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August 18 2016

August 18 2016

Outdoor campus work scene beside red multi-storey buildings with air conditioners. Several people in saffron and orange robes work on a row of concrete steps lined with potted plants, some in terracotta pots with flowering stems. A man in orange in the foreground, shown from behind with a bare upper body and beaded necklace, watches as another person in orange carries soil in a blue wheelbarrow. A man in a black shirt stands nearby, and a few more workers in orange and white are visible along the dirt path.

Outdoor campus scene beside a red-painted building with a large window grid and stone steps. A man in orange robes bends over potted plants placed on the steps, tending or arranging them. A second orange-robed person stands to the left holding a long-handled tool, and a figure in white with dark hair works with a rake or tool at the right edge of the steps. Terracotta pots hold green shrubs, and loose gravel and stone slabs lie on the dirt ground. In the background more people in orange and white walk across an open field toward trees and a low building.

Outdoor ashram scene with several devotees in orange and saffron clothing working around a large flat grey stone set into the ground beside a path of gravel and pots of small plants. A young man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans forward to guide the stone, while a bald man in a rust-red robe with beads watches from the left. A man in an orange T-shirt printed with a portrait of a figure in orange headwear stands at right, and another man in orange looks on from the top. Leaves frame the right side of the image.

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October 03 2014

Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a paved path at an ashram, with red plastic chairs and green foliage in the foreground. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange wrap and orange garment, with long dark hair swept back, and gestures with one hand while speaking. Beside him an older man in a beige vest over orange robes and a saffron head cloth stands with hands clasped. A bald man in orange robes and an orange head wrap walks nearby, and another saint in saffron-orange robes follows. Several people in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, walk behind, and more devotees in white and orange stand on a raised veranda in the background. The scene reflects an ashram visit by visiting monastic guests.

A photograph of a campus cleaning or groundwork task at a red-walled building with a carved wooden door. A man in an orange shirt and orange pants crouches on the steps, digging loose soil with a small shovel while pulling a stone slab aside. Beside him, a man in a rust-red kurta with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot near the steps and holds a long stick. A younger man in an orange shirt and orange pants stands nearby, and an older man in a black t-shirt and black track pants watches on the left. Potted plants line the steps and the wall, and dirt is spread across the stone steps.

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Outdoor ashram courtyard with a tiled walkway, green lawn, red-walled building and palm trees. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks toward the camera, several wearing rudraksha and wooden bead malas. The foreground monk in orange with a shaved head and glasses gestures with his right hand. A man in a white kurta stands at right, and a woman in a pink sari sits near white plastic chairs on the left. Other robed figures and a standing person appear in the background beneath a tiled roof.

A procession of barefoot men in orange and saffron robes walks along a concrete path beside a low white wall and green shrubs, under a cloudy sky with tall trees behind. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head in orange cloth carries a brass kalasha with flower garlands on the right. Next to the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, and a man in a yellow dhoti and wrap walks beside him. Several other men in orange and cream clothing follow along the path.

Outdoor photo at a dusty construction site beside a concrete wall and a steel support post. A man with long swept-back hair walks in front, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth, and a large rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him walk a bald man in orange robes with a mala and an older man in orange carrying an orange umbrella, plus a small boy in white shirt and white trousers wearing an orange rudraksha mala. Behind them are an orange-walled building with a red door, a pile of red earth, and a smouldering fire pit on the right.

Outdoor photo of a planting ceremony on bare red earth. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a bare chest, standing with hands joined beside a potted sapling. A woman in orange holds a brass tray, and a man in orange with a shaved head and mala stands at the right, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala watches at left and a woman in a green sari with gold necklace stands nearby. Other devotees in colourful saris and shirts stand behind, a white sack lies by the pot, and a low wall and palm trees form the background. The central figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues, consistent with the presence of Swamiji as a probable candidate, so the description notes this appearance-based label.