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Outdoor ashram scene beside an orange-painted wall with a large black Shiva lingam statue draped in an orange cloth on the left, and a red-and-white banner partly visible on the wall. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over the body and walks up steps; his appearance is consistent with a presentation the page associates with a person, though the face and build are not distinctively confirmed. To the right, a bald man in a white dhoti-style garment with red edging and an orange cloth at his waist folds his hands near his face in reverence. Behind them, women in white clothing and a woman in a maroon shawl stand with hands joined in greeting, palm trees and a thatched structure in the background.

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Outdoors under palm trees, a man with long wavy dark hair wearing an orange saffron wrap stands with his back to the camera and head lowered, facing a shaven-headed priest in white ritual cloth with a red border and a red waist sash. The priest holds his palms together in front of him. Behind them, a row of women in white and pale clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a thatched hut and a white banner with green and blue print are visible.2010-09-18A photograph of an outdoor temple entrance with orange-painted walls and white-and-red striped steps. In the foreground, a man in a flowing orange robe with long swept-back hair, a gold headband and a rudraksha-style necklace raises one hand in a blessing gesture; the appearance cues are distinctive, so he is a person candidate. Beside him stands a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a small orange item. Behind them, several people in white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and saris stand on the steps and in the doorway. A red board with a framed portrait and a sign reading the event name stands to the right, next to a deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers. Other devotees in green, lavender, and light blue clothing stand with hands pressed together nearby.2010-12-27October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a procession line outdoors on a sandy path at an ashram. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many barefoot. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand alongside men in saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange sashes, one bearded man in saffron at right smiling with hands joined. A bearded man in white with a long-haired appearance and gold-trimmed garment stands centre. Women in white salwar kameez stand at left. Behind them, a white temple entrance with orange-draped deity murti and a colourful fringed canopy with tassels at top right. Potted plants and a green-draped table appear at right. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2009-06-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple-area entrance decorated with hanging colourful tassel banners in orange, red, blue and white. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with his right hand extended in a gesture of blessing, and appears to be a person, identified by his long hair and saffron robe with rudraksha mala cues. Beside him a woman in a white blouse and white dhoti-style garment stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, another woman in a white sari with gold border also has her hands folded, and a woman in a red sari stands behind. On the right a bald man in white ritual clothes with a sacred thread and beaded necklace sits near the steps. Palm trees, a signboard and stone sculptures are visible in the background, with more devotees in white and orange behind.2010-11-13August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-11-13A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti walking barefoot down a mat-covered ramp toward a stone platform outdoors, with palm trees and a red-and-white painted staircase behind. A central figure wears a black headband with a gold ornamental band, a long dark wig-like hairstyle, a gold necklace and a tilak on the forehead. Several people in white dhotis and white garments stand on the stairs and near the entrance of a red building, some with tilak and striped shawls, and a crowd of women in white and saffron saris stands further back. A banner hangs on the building and a tall pole with a red-and-orange flag is visible at the top. The central figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron ceremonial clothing, which matches the probable appearance cues for a person.2010-12-27A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a colourful canopy with orange pennants and palm trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with layered gold-beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange-draped seat, touching the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl, who bows low with his hands joined. Standing attendants in orange shawls and white garments are nearby, and a crowd of seated devotees, including children, watches from the right. Flower garlands, an orange cushion with yellow flowers, a brass kalasha-style pole and a small shrine with a deity picture are visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, and presents the blessing.2008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a procession descending striped red-and-white steps at a temple entrance in Bidadi. In front, a young man in an orange saffron shawl and dhoti with a gold headband walks barefoot, and behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl carries an orange cloth. Behind them, people in white and orange robes and saris follow, some with palms pressed together in greeting. Nearby on the right a woman in a light green sari and others stand with hands folded. A red wall displays a framed sign and portrait, with a deity murti and flower garland beside the steps and a palm tree in the background.2010-12-27Outdoor procession on sandy ground beside palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, wearing a long white flower garland with red flowers, stands at centre holding a silver vessel with flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a similar offering. On the left a man in orange robes with a saffron shawl gestures. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl kneels and touches the ground in front of the group. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls play a drum and a horn, and a man in white holds a video camera. The scene is a temple-related ritual procession.2010-07-26December 15 20112011-12-15