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Outdoor photograph of a temple-ground walk on bare earth scattered with grey-white ash circles. In the foreground a young man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala walks with his head bowed, his hair long and swept back. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a walking cane, a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind them, two men in white with yellow shawls walk toward a fence of woven reeds, while a row of stone deity statues stands to the right beside pink flowering shrubs. A white building with a green corrugated roof is in the background.

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Outdoor ashram scene with blackened fire pits in sandy ground, a row of stone statues and a bamboo fence behind. Around him, men in white dhotis and kurtas wear yellow shawls; one bald man in white with an orange neck cloth walks with a cane at left, and others are seated or standing in the background near a stack of firewood. Several people are visible.2010-07-11A photograph of a ritual walk on a paved courtyard. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth draped over the head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, walks barefoot with eyes lowered and palms pressed together. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl supports himself with a walking cane. Behind, a young man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange umbrella and bag. Further back, devotees in white garments with yellow shawls stand near circular ash-marked fire pits with mats, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands near a stack of firewood.2010-07-29July 08 20102010-07-08Four people sit cross-legged on bare ground among scattered ash and dark burnt patches, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes draped over his head and shoulders wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him two men in white dhotis and white shirts wear yellow shawls, and a fourth man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl sits at right. A thin trace of smoke rises near a small stone deity murti and a wooden fence, with a bicycle and a red-trimmed building in the background.2010-07-22Outdoor photo at a temple-grounds courtyard of sandy earth with ash-grey patches and palm and frangipani foliage behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with head bowed; his long dark hair is swept back, and an orange wrap is draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis: a bearded man on the left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl on the right, all barefoot and standing in quiet attention. A small brass plate of offering sits on a mat at the lower left, and a concrete platform edge runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-07-14A procession of devotees walks along a paved path beside a water pool with palm trees and small white buildings behind. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and walks with eyes lowered, hands together at his waist. To his left, a bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl leans on a walking cane. Behind them, young men in white dhotis wear yellow shawls and orange garlands, and a man in an orange robe with a maroon border walks at the right edge beside a dark stone sculpture. Some people are visible in the background.2010-07-22Photograph of a crowd walking across a paved courtyard during an outdoor ritual setting with several circular fire pits lined with ash and smoke rising from one of them. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange saffron robe with hands folded, walking barefoot. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl uses a walking cane. Behind them, young men wear white kurtas, yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and a few observers stand along the edge, one holding a camera. The scene suggests a ritual with fire pits; the long-haired figure in saffron may be a person, identified only by appearance cues such as long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2010-07-23July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved hexagonal-tile path with a bare dirt ground behind it. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot, hands folded in front of him. Beside and behind him are men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls and one holding a cane, along with a man in a white shirt and dhoti and several boys in casual clothes with hands joined in greeting. Stone statues stand in the background near a red-and-white painted border on the left.2010-07-19July 22 20102010-07-22August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a Hindu ritual setting outdoors with a sandy ground and burnt debris in the background. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot across woven mats toward a white and red striped platform. Behind him, a bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks, and a line of white-clad devotees with folded hands stands on the right, some with a bald man in white and a rudraksha mala. A bald priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands among them. The scene reads as a padapuja-style gathering, and the saffron-robed central figure shows no clear cues for Swamiji identification.2010-08-28