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Several men in saffron-orange robes descend a concrete staircase inside an unfinished building with exposed grey block walls and orange-painted pillars. The man in front, with long dark hair and a full beard, carries a lit torch or lamp in one hand. Behind him, a man in white clothing and a dark cap walks among other people in orange and white. A man on the right in orange robes holds a small object. The scene is dim with bright light from a doorway.

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A photograph inside an unfinished concrete building with exposed block walls and a partially built arched ceiling. Three men in saffron orange robes walk down a stone staircase. The man on the left, with a full beard and long dark hair, carries a small lit lamp in one hand. The centre figure has long dark hair and wears a saffron wrap over one shoulder. The man on the right wears orange robes and carries an object at his waist. A figure in white clothing stands behind them in the doorway. Bright light streams in from windows at left and right.2009-11-16Photograph of an unfinished concrete building interior with orange-painted walls and exposed grey block walls. Three figures in saffron-orange robes descend a concrete staircase, the foreground figure in a flowing orange wrap with long dark hair and a bare shoulder, one behind carrying a lit handheld lantern, and a third partly visible at right. Bright light streams through windows at left.2009-11-16Night photograph of a procession climbing a concrete ramp at a construction site lit by a few lights. Several figures in saffron-orange robes lead the group; one at the front on the left carries a lamp with a glowing flame. A taller long-haired figure in orange garments walks at centre, and a man with long hair and a beard in orange at the front right wears a rudraksha-style mala necklace. Behind them, men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls follow. Brick stacks, sand and wooden planks surround the path, with a distant lit building and road behind.2009-11-16Night photograph of a group walking up a stone-paved path lined with potted plants and palms beside a lit building. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back grey hair and a grey beard wears an orange robe, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a wristwatch, and is climbing steps; a younger man beside him wears orange clothing. Behind them, several figures in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk in a line, one carrying a small object. A bright white light illuminates the steps and a yellow banner hangs at the upper right. The long-haired man in orange with a bead necklace is a person candidate, walking in procession with devotees and sannyasis.2009-11-16Night photograph at an unfinished construction site with a concrete staircase in the foreground. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk down the steps and across packed dirt, one carrying a small lit oil lamp. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange and yellow shawls follow behind. Stacked bricks, sand piles and a tarpaulin sit beside the path, with trees and lit buildings in the distance.2009-11-16Night photo of a group walking down a dirt path at a construction site lit by floodlights and a distant vehicle. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a flowing beard wears an orange saffron robe and walks barefoot, with a rudraksha-style pendant on his chest. Beside him, another man in orange with long hair carries a small object. Behind them, several followers in white dhotis and shirts wear yellow or red shawls and walk in a line. Piles of earth, concrete blocks and a small tin-roofed structure surround the path. Appearance cues for a person figure are his long hair, saffron robe and pendant, though the face is not clearly visible.2009-11-16Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path beside a stone retaining wall. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange saffron robe draped over his body, bare-chested and barefoot, with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a bearded man in a grey-beige top with white dhoti and an orange shawl walks ahead. Behind them, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a small metal vessel. Other white-clad and orange-shawled participants follow up a white-walled stairway in the background, and a metal water pot stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual walk, with the figures in white and orange clothing.2006-12-11Night photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis descending a wooden plank walkway beside an unfinished concrete building at a construction site. The leading figure on the left, with long dark hair and a full beard, carries a lit lamp. Behind them, a figure with long hair wears orange robes and a saffron shawl, and another in an orange robe walks ahead. Several people in white clothes with yellow scarves follow, and stacked bricks, piles of sand and a small tin-roofed shelter surround the path under a dark sky with distant lights.2009-11-16Three men in saffron orange robes descend a white marble staircase inside a plain whitewashed building at dusk. The foreground figure, wearing a sleeveless orange wrap and with long dark hair, walks ahead with a hand near the red wooden banister. Two men follow behind, one with a grey beard and glasses, the other with short hair. A ceiling light glows at the top of the stairwell, and a window with a grille is visible on the right wall.2008-07-07A photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes descending a white marble staircase in a dimly lit building. The foremost figure, in the right foreground, wears a long flowing orange shawl over an orange garment and has long dark hair, and walks with his hands at his sides. Behind him, a man with a long beard in an orange robe and a red-bordered dhoti walks down the steps, followed by another orange-clad man higher up. A wooden handrail runs along the stairs, with a window and tiled floor visible at the bottom right.2008-07-07Night photograph of a walking procession along a dirt path beside a red-and-white painted low wall. In front, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange cloth, with long swept-back hair and a bare-chested upper body, walks forward. Behind him, two men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls walk; one holds a small torch or light. A man in white with an orange shawl is partly visible at the right edge. Dark trees and bushes fill the background. The front figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, but the image is dark and blurred, so the identity is uncertain.2006-12-10A photograph of a bare whitewashed corridor with a terracotta tiled floor and stacked roof tiles at right. Five men in saffron-orange robes walk along it. The man second from right, in a long saffron robe with a saffron shawl, presses his palms together, while the man in the centre background wears a long flowing saffron wrap with long dark hair and a matching orange sash. A bearded man at left holds a small flashlight, and another man in orange with long hair carries a red object. Doorways open to rooms on the left and to a dim passage ahead. The scene looks like a building under preparation.2009-11-16