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A photograph of an outdoor ashram setting under a covered walkway hung with colourful cylindrical banners, flags and a garland-like ornament. A figure with long dark swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange garment walks barefoot across a green mat at a doorway, one hand raised. Beside and slightly behind, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red border walks along the steps. Stone sculptures line the courtyard in the background, and a palm-lined ground and white building are visible. Swamiji (probable) appears in the saffron robe with long hair and rudraksha mala, walking as part of a procession or pada puja event.

November 18 2010

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A photograph taken through an open doorway of a covered outdoor pavilion at a temple-style courtyard. Strings of triangular orange and red pennants and hanging cylindrical cloth banners with tassels decorate the roof. In the foreground, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a red-and-white striped step. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border walks with him. To the left, several women in white and light sarees stand with hands folded in prayer near a black speaker box. Palm trees, stone sculptures and a tall ornamental pillar fill the background under soft morning light.

A photograph of a courtyard temple compound seen through an open doorway. A man in an orange saffron robe and a long beaded necklace stands on a green mat just inside the threshold, looking toward the courtyard. Another man in white dhoti walks across the sandy ground in the background, and a person in white clothing bends over a white stone platform with a square opening in the center. Several stone sculptures and a tall copper-coloured pillar with orange hangings stand among palm trees. A red and white bell hangs at the top of the doorway. The orange-robed figure shows cues of a sannyasi, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

A photograph at an open-sided ashram pavilion with a corrugated roof and palm trees beyond. A central figure in an orange robe with a long braided plait walks barefoot across a threshold onto a green mat, his back partly turned toward the camera. Behind him a seated figure in white sits beside a red-and-white striped platform under a yellow-and-red umbrella. Two monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at the right, one holding a folded cloth. On the left a woman in a white sari with a green-and-yellow border stands by the doorway, and a line of people in white clothes stand with hands folded in namaskar. About twenty people are visible in the scene.

Photograph taken from inside a dark doorway looking out onto an open courtyard at an ashram. A saffron-orange festoon of triangular flags hangs across a canopy, with colourful hanging tassels on poles and palm trees behind. In the courtyard, a few people in white and light clothing stand near a low pillared shrine and a row of grey stone statues. Two figures walk toward the viewer through the doorway: one in a full orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala and a sash, and a bald man in white ceremonial dress with a shawl and beads. The red and green floor mats lead the eye inward. Visible people are not clearly identifiable.

A photograph at an outdoor temple entrance framed by palm trees, a hanging bunch of green coconuts, and a tall wooden post. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron head wrap and layered red and yellow marigold garlands walks forward with raised, open hands while speaking. Beside and behind him, several people in white ritual clothes, some with yellow or red shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, follow through the doorway; one man on the right holds his palms together in namaste. A uniformed attendant in white stands at the left edge. Green mat and a patterned floor threshold lead into the courtyard, where stone sculptures and a white decorated structure are visible.

January 14 2010

Outdoor ashram scene under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. A tall man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a long rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a patterned floor, hands clasped, stepping through a doorway. Beside and behind him, a bald man in saffron robes walks with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. Along the left, a crowd of mostly women in white and pale blue saris and white clothes stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them stands a red-draped seat with a red cushion beneath a yellow-fringed canopy, with orange-painted structures and a small table to the right. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala matches the page's event listing.

November 14 2010

Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and sandy ground. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace walks barefoot along a matting path up stone steps toward a raised platform. Behind him, a figure in white dhoti walks; to the right, two men in white dhotis with red borders stand with hands folded. Behind them, tall colourful pillars with painted floral and bird patterns, and granite deity sculptures and orange-red shrines appear on the left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads.

Outdoor temple courtyard under a covered canopy with hanging orange, yellow and blue tassels and triangular red bunting, with palm trees and grey stone deity statues behind. A man in a loose orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead walks forward, his long dark hair swept back, with his hands together in front of him. To the right, a bald man in white clothes and a white shawl stands by a pillar. Several women in white saris with gold borders and a few children stand on the left, and more people are visible in the background near a white vehicle. A map-style board and a painted panel stand in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, shown walking in the courtyard.