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Outdoor photograph of two men standing at the edge of a concrete-rimmed rectangular pit, with scattered yellow flowers on the ground around it. The man on the right wears a long saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, has long dark hair, and stands barefoot looking down into the pit. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl and stands with arms folded. Behind them is a raised mound of reddish-brown earth and dense green trees under a pale sky. Two people are visible, and no identification is made from appearance.

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A photograph of an outdoor construction site where a square pit lined with brick has been dug into a concrete pad, with marigold petals scattered at its edge. Two men stand barefoot beside the pit. The man on the left wears white dhoti and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder and hands folded at his waist. The man on the right wears a long orange robe, has long dark hair, and stands with his hands at his sides. Behind them are heaps of sand, stacked bricks, gravel, a water tank on a tower, and trees. This appears to be preparation for a fire walk. a person is not visibly identifiable by appearance with sufficient cues, so no probable identification is made.2006-11-22October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and dappled sunlight on a dirt path. Two men stand side by side looking upward into the branches. The man on the right is bald and wears an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange shawl draped over the shoulders, plus glasses. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and a white upper garment with a maroon and gold bordered shawl, a garland around his neck, and a dark knitted cap. A low stone platform and a whitewashed boundary wall are in the background.2010-09-27October 21 20062006-10-21September 19 20062006-09-19A photograph of an outdoor dirt path beneath large green trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban walks barefoot across the reddish ground, carrying a fold of cloth at his waist. Beside him, a bearded man in a white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot and carries a white cloth bag. A long grey stone slab lies across the foreground, and a heap of dark rocks and bare soil appears behind them.2003-01-01A photograph on a dirt track beside lush green trees and a hillside. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk along the path. The man in front wears an orange shawl over his robe and orange sandals, looking to the left. The man at right wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck, dark-rimmed glasses, and blue flip-flops, and holds his hands together. Behind them, two women in white and orange saris stand on the path. A heap of sand and a pile of grey gravel lie at the left edge.2009-11-30A photograph of a man walking along a dirt path beneath a large spreading tree with dense green foliage. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over his body and sandals, and he holds a single crutch in his right hand. Behind him, a second man in white clothes with an orange shawl walks along the path, and a red-brown mound of material sits near a raised platform at the far end of the clearing.2006-10-07Outdoors in a palm-lined compound, a standing figure in an orange sannyasi wrap stands on sandy ground covered with dark ash and burnt circles, with smoke drifting through the trees. The figure has long dark hair swept back and bare upper arms, and holds a white-and-red object near the ground. Behind on the right, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt uses a long-handled broom with an orange handle to sweep. Coconut palms, shrubs and a utility pole with wires frame the background. Swamiji (probable): the orange wrap and long swept-back hair are the distinguishing cues for the standing figure, who is presented as a sannyasi in the photograph.2006-08-19Outdoor photo at a shaded courtyard beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in a white dhoti and shawl leans over a low stone basin, dipping his hand toward the water, with a small red mark on his fingers. Behind him stands a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and bare feet, with long dark curly hair, and a younger man in an orange robe with a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at the left edge beside an older man in white with an orange-red shawl and gold bangle. The ground is reddish earth with a dark polished stone platform in the foreground left and concrete raised planters around the tree.2009-10-15July 02 20042004-07-02April 01 20082008-04-01