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Night photograph of an outdoor pre-event visit at a tented venue with a bamboo-roofed structure behind a translucent white canopy. Several monastics in saffron-orange robes walk down a checkered red-and-white tiled path toward steps leading to a decorated stage area with floral garlands, a flower-draped arch and a small shrine-like altar. Two men in orange robes stand near the path in the foreground, one with a dark sash, while a few men in white shirts and light trousers stand at the steps and along the side. A statue or figure in light blue robes stands on the stage. Bright overhead lights illuminate the scene.

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Night scene at an outdoor event under a white and orange canopy with warm lights. Several men in saffron-orange robes, some with rudraksha malas and one with a red turban, walk along a red carpet and speak with men in white shirts and dhotis. One orange-robed man holds a blue book. Striped orange and black tent fabric and a decorated stage are behind them.2008-12-30Night gathering outside a decorated tent with orange, red and white drapery and warm lights, at what appears to be a festival site. Many people in orange and saffron robes mingle on sandy ground beside a red carpet runway. Several men in orange monastic robes and orange turbans stand in conversation, while men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a dark green sari stand nearby. One man carries a paper bag. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance, so no probable identity is claimed.2008-12-30May 12 20162016-05-12Night 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.2009-11-16December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph taken under a white tent at night on a green mat floor, with a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes. In the centre, a figure seen from behind wears a tall orange-and-saffron turban and has long black hair falling down the back, with ornate gold armbands. Beside him stand a bald man in a maroon and saffron shawl with a garland, and several monks in orange. Other attendees in orange and white clothing stand around low tables with offerings and banana-leaf-like plates in the background. Strings of lights and a green-lit tree are visible outside the tent. The figure with the long hair and turban is a person, identified by his swept-back black hair, saffron turban and gold armbands, and he appears in person in this photo.2016-05-08Evening scene at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white-washed walls edged in red. Large banners of a saffron-robed, turbaned figure flank the structure, and a circular portrait hangs at the top. A woman in an orange sari and orange shawl walks down the front steps with a solemn expression, while white-clad devotees follow and stand around the steps, some with hands folded in namaskar. A man in an orange vest and white dhoti stands at the left edge. Oil lamps glow inside the pavilion behind them.2007-02-25Night photograph of a red-carpeted walkway under a string of lit lamps with saffron flags along a draped tent. A bearded elder in orange robes, a rudraksha-style white bead necklace and a pink garland walks at the centre, flanked by a man in white kurta, an orange-robed attendant and a saffron-turbaned man in a red shawl carrying a silver staff. Devotees with folded hands stand to the right, and a cameraman films at left beside a palm frond.2016-05-12December 30 20082008-12-30April 22 20162016-04-22December 30 20092009-12-30February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copies