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Outdoor photograph on a dusty road beside a white SUV with its rear door open, backed by a rocky, scrubby hillside. A woman with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange sannyasi-style robe and a white shawl with gold borders, and she is being greeted. Around her, a man in a green striped shirt stands with his back to the camera, an older man in a white striped shirt presses his palms together, an older woman in glasses and a light sari joins hands, and a bare-chested man with a red-beaded mala and a white dhoti stands at right with folded hands. No readable a person identification is established by the face; the orange robe and long hair are the only cues, so the figure is described as a sannyasi. Five people are visible in total.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt road at the foot of a wooded hill. A figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and stands barefoot beside a silver SUV. A kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt touches or washes the feet of the robed figure, while a white-haired man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby with hands folded. To the left, a line of young men in white dhotis with raised folded palms and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border watch, and several more men in saffron and white stand in the background. Prominent figure is a person in saffron, not a statue.2011-10-07Outdoor photo beside a white car with its front passenger door open, near leafy green trees and a rocky hillside. A bald man in orange robes bends toward the car window holding a leaf and a small offering. Beside him, a long-haired man in an orange cloth holds a brass plate of offerings, and a third man in orange with a beard stands with palms pressed together in greeting. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe over a red sleeveless top and smiles, one hand on the open car door. Behind them, men in white and yellow dhotis and orange garments stand among the trees, one holding a plate of flowers. A ritual welcome of the car occupant is in progress.2009-08-03Outdoor photograph on a hillside of dense green scrub with rocky outcrops behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, wears an orange saffron garment wrapped over the shoulder and body. Swamiji (probable) is shown with these long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues, smiling and walking through a group. Around him, a shaved-headed man in orange on the left, a seated-to-standing elder in white shirt and white dhoti, and a bespectacled man in a white shirt with a pendant on the right. A man in a blue checked shirt stands in the foreground with his back to the camera.2008-04-01Outdoor photo at a green, hilly site with dense trees and palms behind. A central figure in an orange saffron wrap, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands smiling with hands gesturing, appearing to speak. Swamiji (probable) is a candidate based on the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, though the appearance is only partly clear. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and orange shawls stand and watch; a man in a checked shirt bends forward toward the central figure, and another man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right holding a phone to photograph the scene. Some attendees wear orange shawls, and one bald man in an orange wrap stands at left. The setting suggests a bhoomi puja site, though no ritual objects are clearly visible.2008-04-01November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph on a hillside with dense green scrub and rocky outcrops under an overcast sky. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a horizontal tilak on the forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl over the body and a long rudraksha mala, smiling as he faces a man in a checked shirt seen from behind. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands near another man in orange, and on the right, older and younger men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one wearing a gold chain. Appearance-based a person cues: swept hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01November 13 20052005-11-13Outdoors on a dusty roadside beside a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with painted sculpted figures. A bare-chested man with a wooden rudraksha mala and a cream dhoti stands with palms pressed together, next to a man in a green shirt and white trousers. A woman in a white saree with a gold border faces a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back hair and a crown-like hairstyle; he has his hands clasped in greeting and wears a rudraksha mala. A second saffron-robed person stands at right with a hand on his hip beside a white SUV with a roof rack. A roadside sign with Tamil text and a white-and-red striped building stand behind them.2010-02-17Outdoor photo on a grassy clearing in front of a wooded hill with rocky outcrops and palm trees. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala, stands smiling and reaching down toward a kneeling person in a white shirt. Around them stand several men: a shaved-headed man in an orange wrap with a white forehead mark at left, a man in white shirt and dhoti beside him, an older white-haired man in white shirt and dhoti at center right, and a man in white kurta and an orange wrap at far right. A kneeling person in a striped shirt is partly visible at the bottom. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the orange wrap with long hair and rudraksha mala, and the text overlay identifies the event as Bhoomi Puja of Kailaasa land in Tiruvannamalai.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor site visit on a hillside road with dirt, broken paving stones and a corrugated metal sheet under construction in the foreground. Two women in saffron-orange robes stand at the centre-left, one gesturing with her hand raised; the nearer one wears a saffron sari. Around them a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyard ID badges, stand and watch; one man in a light striped shirt stands in the foreground. Parked cars, vans and motorbikes fill the road behind, with a power line and utility poles, and a hazy valley below.2010-02-17