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A photograph of six men walking outdoors across a dry, gravelly site with stone blocks and sculpture stock in the background, under a hazy sky with a covered open-sided shed. On the far right, a man with long braided hair wears a rust-red dhoti and a red wrap with gold borders. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a saffron shawl walks ahead, and another in orange robes and a bald head walks in the centre. At left, a young boy in white with a mala, and a man in orange holds his hand to his head. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in front with his head bowed. A garden hose lies on the ground at right.

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Four men stand on a dusty open-air site beside a corrugated metal shed holding carved stone pieces, pedestals and bowls. On the left, a man in saffron robes and an orange head wrap walks beside an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Centre right, a bald man in an orange kurta and saffron dhoti stands facing a person in a long, swept-back hairstyle wearing a rust-red and gold-striped robe with a rudraksha mala. Piles of cut granite slabs and rubble lie to the right, with trees and haze in the background. The scene is an outdoor site visit with no visible ritual.2015-02-05Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a gravel pile and a whitewashed concrete wall, with a temple gateway and palm trees behind. A man in an orange-and-gold robe wearing a long multi-strand gold and beaded garland walks at the centre, and an orange umbrella is held above him by a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes walk beside and behind him, and a white-clad elderly man with a grey moustache walks at the left edge. Several other people in white and light shirts follow in the background.2012-09-24Outdoor photo on a concrete path beside a large stacked pile of cut sandstone blocks, some carved, with dry red earth and a fence on the right. A bearded man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and wrap with a rudraksha mala walks forward, with a white-shirted man and a woman in a light patterned top and dark leggings beside him. Behind them, several people in orange and yellow garments walk along the path, and a figure in white and another in a light blue shirt follow. Trees and construction equipment appear in the background under a pale sky. The bearded man shows distinctive saffron clothing and a mala, consistent with a person as the visiting leader on a campus tour.2017-03-26A photograph of a procession climbing stone steps outdoors under a clear sky, with a white metal railing and a wall with a painted mural at right. At right, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark beaded necklace wears a loose orange saffron wrap and walks upward. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothing wear gold-bead necklaces and gold-trimmed white dhotis; one in orange holds a long red pole, and one in orange carries a small orange cloth. A man in a red shirt with white dhoti walks among them, and a youth in white with a gold necklace stands at center. Swamiji (probable) is the barefoot figure at right, identified by long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, and dark beaded necklace, in a procession role.2011-05-24Outdoor scene on a dusty dirt courtyard beside a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof and red-painted decorative trim. A tall ceremonial umbrella with a multicoloured canopy in red, green, blue and yellow and tasselled fringe is carried on a pole by a young man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl. Walking beneath it is a man in saffron-orange robes with a flowing beard. Beside him, a younger man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap walks barefoot. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along, one holding a small object and another holding a phone or device. Palm trees and green shrubs stand behind a low hill.2009-08-08November 10 20112011-11-10February 17 20082008-02-17August 08 20092009-08-08April 06 20082008-04-06Outdoor photo on dry red earth beside a thatched palm-roof shelter under a partly cloudy sky. Two saffron-robed men in the centre-left hold up yellow umbrellas over a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a shawl, who extends his arm forward. Around him stand another saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a bare-chested white-clad helper, and a shaved-headed devotee in orange on the right, with a rudraksha mala and a white-clad attendant beside him. Dry sticks and sparse plants lie on the ground, and a green fence post stands at the far right. Several figures wear rudraksha malas. a person candidate: the bare-chested central figure with long hair and orange shawl, shown receiving umbrella shade; appearance is partly visible and the identification is uncertain.2012-07-24October 19 20132013-10-19A group of about eight men in saffron and maroon robes walks barefoot along a dirt path past a rocky, earthy slope with boulders and a partly visible stone statue behind them. The man in the centre front wears a brown-and-gold dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, his long dark hair swept back, and he holds a ceremonial staff in the group. Several men in orange robes wear rudraksha malas; one older man in orange has a red turban and a white name tag.2013-10-19