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A photograph set outdoors among stone sculptures and palm trees. In the foreground on the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha mala, and holds his palms together in anjali namaskar. Beside him on the right, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl and walks with his eyes lowered. Behind them stand grey stone sculptures, including a figure of a deity with a naga hood and a seated figure, and a grey stone deity murti with a hooded serpent canopy. The ground is sandy with white ash-like patches.

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A man with long dark swept-back hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered, wearing a sleeveless orange-saffron garment and a long rudraksha mala. Beside a white stone platform draped in white cloth with a red and yellow flower garland, a man in white kurta and an orange shawl stands at attention, holding a brass bowl and a tray of flowers is visible at lower right. Other men in white robes and yellow-edged shawls stand in the background among palm trees. a person is among the figures in orange, and the page does not mark him as present.2010-07-01Outdoor photo at an open courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. In the centre, a young man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a small raised square platform with a flat cushion and a low circular fire or offering pit. Behind him, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and red-bordered shawl holds a bundle of leaves. Surrounding them are grey stone deity murtis and a large black nandi bull statue on an orange plinth, with tall striped kalasha-style pillars and a hanging trident-shaped frame overhead. A signboard stands at the left edge. The person's identity is an appearance-based candidate only, but the page supports the event; described cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.2010-11-22A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors with his palms pressed together in namaste at chest level. He wears an orange sleeveless garment draped over his shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala visible at his chest. Behind him are grey stone sculptures of a deity and a serpent hood, with green foliage and a white-clad person at the right edge. The setting suggests a temple garden.2010-07-29Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes standing with palms pressed together in namaste near his chest, eyes lowered, with a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beads and a pendant. Behind him a second man in white clothing and glasses stands under an orange umbrella, and another person in orange stands at the left edge. Blurred stone sculptures and trees fill the background. The scene suggests a devotional or ceremonial moment in a temple courtyard.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple courtyard with stone sculptures and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, and walks forward. Beside him, a bald man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a white sacred thread, walks at his side. On the left, a woman in white clothing with a blonde head and other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded in anjali. Other attendants in white with yellow and red shawls move in the background near a red and white painted platform. A garlanded red shrine stands at right.2010-09-20A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with palms pressed together in namaskar at an outdoor ritual site with sandy ground and ash on the earth. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, sitting on a cushioned seat beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him, two men in white dhotis sit with hands folded, one in a yellow shawl and one in an orange shawl, near a dark stone sculpture and white stone railings with green foliage. Ritual ash or fire remains are visible on the ground.2010-08-03Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron robes sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a cushion, palms pressed together in prayer, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground beside him. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl kneels and watches, while another man in white with a yellow cloth is seated further back with hands joined. Dark stone sculptures of deities and a white pillar stand in the background amid greenery and a sandy, ash-strewn ground.2010-08-03Outdoor ritual photograph at an ashram-style site with grey stone deity sculptures and white stupa-like pillars behind. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left. Behind him to the right, a bald man in white clothing with an orange shawl kneels in prayer, and further back a man in white with a yellow shawl and a tilak sits with hands folded. Gravel and grass fill the ground. a person: the seated man in saffron with rudraksha beads and a long swept-back hairstyle is the practitioner in central focus.2010-08-03October 20 20102010-10-20Outdoor photograph beneath leafy trees. A man in an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered edges and a dark rudraksha mala stands bare-chested in profile on the right, hair swept back in a bun, hands clasped at his waist. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair. Beside him, a younger man with a white forehead mark wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl, hands folded before him, gazing ahead. A blurred branch and foliage fill the background.2011-09-20August 09 20102010-08-09November 21 20102010-11-21