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A hillside outdoor scene at dusk beneath a forested, rocky hill. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands on a red dirt path, holding a mobile phone to his ear and looking toward the camera. Behind him, a figure in a sleeveless orange wrap with long dark hair walks away down the path. A thatched shade structure, plastic chairs, stacked dry logs and scattered foliage line the clearing. A distant figure in white stands near the trees. The man's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so he is described by role only.

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A photograph of a rocky, tree-covered hill rising behind an open reddish-brown dirt field at dusk. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with bare shoulders wears an orange-saffron cloth draped around the body and walks away from the camera, toward the right. Beside them, another person in orange robes and a man in a white dhoti and white shirt walk across the earth. A standing figure in white stands further back near a small wooden shelter with plastic chairs. Piled dry straw or thatch sits at the lower left.2008-04-05Outdoor scene on a grassy field below a wooded hill with palm trees. In the foreground, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks forward, holding a small metal implement in one hand. Behind him to the left, several people in orange and white ritual clothes sit or stand near a cloth and offerings on the grass. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange with rudraksha beads matches the page's reference to the Bhoomi Puja at the Tiruvannamalai land. A partially visible person appears at the right edge.2008-04-01A photograph of three men walking along a reddish-brown dirt path beside a green forested hillside at dusk. In the foreground on the left, a bearded man with glasses and shoulder-length hair wears a saffron-orange garment with a red-edged wrap and holds his hand out; at the far left edge, an older man in white with a rudraksha mala is partly visible. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair and a red mark on his forehead wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and stands on the path. A third figure in white walks further back. Stacked firewood lies on the grass to the right.2008-04-05A wide photograph of a dry, sandy open ground at the foot of a rocky, tree-covered hill under a pale sky. On the left, a row of low white and red structures and small stalls sits along a fence line near the trees, and a tall flagpole with an orange flag stands in the middle distance. On the right, several people in orange robes walk across the sand; the nearest is a woman in a long orange garment holding an orange umbrella, followed by others in orange, and a man in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl and long curly hair walks at the right edge. Their faces are not clearly visible, and the image does not establish whether the man in white is the a person.2010-01-18 +1 copiesApril 05 20082008-04-05April 01 20082008-04-01January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesApril 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph of a grassy clearing at the foot of a wooded hill with palm trees. Around him, about eight people in white dhotis and shirts, several with saffron shawls, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl, and a bald man in orange walk or stand on the grass. A man in white at left faces the group.2008-04-01A field site beneath a forested hill on a cloudy day. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a long braided topknot and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange wrap, stands reading a sheet of paper while another man in orange robes with a maroon sash stands facing away. To the right, a cameraman in white holds a video camera on a rig and another man in orange with a maroon sash watches. A dirt track runs through grass, with a stack of dried palm thatch to the left and an earth-moving machine in the background.2008-04-05October 07 20112011-10-07Outdoor photograph of a procession walking across a grassy field toward a wooded hill with palm trees. At centre, a long-haired man wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, and walks in front of a group. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas and several shaved-headed men wear orange shawls. A woman in a yellow sari stands among them. Some people in the background wear orange and white. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and orange shawl, walking as a leader in the group.2008-04-01