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Outdoor photograph at a construction-site style area with bare red-brown earth and a raised stepped platform of stacked bricks. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and red flower garland walks down the steps in sandals, with a rudraksha mala visible at the neck. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside and behind them, and a bare-headed man in white kurta and dhoti wearing a rudraksha mala stands at right. Behind the platform, a crowd of people in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, stands on a raised brick wall beneath a large tent canopy with red and orange trim. The central figure's appearance and identity are uncertain.

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Outdoor procession on a brick-and-dirt site under a canopy. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a large white-and-red flower garland walks down concrete steps, with a rudraksha mala visible; the figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji candidate. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing rudraksha malas, follow and stand on the steps and along a raised wall. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks beside the figure, and a young girl in a dark dress stands near the steps. A red-fringed ceremonial umbrella with ornate gold top appears at upper right.2006-12-29Outdoor procession at a construction-site-like area with bare sandy ground and cinder-block walls under a shed roof. A man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of white flowers with red blooms and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot-looking with sandals while attendants in white dhotis and shirts flank him. A tall white-and-red fringed ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) is held overhead on a long pole by a man in white. Behind them, a crowd of men and women in white and orange clothing stands on a raised wall. Devotee attendants wear white with rudraksha malas and identification badges. Palm trees are visible in the background.2006-12-29July 19 20102010-07-19December 26 20062006-12-26A procession on a dirt path under a metal-roofed shelter. In front, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking beneath a white ceremonial parasol with red tassels and bird emblems held by a man in white. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wear rudraksha malas and identity lanyards, some carrying items; a few women in saris follow. A man in white with a mala walks at the right edge. Brick walls and palm trees are visible in the background.2006-12-29Outdoor 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.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.2010-07-01A photograph of an outdoor ashram procession on a sandy courtyard with palm and coconut trees behind. In the centre, a barefoot figure with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala, walking up steps. Beside and behind them, men in white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron/orange shawls follow, and a man in orange robes walks at the left edge. Several white-clad devotees and onlookers stand on the right, and a white table with items sits near the left. The scene resembles a ritual procession toward a building entrance.2010-07-01July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of a procession ascending a stepped platform decorated with white kolam rangoli patterns, under palm trees, with thatched-roof and tin-roof white buildings with red doors behind. In front, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak walks with eyes lowered, hands folded at his waist, followed by men in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls, one holding a walking stick. Behind them, more people in white clothes walk and stand, and a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth stands at right. Smoke drifts at left and small figures in white move across the courtyard in the background. Physical people visible: about ten to fifteen.2010-07-07August 09 20072007-08-09July 30 20092009-07-30