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Night outdoor photograph beside a dark water channel strung with green and blue fairy lights. In the foreground an elderly man with a long white beard and bald head wears a saffron orange shawl and lowers his head over potted plants. Behind him a younger man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and gold armband. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and another man in orange stands at the right edge, with a further orange-clad figure partly visible behind. Four physical people are visible.

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November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A night-time photograph at a water's edge beside a stone embankment and railing. Five men stand near potted plants in terracotta pots; the foreground plants include a purple-leaved plant and a bushy green herb. On the left an elderly bearded man in orange robes holds a small object. Next to him a bald man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and a wristwatch gestures toward the water. A man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a long mala of beads stands at center. Two more men, one bald and bespectacled in orange with beads, and one at right in orange-gold cloth, look on. The scene suggests a ritual or devotional gathering by the water. a person identification is uncertain: the cues are orange robes and beads but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2013-11-05Night photograph at a riverside or water edge with green decorative lights reflected on dark water. A bearded elderly man in a loose saffron-orange robe stands on a concrete step beside a metal railing, holding a small wooden box or case. Behind him, a man in a bare-chested saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and a gold-striped waistcloth stands with a wooden box. A younger man in a white dhoti with a gold border and dark rudraksha beads stands at the left by the railing. A bald man in orange with rudraksha beads and a gold-striped cloth stands at the right, and a person with long dark hair in orange and gold stands at the far right, bare-chested, facing him. Green foliage is at the lower left.2013-11-05Four people walk down a dim, night-time outdoor path past potted succulent plants. On the left, an elderly bearded man with long white beard and hair wears an orange saffron robe and holds a long wooden staff with a serpent-like carved design. Beside him, a person in a white dhoti with gold border and a small bag stands in the middle. To the right, a bald, bare-chested man in a reddish-brown robe with a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck walks forward. At far right, a man with long hair tied back wears a brown robe with gold border and a long beaded mala. Dark background with a red-roofed structure behind.2013-11-05Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path under trees. A central elderly man with a long white beard and orange robe walks forward, holding a long staff, with a red mark on his forehead. Flanking him, two shaved-headed men in rust-brown and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas smile and hold their hands at their chests in respectful gestures; white sacred markings are on their foreheads and arms. Additional people in orange and brown robes follow behind on a patterned mat over the path, and a few more figures are visible in the background.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor group photo under trees beside a small shrine structure. A bearded man with long white hair and beard, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red rudraksha mala, holds a tall walking staff and smiles. Four men flank him in rust-red dhotis and shawls with dark rudraksha malas, one with bare arms marked with white ash stripes, others with tilak on their foreheads, all standing with hands folded. A stone pedestal with a small golden murti stands at the right edge. The orange-robed figure has long white hair, a beard, and a red mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the identity is an appearance-based probable candidate.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dirt path beneath a canopy of trees. In the centre, an elderly man with a long white beard and orange robe, holding a wooden staff and wearing a red tilak on his forehead, walks with his hands folded at his waist. Around him, younger men in orange-brown robes with gold-striped borders, rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk alongside; one holds a garland of white and red flowers, another presses palms together in namaste. Behind them, more devotees and a colourful banner on a pole can be seen.2013-11-05