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Photo of a procession descending red stone steps at dusk beneath strings of fairy lights. A bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes holds a tall staff with a curved top at centre. To his left, a man in saffron-and-gold dhoti and shawl with gold armlets and a white tilak walks beside him. To the right, a bald man in orange-gold garments and a long rudraksha-style mala carries a white garland. Behind them, several men in orange robes with white forehead markings play long brass horns and a drum, and one carries a brass pot with flowers. A metal railing and lamp poles frame the scene.

Photograph inside a dim stone temple passage where several people in orange and saffron robes stand in a line facing a shrine. A central figure in a rust-orange sari with long dark hair stands closest to the camera, with a bald-headed man in orange beside her and another bald man in orange on the right, all facing a red-clad deity murti lit by a small oil lamp at the far end. Brass bells hang on the carved wooden doorframes, and a red cloth hangs from the ceiling at the top left.

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Evening photo at a red-walled building with concrete steps. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange and maroon robes descend the steps, one with a shaved head and wrapped waist cloth, another with rudraksha beads. A child in maroon clothing with a red head wrap and beaded necklaces walks down the steps. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with beaded necklaces stands near the edge. Behind them, devotees in white saris and white shirts stand at the doorway with hands folded in a respectful greeting. No identifiable a person is clearly visible; the figures are shown in roles as sannyasi, child and devotees.

May 19 2013

Night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a mat-lined path with blue tape guides. In the foreground, a man in a red turban with a long red and orange flower garland and gold ornaments walks at left; a man with a silver vessel and a bare-chested man with a tall ceremonial staff stand beside him. Behind them, shaven-headed men in white forehead bands and rudraksha malas carry a golden ceremonial staff, a trident-topped rod and a metal gong. A multicoloured fringed canopy and banana leaves frame the scene, and men in white shirts stand at right, one photographing. Procession, ritual walk.

A photo at a temple doorway, with an ornate stone entrance and dark wooden doors with metal fittings. A bearded man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and wearing a gold armlet, walks at left looking toward the right. Center, a man in a bright red-orange wrap with a red hood and face painted with white markings wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red shawl, several men in orange robes and a few devotees follow through the doorway toward a lit inner sanctum with a golden grille.

Temple interior with sandstone pillars carved with floral and figural reliefs, wrapped in bamboo scaffolding. A man in a long rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, flanked by a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holding a tall silver staff, and a man in orange robe seen from behind. Devotees in white and red clothing stand around them, and a young girl in a pink top watches at right. Evening light shows through openings. The robed figure in rust and gold appearance matches the page's a person naming only partially, so the identity is uncertain.

A photograph of a group walking through a red-framed doorway at an ashram building with red barred gates on either side. Several people wear orange saffron robes; one man in front has long dark hair, orange robe and a matching orange shawl, holding his hand near his face, with a second man beside him in beige robes and a cream shawl. On the right a figure in an orange turban and orange wrap stands at the threshold, and a woman in orange sari with red border walks on the left. Shoes are lined on wooden shelves at right, and a corrugated roof is visible overhead. Swamiji (probable): the man with long hair and orange robes in the centre, consistent with the page's reference to a visit, appearance-based only.

Night-time temple scene with a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a matching headwrap with a jewelled band, wearing long rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold necklace and gold armbands, walking toward a shrine. Behind him, two women in orange saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and saffron cloth waits at right. Brass oil lamps on tall stands and a trident-shaped staff line the stone floor, and a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands is visible at left. Banana leaves and palm trees frame the open courtyard. a person is the man in rust-brown robes with the jewelled headwrap and rudraksha malas, shown walking as a ritual participant, with an appearance-based identification only.