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Night outdoor gathering on a bare concrete ground lit by string lights strung across the scene. A central figure with long, loose dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment over a red top and stands barefoot with palms pressed together at the chest. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with orange shawls or scarves draped over their shoulders, and some women in white sarees with orange and gold borders stand in rows facing him. A man in a dark blue jacket and white dhoti stands at right, and a white van is parked at left beside a low building. Participants wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The event appears to be a devotional gathering in progress.

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Night outdoor scene on a paved courtyard strung with rows of small multicolored fairy lights. A tall figure with long dark hair stands centre-front in a bright orange-saffron dhoti and a red-orange upper cloth, barefoot on the ground, with a long dark mala-style necklace. Around him, roughly a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, stand in loose formation looking ahead, while a man in a checked shirt stands at right. A white van and a low white building with lit doorways sit in the background. Appearance-based candidate is a person, given his long hair, saffron clothing and beaded necklace, but the image is ambiguous.2007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21August 02 20082008-08-02Night photo of a courtyard in front of a whitewashed building with a stepped platform and a doorway hung with colourful streamers. Strings of lights run along the roofline. Around eight people stand on the concrete ground looking upward: a man in a blue jacket and white dhoti at left, a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a white sari with a pink border, and several men in white dhotis with orange shawls. In the centre a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse stands with hands on hips. Right of the steps a man in white with an orange shawl holds an orange cloth, and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at far right. A pair of sandals lies on the ground near centre. The scene reads as a gathering or ceremony after dark.2007-12-21Outdoor evening scene at dusk beneath dark palm trees, with a large group of people standing in a loose semicircle on bare earth. Many women wear orange, red-bordered white, and yellow saris, while men wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron robes, and tan or pink shirts. Several people press their palms together in prayer. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a shaved head stands near a figure in orange robes, and a drum is visible in the middle of the group. Small stone figures and green shrubs line the ground at the left. Several people are visible in the background. The orange-robed figure on the left has a shaved head and a short beard, which does not meet the cue threshold for identification, so no identification is made.2010-11-21November 25 20092009-11-25Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-like compound with an orange-washed wall. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands centre, holding a small object while a woman in an orange saffron sari with a shawl faces him, hands clasped in greeting. On the left, two men in white clothes with orange shawls hold a tall ornate parasol pole with a multicoloured canopy. Behind them a line of women in white saris with yellow shawls and some in pink and red saris hold brass staffs and stand in a row. Several onlookers in dark clothes stand at the right edge, and a few people are visible in the background. The ground is sandy with scattered litter.2010-11-19Night procession outdoors in front of a red-walled building strung with pink and purple fairy lights and a glowing neon oil lamp (diya) sign framed by white bulb garlands. A crowd of devotees walks in a line across a dirt ground: women in white and cream saris with gold borders, a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari, and men and women in orange and maroon robes. One figure in the center wears an orange shawl over a maroon garment with a turban-like orange head covering, another in orange has a red-and-gold wrap and a tall orange head covering, and a figure at right wears white with a long plait. The procession appears to be a ritual walk with devotees in traditional and saffron clothing.2015-01-13Night photograph of a procession on bare ground beside palm trees. A figure at far right wears an orange saffron robe, long dark curly hair, and a rudraksha mala, and walks with a distinctive swept-back look; this appearance-based candidate is labelled Swamiji (probable) as a procession leader. Nearby, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in step, some with hands folded in namaskar, and drummers in white dhotis beat large drums. A couple of men in white carry or accompany the group near a tall decorated flagpole or kalasha-topped pole on the left. Dark trees and a parked vehicle fill the background.2006-12-23August 13 20112011-08-13