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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A construction site on bare reddish earth with a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe standing beside a steel rebar cage set in a concrete footing. The figure has long dark hair and wears a rudraksha mala around the neck, and stands at the edge of a trench while looking toward the work. To the left, a worker in a white shirt and light trousers stands beside a concrete pillar form. Behind them are stacked concrete blocks, rubble, bamboo scaffolding, palm trees and corrugated sheets.2006-12-09A bearded man with dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands barefoot in a red-brown dhoti with gold-bordered edges and an orange fleece zip jacket, using a long-handled hoe with a flat metal blade to dig into reddish soil under leafy green trees. Young seedlings sprout from the freshly turned earth at his feet, and a partially visible person in light clothing stands at the right edge. The setting suggests farm or garden work at an outdoor ashram site. Dreadlock-like hair hangs down his back.2016-09-09A bearded man in an orange-red fleece jacket and rust-red dhoti with a gold border digs into reddish-brown soil with a long wooden tool, one bare foot planted on the freshly turned earth. He has a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair falling down his back. Green leaves and trees form the background, with a seedling sprouting at the lower left. A partially visible person in light clothing stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include the long hair, saffron-orange clothing and tilak, so the person is treated as a.2016-09-09Outdoor ground-breaking ceremony on dry earth beside a low block wall and sparse trees. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe with gold border stands centrally, both hands resting on an upright golden trident planted in the soil; this is a probable Swamiji in-person candidate based on long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues. Kneeling men in orange robes and white dhotis set stone blocks and a foundation stone beside the trident, with yellow marigold flowers scattered on the ground. Standing devotees include a man in white ritual dress with rudraksha, a woman in green holding a brass plate, a man in yellow shirt and women in saris, watching with hands folded.2012-04-02A man with long dark swept-back hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat over a raised earthen platform, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his side. Ash or charcoal lies around the platform, and two men in white dhotis sit in meditation further back among coconut palms, with orange-roofed buildings and small shrines behind them.2010-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11September 09 20162016-09-09September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11