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Outdoor photo on a sunny day at an ashram-style compound with a pale pink multi-storey building, palm trees and hills behind. A man in a white shirt stands at left, holding an orange umbrella over another person, while a woman in an orange sari with long dark hair smiles and presses her palms together in greeting. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around with hands folded, one in a yellow shawl at left. A second beige umbrella is visible at upper right. Several people are visible, some partially cropped at the edges.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under a bright sky with palm trees. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace, places his hand on the head of a young man in white kurta and dhoti. Nearby, a man in a white outfit holds a small silver bowl. Surrounding devotees in white kurtas, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, stand with hands folded. Behind them are a thatched hut, a golden trident finial, a golden ratha-style pole ornament with a decorated red and gold canopy, and a wooden staff with a gold top. The scene is.2008-12-23January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt path with palm trees and clear sky. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe walks at centre, smiling with hands near his chest in greeting. Behind him an attendant in an orange robe holds a bright orange umbrella overhead. Around them, people in white clothes press palms together in namaste, while children in striped shirts, a girl in turquoise salwar, and a woman in white stand watching. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair and an orange robe, matching the page's event context.2008-01-25Outdoor procession scene with a central figure in an orange saffron robe, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, hands pressed together in greeting as he bends toward an older bald-headed man in white with a sacred thread and grey hair. Under large red and yellow embroidered canopy umbrellas with tassels, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white caps, surrounds them. A drummer with a drum is at left and a white car is parked in a flat field behind. The central figure matches the ceremonial cues of the page subject, but identity is uncertain from appearance. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand nearby.2009-01-21July 29 20072007-07-29Outdoor photo at a green metal gate under a clear blue sky. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long garland of white and multicoloured flowers stands at left, hands pressed together and head bowed toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a dark rudraksha mala, who holds his hands to his chest in greeting. Behind them a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari carries a tray of flowers. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and a multicoloured umbrella with tassels and a stylised dove emblem stands at upper right. The scene appears to be a welcome or darshan at an ashram entrance.2006-12-28A photograph of an informal greeting in a covered hall with plain pale walls and a metal mesh window. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth with a red-and-white forehead mark stands centre, smiling with palms pressed together in namaste toward a man in a white shirt seen from behind. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a younger man in orange robes holding a water bottle stand nearby. Behind them, men in white shirts and forehead markings look on.2009-08-08August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor photograph of a dusty clearing among palm trees and thatched huts in a rural ashram setting. A group of about a dozen people in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand in a loose procession. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a decorated canopy is held over a cluster of people in the centre, and a woman in a white sari with a pink shawl stands at the right edge. A single man in white stands at the left, observing. Parked vehicles and more huts are visible in the background.2007-12-23November 13 20062006-11-13Outdoor ritual at a festival in a sunny palm-lined setting, with a thatched-roof pavilion behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a garland of marigolds stands centre-left, smiling and holding out a plate of offerings that includes pineapple, a coconut and a banana. Beside him, another person in orange robes holds a similar tray. Around them, several people in white ritual clothes stand with hands joined in greeting, and a figure in a yellow shawl kneels low at the bottom of the frame. One man at left holds a small metal vessel. A tall ceremonial staff topped with an ornate golden finial and a red-and-gold pennant stands in the background, along with a decorated banner. The scene suggests a sacred offering or aarti during a festival procession.2008-12-23Outdoor photo at a white and red-trimmed building entrance decorated with white and red flower garlands above the doorway. A man in an orange robe with a long orange-gold garland and long dark hair walks out of the doorway, gesturing with one hand, with an orange-clad companion behind him. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot in the foreground carrying an orange plastic bag, and a man in a red shirt with orange lungi stands at left. Other men in white kurtas and an orange-shirted person stand nearby, with tall palm trees, red-cushioned chairs and marigold-like petals on the ground.2010-01-19