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Outdoor photograph beside a river with a tarp shelter and trees behind. A smiling woman in red-orange clothes with a rudraksha-style mala and a bindi kneels on a striped mat with hands pressed together in greeting. Facing her, an older bearded man in an orange robe with a brown turban bends forward. To the right, a younger shaven-headed man in orange wears a beaded mala and smiles, and another person in orange with a yellow head covering stands at the edge. A photographer's camera is visible at lower left, and a tiger-print cloth lies on the mat.

January 23 2014

Outdoor scene under trees beside a black tarpaulin shelter and a wire mesh enclosure. A seated man in an orange kurta with a gold bead necklace and an orange dhoti sits on a striped rug with a tiger-print mat, smiling and looking up at a standing man with long dark hair wearing a white kurta with gold borders and holding his hands together in greeting. Behind them, a man with a shaved head wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge.

Outdoor photo beside a turquoise river with rocky banks and green trees. A man in a dark grey jacket and white collared shirt stands at left, looking toward the group. A bald man in a pale yellow-orange head wrap and long pale orange robe with a fringed shawl stands in conversation with a bald man in rust-brown robes with a gold-bordered orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold necklace. A woman in an orange kurta and orange garland sits on a stone platform covered with a striped mat and a zebra-print cloth, smiling. Prayer flags and a small red-and-white cloth hang at right.

Outdoor group photo under trees beside a small shrine structure. A bearded man with long white hair and beard, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red rudraksha mala, holds a tall walking staff and smiles. Four men flank him in rust-red dhotis and shawls with dark rudraksha malas, one with bare arms marked with white ash stripes, others with tilak on their foreheads, all standing with hands folded. A stone pedestal with a small golden murti stands at the right edge. The orange-robed figure has long white hair, a beard, and a red mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the identity is an appearance-based probable candidate.

Outdoors beneath large banyan trees with dense aerial roots, three men stand on a dark stone slab beside a low stone-edged pool. The central elderly man has a long white beard and wears a saffron-orange robe, holding a wooden walking staff, and is smiling broadly. A younger man on the left wears a brown dhoti-style garment with gold borders and a rudraksha-type mala, facing him. A bald man on the right, in matching brown and gold-bordered attire with a mala, stands with hands clasped. Red flower petals lie on the ground.

Outdoor photo of a ritual on a dark stone platform beneath a large shady tree with aerial roots. Center, a bearded elder in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a long ornate staff and a small red-wrapped offering, smiling, barefoot. Left, a younger man in brown-orange robes with gold borders stands beside him. Right, a shaven-headed man in brown-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl, and a man with tied-up hair wears a bronze-gold draped garment with gold borders and holds his hands together. Behind them, white-clad attendants and women in maroon sarees stand near the tree. A red-and-white patterned mat lies on the platform. Several people are visible in the background. The mood is a devotional gathering with greeting or offering.

Outdoor scene on a stone terrace beneath a large tree with a brick archway behind it. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak sits cross-legged-style on a low stone platform covered with a striped cloth and a leopard-print mat, touching his face with one hand. Around him, several men in orange and saffron robes stand, one holding a gold-colored vessel, and gold necklaces are visible. On the left, a figure in white dhoti and shawl with red border stands with palms together. On the right, a man in a red kurta and white dhoti with a red shawl stands holding a phone, and another man in orange is partially visible. Five to six people are visible in the frame.

Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beside a pillared veranda. Three saffron-robed sannyasis stand in conversation. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala smiles broadly and holds his hands together. In the centre, a bearded sannyasi in an orange robe clasps his hands. On the left, a white-haired, bearded man in a white shirt and cream trousers, wearing beaded bracelets, faces them. Behind them, men in white shirts and trousers stand near a seated group in the background, and red and orange pennants hang on a line above the trees. A row of sandals lies on the ground at left.

January 23 2014

Outdoor photo at a shaded temple-grounds setting under large trees, with a black stone platform in the foreground. At centre stands an elderly bearded man with long white beard and bare feet, wearing a saffron-orange robe and holding a wooden staff with an ornate handle. Two bald young men flank him in rust-brown dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, one holding a silver bowl of red offerings, the other on the left with hands folded, with tripundra marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them stands a woman in white, and several figures in orange-brown robes stand among decorated orange and red ceremonial banners on poles. Red ceremonial cloth lies on the ground below. Robed devotees fill the background.

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