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Outdoors under a bright sky beside a tall palm tree, a man in an orange-saffron robe stands beside an ornate bronze-toned pillar with a carved shrine-like top and a broad carved base. He wears a white and red flower garland and an orange-and-gold ceremonial necklace, with long dark hair swept back, and he raises one hand toward the pillar in a gesture of blessing. Marigold and white flower garlands and red blossoms hang on the pillar, with palm fronds tucked near its top. A dark stone deity murti stands at the left edge beside foliage. The robe, garlands and carved pillar make this a ritual setting. Probable Swamiji appears in person, based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace.

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Outdoor photo beside a tall ornate copper-toned stone temple pillar draped with white, yellow and red marigold garlands and an orange cloth band wrapped around its top. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a matching garland of red and white flowers stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, head slightly bowed. Palm trees and a stone deity sculpture appear at left under a pale sky, with scattered pink petals on the ground.2010-02-12A photograph of a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back dark hairstyle, wearing a garland of white flowers and red blossoms and a saffron-and-red garland around the neck. The figure holds a brass bell and a small brass vessel while standing beside a large ornate copper-coloured pillar or linga-style column, its base carved with relief patterns and wrapped with an orange cord and decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried grass and a small carved shrine niche. 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