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Outdoor photo of a group in a sandy courtyard with banana plants and trees behind them, smoke rising at left. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, several with shaved heads, stand barefoot, some holding small orange fruits. A man at left holds a brass tray, a bare-chested priest in an ochre dhoti with a red rudraksha-style bead necklace stands near the center, and a woman in a light sari stands at far right beside a white-draped table.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside trees and a banana plant during a procession. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, a white tilak, and an orange-bead mala walks barefoot with hands held together in front. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts walk, many with shaved heads and white or cream attire. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a red sash and red beads walks nearby. A young boy in a yellow shirt and dark trousers walks among the group. An older woman in a white sari stands at the right edge. Incense smoke rises at the upper left. The centre figure fits the appearance-based candidate, with long swept hair, saffron robe and bead mala, so the label is a person.2011-01-16A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a paved hexagonal-tiled path and a red-and-white painted step edge at left. At front left, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala walks barefoot; the appearance cues (long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha beads) are distinctive, and the page does not name him here, so the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a barefoot man in white with an orange shawl walk along. Behind them a line of men in white dhotis and kurtas, many with hands folded in anjali, stand in greeting; an older man in a lavender dhoti and shirt and a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stand among them. Small stone deity murtis and a garland-draped doorway are visible in the background of the ashram buildings.2010-07-01Outdoor scene in a village lane with banana plants, green gates and a smoky hearth in the background. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with white sacred marks on their foreheads, stand around in a crowd. Two men at the front carry offering plates; one holds a plate with a yellow fruit and a white sheet. A boy in a yellow checked shirt and dark trousers walks in the middle. A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and long orange shawl with a beaded garland and a white forehead mark walks through the group; the figure has long hair swept back and is shown in the center of the crowd, so the a person candidate is unclear from appearance alone.2011-01-16Outdoor photo of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange draped robe with a long rudraksha mala, walking through a crowd beside a banana plant with green bunches. Behind him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis gather, one older man in a blue shirt, and a man in white with a gold ceremonial necklace and gold-rimmed glasses holds a steel tray of coconuts. Saffron flags flutter on poles against palm trees and a blue sky. A broken coconut half lies on the ground at lower center.2010-02-18July 30 20092009-07-30February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photo at a temple-grounds courtyard of sandy earth with ash-grey patches and palm and frangipani foliage behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with head bowed; his long dark hair is swept back, and an orange wrap is draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis: a bearded man on the left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl on the right, all barefoot and standing in quiet attention. A small brass plate of offering sits on a mat at the lower left, and a concrete platform edge runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-07-14Outdoor ashram procession on a dirt path beside thatched huts and a tented pavilion strung with colourful bunting. A central figure with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange robe, a thick pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk barefoot; one in white holds a brass plate with offerings. A man in a cream shirt and grey trousers stands nearby, and devotees line the path. a person cues: long swept hair, orange saffron robe, pink garland and rudraksha mala.2008-08-03April 02 20122012-04-02July 19 20102010-07-19Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt ground with trees and a bush behind a wire fence. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and bangles, walks barefoot and looks ahead; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure in procession. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a tray of yellow flowers, and a woman in a blue sari carries a bag. Other devotees in white dhotis, shirts and a red-shirted boy stand around with hands folded, and a stone-coloured jacketed man stands at left. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2011-12-09August 09 20072007-08-09