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Evening outdoor gathering at a temple-side stone courtyard with a brick wall behind and bamboo scaffolding at right. Many seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the ground in rows. A central woman in orange sari with a white forehead mark and beaded necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her a man in orange with a garland sits with hands joined. At right a bald man in orange robes holds a brass pot and stands among the crowd. Uniformed police and staff in white stand along the back. A small brass plate with oil lamps and offerings sits in the foreground.

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A large outdoor gathering at an ancient temple precinct with a stone wall behind and thatched palm-frond shelters on poles. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and an orange saffron cloth sits cross-legged with hands joined, the appearance is a probable match for Swamiji. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis sit with malas, and devotees in white and colourful saris kneel or stand with folded hands. A man in a khaki uniform stands in the background, and a bald priest in white stands near a tripod camera. Brass plates with offerings sit in the lower right.2011-12-20Dusk gathering of a large crowd seated and standing on a stone pavement before a dark stone wall, with bamboo scaffolding at upper right. Many people in white dhotis and shirts stand at the back, some with hands folded in namaste; a uniformed police officer and an officer in khaki stand among them. In the foreground, several people in saffron and orange robes sit in prayer posture, rudraksha malas around their necks. A central figure in orange robes with long hair and a garland sits with palms joined. At lower right, a bald priest in white sits beside a silver tray of flowers, fruit and a lit oil lamp.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photograph at dusk of a crowd seated on a stone paved ground before a tall stone wall, with bamboo scaffolding behind. In the centre a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a shawl sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, ornate gold necklaces and gold bangles, with a white tilak on the forehead. Around them devotees in orange and white dhotis and saris sit in prayer; a few men in white shirts stand behind. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. The figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and ceremonial gold jewellery, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference (probable).2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a shawl and a long gold necklace sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, a vertical tilak on the forehead. Beside and behind, several saffron-clad sannyasis sit on the stone pavement wearing rudraksha and gold mala necklaces, one with hands joined. To the left, a man in white dhoti with a white forehead band sits next to a uniformed attendant holding a tall staff. A large crowd in white and saffron stands behind a low wall and rough wooden scaffolding. The candidate matches Swamiji (probable) by long hair, saffron robes and ceremonial gold necklace, in a seated devotional gesture.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoors at dusk, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a stone pavement with palms pressed together in namaste, forehead marked with a tilak, wearing layered beaded malas, gold bangles and an armlet. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange robes sit in rows, some in prayer, and uniformed police officers and white-shirted volunteers stand near a long stone temple wall with bamboo scaffolding. A man in a saffron robe with bare shoulders stands at right holding a camera. Swamiji (probable) is the central seated figure, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style malas and gold ornaments, with the appearance-based label applied from these visible cues.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20