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Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds with a tree wrapped in pink and orange flower garlands and a wooden frame. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead wears a thick multi-strand garland of white flowers, red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves, plus gold ornaments and a gold armband. He is bare-chested with an orange-saffron cloth around his waist and looks down. Behind him, two men in orange-red dhotis and rudraksha malas stand near the tree; one man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at centre-left with hands folded. A camera with a flip-out screen is at the lower right. Red-and-white painted markers and stone pavers lie on the red earth.

April 14 2013

A man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi stands on a carved reddish-brown stone pedestal beside an ornate temple pillar, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a long garland of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, a thick gold-bead and rudraksha mala, a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders, and gold bangles. Palm trees and a pink-and-green canopy fringe appear behind him, with a partly visible seated person at the lower right. a person by appearance: long swept hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and garlanded saffron-brown attire, standing as the honoured figure in the scene.

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Outdoor ritual photograph at an ashram setting under trees with pink flowering vines wrapped around a trunk. A central figure with short dark hair, a white tilak forehead mark with red dot, a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, orange-saffron garments and a long garland of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers and green leaves stands smiling. A bald priest in orange robes at right holds a silver tray with an orange cloth and offerings toward him, while another bald devotee with bare upper body and orange cloth stands at left edge with his back to camera. Bamboo poles and green foliage frame the scene.

January 06 2013

A man stands outdoors with eyes closed and a broad smile, raising both hands in a blessing gesture. He has long dark wavy hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears an orange saffron garment with a gold-toned border, a gold ceremonial pendant necklace, and a white and red flower garland. Behind him is a backdrop heavily decorated with yellow, orange, red, pink and white flower garlands and a glimpse of a deity image at the right edge. Tree foliage and a stone structure appear overhead.

January 06 2013

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Outdoor ritual photograph beneath palm trees. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a white and red-banded flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangles, with a red bindi on his forehead. He stands in front of hanging orange and white cloth ropes and holds a bundle of white cloth edged with orange, while a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and bangles on the right holds a tray of the cloth. Yellow marigold garlands hang below. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron with long hair, a gold bead necklace and a flower garland, depicted in an in-person ritual setting.

A man stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, palms pressed together in anjali at his chest and eyes lifted upward. He wears an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered edges and a gold necklace, a multi-coloured flower garland of white, red, yellow and purple blooms hangs from his shoulders, and a red bindi marks his forehead. Other flower garlands hang on the tree trunks behind him, and white-painted stone edging and a kolam drawing lie on the ground. Swamiji (probable) is shown with appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold ornament, with the page indicating the event.

December 11 2011

January 06 2013

A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A smiling man stands at left, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and a heavy gold necklace, garlanded with long chains of red, yellow and white flowers and a pink-and-white garland. Beside him, a man in an orange-red cloth holds a silver tray. A garland of red, yellow and white flowers is draped around the tree trunk at right. A person in white clothes stands in the background, and a camera operator is visible behind the tree. Whether the man at left is a specific individual cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.