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Photograph of a crowd walking across a paved courtyard during an outdoor ritual setting with several circular fire pits lined with ash and smoke rising from one of them. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange saffron robe with hands folded, walking barefoot. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl uses a walking cane. Behind them, young men wear white kurtas, yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and a few observers stand along the edge, one holding a camera. The scene suggests a ritual with fire pits; the long-haired figure in saffron may be a person, identified only by appearance cues such as long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.

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Outdoor ashram scene with blackened fire pits in sandy ground, a row of stone statues and a bamboo fence behind. Around him, men in white dhotis and kurtas wear yellow shawls; one bald man in white with an orange neck cloth walks with a cane at left, and others are seated or standing in the background near a stack of firewood. Several people are visible.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved hexagonal-tile path with a bare dirt ground behind it. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot, hands folded in front of him. Beside and behind him are men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls and one holding a cane, along with a man in a white shirt and dhoti and several boys in casual clothes with hands joined in greeting. Stone statues stand in the background near a red-and-white painted border on the left.2010-07-19A photograph of a ritual walk on a paved courtyard. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth draped over the head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, walks barefoot with eyes lowered and palms pressed together. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl supports himself with a walking cane. Behind, a young man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange umbrella and bag. Further back, devotees in white garments with yellow shawls stand near circular ash-marked fire pits with mats, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands near a stack of firewood.2010-07-29Outdoor ashram scene with a bald man in white dhoti and white kurta holding a long staff, walking barefoot on paved tiles beside a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white clothes, several with yellow shawls, stand or walk in a line toward a row of small fire pits with ash marks on bare ground. A white and red-striped platform stands at left. Palm trees and small white buildings with red doors and tin roofs fill the background.2010-07-11July 22 20102010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor ritual scene on a paved courtyard. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot past a white-and-red striped platform, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk across the ground past smoking fire pits, and a row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts watches. One young man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange cloth. The figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Scattered ash and fire pits suggest a homa ritual.2010-07-11A photograph of a procession-like outdoor gathering on a paved courtyard decorated with white kolam designs on the ground. In the centre, a young man in a plain orange saffron robe with a bare shoulder and a red forehead mark walks barefoot. To his left, an older bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl leans on a walking cane. Behind them, young men in white with yellow shawls stand in a line, one holding an orange umbrella. A crowd of men in white and light clothing, some in pink and green shirts, watches from the sides, with children near a potted palm plant in the foreground. A stone platform edged in red and white stands at left.2010-07-04A photograph of a group walking on a hexagonal-tiled courtyard past white kolam floor designs in wet ground. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a bare upper body walks barefoot, with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead. Beside him on the left, a bald man in white with a red-and-orange shawl leans on a walking cane. Behind them, young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls walk, and more people in white and pale clothing stand on the dirt ground in the background near a red-and-white kerb.2010-07-09August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors on a paved hexagonal-tile path beside a red-and-white painted platform edge. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron robe walks barefoot, followed by a line of men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; one carries an orange umbrella. Onlookers in white, pink and striped shirts stand along the path, several with hands folded in namaskar. A small potted palm sits at the right edge, and a building with red doors and a small banyan-style structure appears behind.2010-07-04July 09 20102010-07-09