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November 04 20022002-11-04Outdoor photograph of a Bhoomi Puja on open grassland. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands centre, holding a small cup or vessel and offering to a seated devotee. A shaved-headed man in white and orange kneels at left, cupping his hands to receive. Other people in white, cream and orange clothing stand or kneel around the field, one woman in a yellow shawl with hands folded in namaste. Dry grass and scrub trees form the background.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on dry, scrubby ground beside a young tree and distant houses. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange draped robe, with a red tilak on his forehead, long dark hair and a brown rudraksha mala, walks with his head lowered while holding a wooden staff. Behind him a woman in white garments with an orange sash stands barefoot on the dirt, watching. The cues are a saffron turban, a flowing orange robe and rudraksha beads on a candidate's shoulders, which fits a person, though the face is not visible enough to confirm identity.A photograph of a pada puja, the worship of sacred feet, at a Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Madurai. A figure in a long orange saffron robe with an orange turban and long dark hair kneels and takes the hand of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti and shawl with striped borders, a gold chain and a forehead tilak. The devotee holds a small silver vessel and a cloth. Standing people in white and a blue shirt look on, including a child held on an adult's arm. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) in orange with long hair and saffron robe, in a ritual role receiving the devotee's offering.Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy tree at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, beside an empty folding chair with a red seat. To the left, an orange-draped deity murti or statue garlanded with white flowers sits on a stone base, and a large black-and-white painted snake sculpture coils across the foreground. A seated man in white clothes at right holds a small flame lamp and a bell-shaped object, and a silver tray with offerings sits on the ground. Two men in white shirts and white dhoti stand with hands folded at left, and another saffron-clad figure appears at the far right edge.2004-12-31December 20 20062006-12-20A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala of large beads around his neck, his long dark hair tied back, holding two wooden wedge-shaped tools or implements in his hands on bare red earth. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a standing man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti hold a stick and papers at an outdoor site. The seated figure has bare shoulders and a distinctive rudraksha mala with the saffron cloth, a person candidate in an outdoor land-work setting. Plain outdoor site with scattered sticks and plastic chairs.2008-04-05April 01 20082008-04-01A photograph of two men walking along a stone path lined with dense green shrubs and trees in bright sunlight. The man on the left wears a white kurta and white dhoti, carries a dark shoulder bag, and has a beard and a forehead mark. The man on the right wears an orange saffron robe and an orange head wrap, with a long rudraksha mala and a pendant around his neck, and walks barefoot in sandals. Yellow flowers and low white ground blooms are visible at the lower left.Outdoor photo of a bhoomi puja on a grassy field with scrubby bushes behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange robe, bends over a silver plate of offerings with small lamps and flowers on the grass, pouring or placing something. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at a brass vessel. Behind them, a row of women and girls in white and orange garments with orange shawls stand with hands folded in anjali or watch. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, a presentation consistent with the page's claim, but the face and details are not distinct enough for certainty. The scene shows a bhoomi puja offering to the earth on a plot of land.2008-04-01