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A man stands on grassy ground in front of a forested hill, holding a silver trident in his right hand and a rudraksha mala in his left. He wears long dark hair, a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and an orange saffron garment draped over his shoulder and body. In the background, several people in white and orange robes stand near palm trees, and one more figure in orange is at the right edge. Two people in the background are visible in white and orange robes, along with an orange-clad figure, and a partially visible hand is at right. The scene looks like an outdoor ritual site in a natural landscape. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and a trident, standing in a ceremonial role.

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Outdoor photograph on a grassy hillside below a rocky, tree-covered hill under an overcast sky. A standing man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a staff in his left hand. Further back on the left, two seated men are visible; one wears an orange robe and the other white with an orange shawl. The image is watermarked with a copyright notice.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on a grassy field before a forested hill under an overcast sky. A man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a thin staff in one hand. A person in white clothing stands at the right edge, and another figure in white and orange sits on the grass in the background.2008-04-01A standing man in saffron-orange draped robes stands on grassy ground with scrubby trees behind him. He has long dark hair swept back, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and a long rudraksha mala with a silver pendant at his chest. He gestures with one open hand while holding a small metal object in the other, and wears black sandals. A dark bag sits on the grass to the right. This is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, shown in an outdoor setting.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a grassy hillside below a wooded, rocky hill with palm trees on the left. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a long wrap and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, long dark hair swept back, a staff-like rod in one hand, looking off to the side. He has a distinctive appearance with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is a probable Swamiji in person. To the right, an older man in white shirt and white trousers with grey hair stands beside him. In the background, several people in white and saffron sit on the grass near offerings during what appears to be a bhoomi puja at the land site.2008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a hillside of dense green scrub with rocky outcrops behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, wears an orange saffron garment wrapped over the shoulder and body. Swamiji (probable) is shown with these long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues, smiling and walking through a group. Around him, a shaved-headed man in orange on the left, a seated-to-standing elder in white shirt and white dhoti, and a bespectacled man in a white shirt with a pendant on the right. A man in a blue checked shirt stands in the foreground with his back to the camera.2008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a hillside with green scrub, palm fronds and a rocky hill behind a cloudy sky. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala, standing among about eight people in white dhotis and shirts; a shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands to the left and another in orange with a white robe and orange shawl stands at right. A man in a checked shirt faces the group from the foreground, and a person to the left holds a container. The setting suggests a land-blessing site, though no ritual act is clearly visible.2008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a hillside with dense green scrub and rocky outcrops under an overcast sky. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a horizontal tilak on the forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl over the body and a long rudraksha mala, smiling as he faces a man in a checked shirt seen from behind. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands near another man in orange, and on the right, older and younger men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one wearing a gold chain. Appearance-based a person cues: swept hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala.2008-04-01A man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with white and red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver trident-tipped rod in both hands and looks down at it, in an outdoor field with shrubs and trees behind him. To his left a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl with white tilak walks beside him, and to the right a woman in white with an orange shawl and mala stands among the group. An orange umbrella is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a bhoomi puja at a land site in Tiruvannamalai.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01