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A man in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on bare earth beside a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha. He holds a tall golden trident staff in his right hand and raises his left hand in a blessing gesture while looking down toward a shallow square pit filled with yellow liquid in the foreground. Dry sticks and wooden planks lie to the left, a silver pot sits by the plinth, and palm fronds frame the background.

Outdoor photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange garment walking across a paved courtyard beside a white boundary wall, with a tree and bare branches visible. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red forehead mark. Beside him, a second man in white ritual clothes and white dhoti walks with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and holds a small paper or notebook. A shelter frame with corrugated roof and a tree canopy overhead. The first man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a red forehead mark, cues consistent with a person, but the appearance is uncertain given the distance and framing.

A photograph of a ritual procession beside a white tiered stone structure among coconut palms and green foliage. A man in a flowing orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold-and-white garland and a red bindi stands at right, smiling and gesturing toward the white structure with one hand. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry ritual items: the left one holds a silver-patterned pot and the middle one a tray of flowers and offerings. A few other people stand at the edges.

Outdoor photo of a group of seven men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, standing on bare dirt before a white plinth and a large copper-coloured urn with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a red-and-white forehead mark stands with one hand raised in blessing, holding a brass trident. Beside him a man holds a gilded deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass ritual vessel with a conical finial, and a man on the right holds a tall gold staff with a finial and wears a rudraksha mala. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala-like adornment, presented as a sannyasi leader in the procession group.

Outdoor photograph at a construction site beside a white stone structure with a red earth mound behind it and coconut palms overhead. A man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron wrap, reaches toward the white stone with a small handful of flowers. Beside him a man in a white kurta and white dhoti, with an orange shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, stands holding a brass tray of flower petals and garlands. A third man in white with an orange shawl stands behind, partly hidden.

A man in an orange-saffron robe stands barefoot on sandy ground beside a fire pit, holding a tall trident-like staff topped with a trishul in his right hand while his left hand is extended over the flames. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha-like dome, with palm trees and green foliage around it. A round basin of yellow liquid sits at the edge of the pit, where a bright orange fire burns in dark ash. Dry sticks and a metal bucket lie nearby. The scene appears to show a firewalk preparation ritual.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green leaves overhead. A tall man with long, swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and holds a silver-topped walking stick; he has a distinctive appearance with long hair and saffron clothing, so this is a probable Swamiji in person, looking toward the left. To the left, an older man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands barefoot near a circular raised platform covered in red flower offerings and a black-and-white garlanded shrine. Behind them a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a lanyard stands near the offerings. Dry earth ground, a black garlanded object and metal pole stand behind the platform. Three people are visible.

September 30 2008

Outdoor ritual photo beside a carved copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel draped with marigold garlands and dried grass, under tall coconut palms. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white ritual dress with a yellow flower garland holds a tray of marigold petals. A bald man is partly visible at the bottom edge.

December 19 2011

Outdoor photograph on a dirt path lined with green foliage and white-painted stones. A man in orange robes with a red-orange tilak and long hair walks on the right, smiling warmly; the appearance cues match the page's Swamiji (probable). Beside him a younger man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind a yellow-stained stone Nandi-style bull statue garlanded with white flowers. The statue sits on a white-stone base at the lower left. The scene suggests a devotional walk through a temple or ashram grounds.

Outdoor photo on dry earth beneath tall coconut palms. In the foreground a man with long, loose dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a white plastic chair, wearing an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and torso. Behind him stands a second man with a shaved head and an orange head cloth, wearing an orange wrap and a beaded necklace, with a bangle on his wrist and one hand resting near the seated man's shoulder. Behind them a black stone statue sits on a white pedestal, and white poles stand in the background. The seated man has the distinctive long hair and saffron clothing cues of a possible a person candidate, though the appearance is not conclusive.