tilak marks are visible. A woman in a red-maroon sari with a gold necklace stands to the right, next to men in dark shirts. White drapery with green swags and floodlights frame the scene behind them, with a blue-grey building wall.

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May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12Night photograph of a crowded outdoor procession at an ashram-style event, lit by overhead bulbs and street lamps. A man in a maroon turban and maroon robe with heavy gold necklaces stands at the centre, smiling and gesturing toward a young shirtless man in orange garments with gold necklaces and long hair. A toddler in a striped top is held by a man in a light blue shirt who grips a silver staff or pole. Around them devotees in orange and saffron clothing, women in salwar kameez and many onlookers press close. Strings of white flowers and a white banner with green drapery frame the scene.2016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 16 20162016-05-16May 12 20162016-05-12Night photograph at an outdoor evening gathering under string lights, with a draped pink, white and green tent behind the crowd. In the foreground, a smiling man in a rust-red turban and sleeveless rust-red robe, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds white flower garlands and presses his palms together. A bald man in a white-and-gold dhoti with beaded garlands stands at left in the foreground, and a woman in orange robes with glasses stands beside him. Behind them, a uniformed police officer, a man in a white-and-gold dhoti with a garland, and a crowd of women in maroon and red saris wearing gold-bead garlands and sandalwood-marked foreheads are visible. The swami cues are not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12Night photo of a crowded courtyard outside a white-walled building with lit lamps and a small fire-lit area in the background. In the centre, a smiling man wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red shawl over the shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with rudraksha-style beads. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes and red-and-gold garlands press forward, one woman holds a small child, and a bearded man in orange stands to the right. A poster-like white banner with green drapery sits at the left edge. Several hands are raised in greeting or folded in namaste. The scene suggests a darshan or visiting procession.2016-05-12Night-time photo at an outdoor event under string lights and a white tent with pink trim and small saffron flags. A man in a maroon turban, maroon robe and white jasmine garland stands centre, hands pressed together and smiling, appearing to be a person by his turban, saffron-toned robe, garland and central position. Beside him a young man with a white tilak on his forehead, white dhoti, gold-bead necklaces and bare chest holds a small metal vessel. A man in white in the left foreground with a red scarf faces away from the camera, and several other people in colourful clothes stand around.2016-05-16A nighttime outdoor crowd scene at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with bright floodlights and a row of small saffron and multicoloured flags behind. At the centre, a man in a maroon-red turban, a white jasmine garland, and a rust-brown robe with a ceremonial braided shawl is smiling and extending his hands toward the people around him. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: a turban and white flower garland over saffron-toned ceremonial clothing, with several devotees around him. To his right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and white ash marks is wearing a gold-trimmed ceremonial cloth. A bearded man in an orange saffron robe and red beaded necklace leans in from the lower right, reaching out a hand. A smiling man in white with a red shawl stands at left, and devotees in orange and saffron robes with white forehead markings fill the frame, along with a woman in yellow in the foreground.2016-05-16