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A crowded night scene in a covered colonnaded courtyard with white pillars and warm lights. In the centre a man wears a rust-red turban, a dark rust-red garment, a rudraksha-style brown cord and heavy gold necklaces; he is smiling and looks down. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and long dark hair wears a gold chain. Around them devotees press close: a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery, a man in blue with a lanyard, a man in orange with a yellow-marked forehead at right, and a small child in a striped top with a red-and-blue badge. Oil lamps glow in the background.

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Night 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.2016-05-12May 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 11 20162016-05-11May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12A photograph of a smiling woman wearing a red-maroon turban with a gold ornamental clasp, a red-maroon draped garment, a heavy gold and rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a beaded bracelet on her upper arm. Behind her, a man in orange robes with a red forehead mark looks on, and a partly visible man in orange sits near a figure in a blue shirt whose back is toward the camera. Another man in white headwear appears at the right edge. The figure in red has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, so the appearance-based label is a person, shown in person in a crowded ceremonial setting.2015-01-13May 11 20162016-05-11A 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.2016-05-16A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathers in a narrow concrete doorway. At centre, a smiling man in a deep red turban and saffron-orange shawl wears a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bead string at his chest; he stands among a close group. Another man beside him wears an orange and gold shawl and gold necklace, and a bearded sadhu on the left wears saffron and orange robes. Behind them, many orange-clad sadhus with white beards and turbans watch, and devotees in white kurtas stand nearby. Peeling walls and a painted blue panel frame the scene.2015-09-11 +1 copies