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Night photograph of a dense crowd during an outdoor procession. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings and a bare chest carries a long staff. Several women in saffron-orange robes with red borders wear rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands beside them. A woman in a mustard-yellow saree presses her palms together in greeting. A man in white on the right raises a tall brass ceremonial staff with a finial, and a silver trident is visible at upper left. Green car lights glow behind the crowd.

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December 31 20152015-12-31April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNight procession on a paved path with many devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. At center, a man with shoulder-length hair in an orange garment and orange shawl, garlanded and smiling, walks barefoot ahead of the group. Left, a man holds a tall decorated umbrella-style standard with a trident-topped pole and a bearer in white dhoti carries a silver vessel. Right foreground, women with palms pressed together in namaste wear orange saris with gold borders. Behind, a gilded deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands, and a yellow canopy. This looks like a temple procession. a person candidate: the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha-style garlands, a probable match, though appearance is not fully certain.2013-03-10Night procession in an outdoor crowd lit by small lamps. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange sleeveless garment, a gold necklace and a red tilak, and holds a silver trident with a silver trishul-style staff. Behind him people in orange and saffron robes and red garlands crowd together, some holding trident-topped staffs; an older man in white stands at left and a young man in orange with a shawl stands at right. Orange flags and warm lights fill the background. The foreground man's appearance fits the Swamiji (probable) profile with long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, shown as an in-person participant in the procession. Visible people number roughly 20 in the frame.2006-06-04July 22 20132013-07-22Night outdoor photo of a ritual offering scene with string lights glowing in the background. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with red border, hair pulled back, holds a red cloth and reaches toward a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long rudraksha mala and white vibhuti tripundra marks. Nearby, a woman in a white blouse and red shawl holds her hands together in namaste, and a woman in orange with rudraksha mala holds a brass pot. Other devotees with folded hands stand around, and a golden kalasha-style vessel is visible at lower centre.2015-07-07Night procession at an outdoor ashram event under dark trees. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth, a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders and a long black rudraksha mala, and he holds a small ceremonial object in his hands while walking. Behind him a bearer on the left holds a tall pole, and on the right a figure holds a trident-like ceremonial staff topped with metallic finials. Women and girls surround him: one woman in a cream sari with a yellow scarf and a bindi smiles, a girl in orange with a white headband stands nearby, and others in saffron and white dress line the path, some holding small bottles. The scene is lit by dim evening light and a few warm lamps.2010-11-19Night procession with devotees in saffron and orange robes walking along a road, several holding tall orange-and-white poles that support gold-and-green fringed canopies. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a long-haired back-view figure leads, and a tray of fruit and coconuts is carried in front. A devotee in the foreground holds a small oil lamp, and a silver trident is raised among the crowd. Many people wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti; some stand with hands folded in prayer. The scene is a procession with puja offerings.2016-12-23A nighttime procession moves along a dark road beside a tall red wall, lit by a distant lamp. In front, a line of men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads carries long golden staffs topped with ornate finials and a flag. One bald man in a red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala smiles at the camera, while a player in orange plays a long silver wind instrument and another man blows a conch-style horn. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and saffron wraps follow in a crowd, and a man in a white kurta carries a bundle wrapped in green fabric. The scene suggests a ritual procession moving through the ashram grounds at night.2013-10-12November 12 20162016-11-12Night procession on a dirt path beside a terracotta-coloured compound wall, lit by available light. At the centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered hem and a white-and-orange garland walks forward. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a long wooden staff and wears a gold-beaded garland. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange robes walk in file. On the right, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari and a woman in a red blouse and cream sari follow, with a man in grey and another in a light shirt farther back. Trees and shrubs line the wall.2010-11-21May 21 20122012-05-21