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Outdoor photo at a village-style site with a thatched palm-roof hut on the left and an unfinished grey concrete-block building behind, with coconut palms beyond. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a yellow-and-white flower garland walks along a paved path. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk around him; one in white carries a small tray or offering box, and a man on the right wears a white shirt and dhoti. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the far right edge. The central figure has long dark hair and a saffron robe, consistent with the page's description, though the face is not used for identification.

January 25 2009

July 29 2008

Outdoor photo of a temple visit on a paved courtyard in daylight. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a large yellow marigold garland, and a gold necklace, with gold bangles on his wrist. Walking beside him is a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-beaded mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround them, and a man in a beige shirt walks at left. Behind them a camera operator in white films the procession. Temple gopuram-style ornate architecture and a pink building appear in the background, with a ceremonial staff visible among the group.

Photograph of a group walking across a dirt path outside a whitewashed building with a tiled roof. A thatched hut with a golden finial stands on the left beside a low water tank and leafy trees. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a red rudraksha mala and walks barefoot-style in sandals with hands clasped. Beside them, a bearded man in an orange robe and orange turban walks with hands folded. On the right, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl holds a glass. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk out of the building's open doorway. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala) is walking at the front of the group.

Outdoor ashram scene in daylight with palm trees and a tiled walkway. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a matching shawl, walking barefoot beside a bald man in white with a walking staff. Behind them, a large crowd of men and boys in white dhotis, white shirts and kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, stands and walks along a mat. Some people fold their hands in namaste. Several people in white are seated or bending near circular fire pits or ritual pits on the sandy ground at left. Pale green and red-striped walls and small white buildings with corrugated roofs frame the background. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and a saffron robe, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to identify him.

July 28 2008

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A photo of a group walking along a paved road outside a small building with a tin roof, under tall palm and shade trees, with an orange-painted gateway at the right. In the centre, a woman in a long saffron-orange garment with a vermilion bindi walks beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a crowd of onlookers in casual clothes stand along the road. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks barefoot at right, and a man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha-style mala and a watch-strap stands in the foreground.

A photograph of a dusty open ground in front of a small white building with a corrugated tin roof, decorated with marigold garlands and green leaf festoons at its entrance. Two parallel lines of loose orange marigold petals are strewn across the ground. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers walk along the petal paths, and one man in white with a red-orange scarf films with a camera at right. Two women in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre; the one in front wears a long garland of white and orange flowers around her neck and orange clothing, while the other wears a red shawl over white. A woman in a green sari stands near the entrance. Palm trees and shrubs fill the background.

A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, walks along a woven mat under an open-sided roof. Behind him, several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand on mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Coconut palms, a red-and-cream stone structure, a decorated pillar and a patterned banner hang in the courtyard. The scene suggests a satsang or temple procession.

Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a paved path beneath a tree, with a gate and green hedges behind them. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and a long pink-and-white flower garland walks forward, flanked by two people also in orange robes, one with a yellow and orange garland. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the path. On the left, a person in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a video camera up to film. Pale sunlight and palm trees appear in the background.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under a bright sky with palm trees. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace, places his hand on the head of a young man in white kurta and dhoti. Nearby, a man in a white outfit holds a small silver bowl. Surrounding devotees in white kurtas, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, stand with hands folded. Behind them are a thatched hut, a golden trident finial, a golden ratha-style pole ornament with a decorated red and gold canopy, and a wooden staff with a gold top. The scene is.