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Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a whitewashed wall and green trees. A man with white hair and white dhoti, bare-chested with a white cloth at his waist, holds a lit flame on a brass plate toward a younger man. That younger man has long dark hair, wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and is garlanded with a long white and red flower garland. He smiles. Around them, people in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls stand close, with children watching at left and a person holding a brass tray above the crowd at upper right. A probable Swamiji cue is his long hair and saffron robe with rudraksha mala, in the role of the garlanded man receiving aarti. The crowd is roughly fifteen to twenty people.

Outdoors on a dusty ground under a bright sky with palm trees, a crowd gathers around a small raised concrete platform. Center, a man in orange robes wearing a white flower garland with a tilak on his forehead stands barefoot, hands folded, facing a man in orange robes with a shaved head who holds a white cloth and a tray. A man with curly hair and an orange robe bends forward to the platform on the left. On the right, a bearded man in a dark green vest and white dhoti stands beside a bald man in white. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, a woman in a pink sari with folded hands, and children in blue and dark clothing watch. Several people appear to have folded hands in reverence.

Outdoor photograph of a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts gathered among green trees and bushes. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe holds a gold ornate ritual vessel, a kalasha-like object, and stands facing a figure in the foreground. The foreground figure wears an orange saffron wrap, rudraksha beads in the hair and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, and has a sandalwood tilak on the forehead. Several onlookers hold cameras and microphones, and one videographer films. Other men wear rudraksha malas over white clothes. The setting is a rural clearing with palm trees and dry grass.

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December 25 2008

Outdoor photograph of a central figure standing barefoot on a paved ground in front of a crowd. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a long flower garland with pink, white, green and purple blossoms, multiple rudraksha malas, and a red bindi with a vermilion mark on the forehead; long dark hair falls past the shoulders and one hand is raised in a blessing gesture. Around him stand devotees: men in white shirts and white dhotis with dark rudraksha-style beads, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and gold necklaces, and a young girl in an orange top. On the left, a man in orange robes holds a tall metal pole. In the lower right, a woman in a white sari holds a tray of pink and orange flowers. Small brass vessels and flower heaps sit at the feet of the central figure. Trees and a stage edge are visible in the background.

Outdoor photo of a crowd standing on dry, bare ground near a building and trees. In the centre, a man wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a saffron-orange dhoti with gold-edged borders, with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and sandals; he stands with hands clasped, which is an appearance-based candidate for a person. Around him, men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one holding a tablet, women wear sarees including white and patterned ones, a girl wears a blue checked top, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge. About 15 to 20 people are visible.

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Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt ground with trees and a bush behind a wire fence. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and bangles, walks barefoot and looks ahead; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure in procession. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a tray of yellow flowers, and a woman in a blue sari carries a bag. Other devotees in white dhotis, shirts and a red-shirted boy stand around with hands folded, and a stone-coloured jacketed man stands at left. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.

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