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November 04 2002

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Night-time photograph of a group of people gathered closely in an indoor or sheltered space. A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head covering sits on a low blue stool, with his hands resting on his knees, smiling and looking up. Standing around him are a man in a long white kurta with his back to the camera, several men in shirts behind, and women in saris and salwar kameez, including one in a yellow outfit. A young girl in a yellow top and white skirt stands in front, facing him. The lighting is dim and the setting appears to be an ashram courtyard or similar room.2002-11-04November 04 20022002-11-04November 04 20022002-11-04November 04 20022002-11-04Night-time photograph of a Deepavali celebration outdoors on a concrete path. A man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban sits on a blue plastic chair, smiling as sparks and smoke rise from sparklers held near him. Around him, several people in casual and traditional clothes lean in to light fireworks: a man in a blue striped shirt and grey trousers bends forward, a man in a white kurta holds a sparkler, and a woman in a pale yellow salwar kameez watches. On the right, women in blue and blue-patterned saris and onlookers stand in the dark background. A man in a white shirt and light clothing stands behind them.2002-11-04Night photograph of a Deepavali celebration at a dimly lit concrete walkway. A seated figure in an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and an orange head wrap smiles while holding a lit sparkler that throws sparks. Standing around are a bearded man in a white kurta and white trousers holding a camera, a woman in a white sari with a patterned border, another woman in a white sari raising a hand, a child in a blue dress, and several men in shirts and trousers. Plastic chair under the seated figure. a person is seated, appearance cues being the orange saffron wrap and orange head wrap, with a sparkler in hand.2002-11-04Night photograph of a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and flowing saffron robes holding a lit sparkler, walking across a concrete floor at a Deepavali celebration. Beside him a girl in a blue patterned kurta and white churidar wears a white hairband and pearl necklace and holds a sparkler. Behind them a man in a blue checked shirt and light trousers holds a small box and smiles, another man in a white shirt stands nearby, and a child in blue is further back. A blue plastic chair sits at right. The man in saffron matches the appearance cues of Swamiji (probable), with his turban and saffron robes, and is an in_person candidate.2002-11-04A group photograph of eleven people posed in a small room with a striped cloth backdrop and thatched roof above. A seated young man in an orange-saffron robe sits centre-front on a folding chair, hands clasped in his lap and bare feet visible. Standing around him are men in white dhotis and shirts, one bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a man in a blue checked shirt. A woman in a grey-brown silk sari with gold border and pearl necklace stands left, and an older woman in a blue sari with a red bindi stands far right. Two boys stand in front, one in a brown shirt and one in a white shirt. The seated man in orange is a person in ritual saffron dress; his appearance is not clearly identifiable from this image.Group photograph inside a temple shrine with grey stone walls and a black stone Ganesha murti on the left, garlanded with white flowers. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a white stone platform beside a bearded man in orange robes with hands folded in his lap. Around them, several men in white shirts and checked shirts stand or crouch, and a woman in white with an orange shawl holds a red handbag at right. Orange rope barriers hang across the shrine and the floor is bare stone.2008-02-17November 04 20022002-11-04Outdoor evening photograph of a group walking across a sandy open ground at night. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe and an orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, walks barefoot with hands folded. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk beside and behind, and women in saffron, blue and yellow saris stand or walk in the background. A decorated lotus-shaped kalasha stands at the upper left. Several onlookers stand at the edges.2003-02-11April 19 20022002-04-19