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Outdoor ritual scene on a grassy site near a green-roofed building, with a pile of cut stone blocks at left and palm trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, breaks two coconuts held in his hands while scattering their water. Beside him an orange and red embroidered cloth hangs from a structure at right. Behind, a seated figure in white clothes and a crowd of onlookers, many in white, watch from the lower edge. Laundry in orange and white hangs on a fence at left.

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A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors under a thatched shelter with green grass and trees behind him. He wears a loose saffron-orange robe and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala that hangs to his waist. He holds two halved coconuts with fibrous husks, one in each hand, and looks down at them, apparently preparing them for an offering. Distinctive orange robe, rudraksha mala and long hair are visible cues, and the page identifies a person at this event, so this matches the a person description.2008-11-11A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala draped to his waist, standing outdoors under a thatched shelter with trees behind him. He has a red bindi on his forehead and is breaking open or pouring water from coconuts held in both hands, with water streaming down. Stone blocks and a small offering are visible at the lower left. The man has distinctive long dark hair and rudraksha beads matching the a person description, but the appearance cues are not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2008-11-11November 20 20062006-11-20A photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads that hangs to his waist. He has a red tilak mark on his forehead and is looking down, holding a fibrous coconut in both hands as if preparing it for an offering. Under a canopy with green trees and grass behind him, the scene suggests a ritual preparation outdoors. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.2008-11-11Outdoor photograph beneath tall palm trees. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a draped saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered edge stands on a raised stone platform, holding a long orange cord that hangs down. A bald man in orange robes sits at the lower right, and another man in orange clothing sits nearby to the right, both connected to the work with the cord. Marigold-like yellow flowers rest on the stone base at the bottom, beside a carved stone foot.2011-10-07November 20 20062006-11-20July 23 20102010-07-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands under an open-sided tent, smiling and holding a silver handbell in his right hand. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit on the grass and paving stones, several with palms pressed together in anjali. Tall banners with orange and black patterns hang from the tent poles, and vehicles are parked beyond the open sides. The man has long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, appearance-based cues consistent with the Swamiji (probable) label; he is presiding over the gathering while the devotees sit in prayer.2008-11-11A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with a red bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest, standing with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed in a smile. Under a tent canopy outdoors, a man in white and a woman in a cream sari stand behind him with hands folded, and seated people in white and orange sit at the lower left. The setting is a green outdoor gathering with trees behind. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues.2008-11-11November 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 20 20062006-11-20December 23 20082008-12-23