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A photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors under a clear sky, with a white metal railing and a wall with a painted mural at right. At right, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark beaded necklace wears a loose orange saffron wrap and walks upward. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothing wear gold-bead necklaces and gold-trimmed white dhotis; one in orange holds a long red pole, and one in orange carries a small orange cloth. A man in a red shirt with white dhoti walks among them, and a youth in white with a gold necklace stands at center. Swamiji (probable) is the barefoot figure at right, identified by long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, and dark beaded necklace, in a procession role.

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A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.2011-05-24Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a gravel pile and a whitewashed concrete wall, with a temple gateway and palm trees behind. A man in an orange-and-gold robe wearing a long multi-strand gold and beaded garland walks at the centre, and an orange umbrella is held above him by a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes walk beside and behind him, and a white-clad elderly man with a grey moustache walks at the left edge. Several other people in white and light shirts follow in the background.2012-09-24A group of men in saffron and orange robes walk single file along a narrow concrete rooftop walkway beside a white wall painted with concentric red, orange and yellow circles. A white metal railing with scrolled ironwork lines the right side, and a low brick parapet and a flowering tree with yellow blossoms stand behind. The central figure wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala, and carries a small object in his hands. Several companions in orange and red robes, and a man in a red kurta with white dhoti, follow closely. The sky is clear and pale.2011-05-24October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Three men in saffron-orange robes stand on a terracotta-tiled rooftop beside carved stone temple structures with sculpted figures and a dark stone base. A central man in saffron with a light-blue head cloth and rudraksha mala emerges from a square opening in the tiled floor, leaning forward with both hands on its edge. The man on the left, bald and bare-shouldered, walks away in orange wrap clothing, while the man on the right, wearing a light-blue head cloth and a face mask, stands with palms pressed together in a gesture of prayer. Green foliage and a small structure appear in the background.2012-05-22A photograph of a procession at a whitewashed ashram building. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and multiple rudraksha malas, walks up a stair while raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry a golden trident (trishul) on a staff and a black bag, moving through a courtyard toward a temple entrance with a red-and-white striped canopy. A blue sign with Kannada text is mounted on the wall. Green palms and trees stand behind the roofline. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha malas) is walking in the foreground, while others in the procession appear to be devotees and sannyasis.2009-07-07A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.2010-09-08December 21 20092009-12-21November 23 20162016-11-23A standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and yellow marigold garland and a gold bead necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark, smiling on a raised concrete platform. A taller saffron-robed attendant with a shaved head and a red-and-white garland stands to the left beneath a red fringed umbrella. Several white-clad men in dhotis stand behind, one with a smeared pink face and another in a yellow-striped shawl with glasses. Scattered petals lie on the ledge, under an overcast white sky. The man in the centre has long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style gold beads, matching the appearance-based cues of Swamiji (probable), with the page noting this event.2010-10-17October 27 20112011-10-27