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A photograph taken outdoors on a dirt ground with trees, a palm and a stacked pile of bricks behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, stands smiling while holding up a large painted portrait of a woman with flowing dark hair. A seated man in a red-and-white checked shirt looks at the painting, and another man in white clothes sits nearby. a person is shown standing in saffron clothing with long hair, a probable depiction of the central figure, while the seated men appear to be devotees. The scene suggests a preparatory moment at the Brahmacharyam program.

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Outdoors on bare dirt ground with trees and palms behind, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds up a printed poster showing a bearded face with a trident-like figure, while a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and a man in white with orange wrap look on. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair and saffron wrap are the visible cues for the central figure, who is handling the printed poster. Two other men stand nearby, one with a tilak on his forehead.2006-11-22Outdoors on a dirt ground with palm and leafy trees behind, a tall man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wears a loose orange-saffron wrap and stands at right, extending his hands toward a young man in a pink-and-white checked shirt who holds up a printed portrait of a long-haired person. Several other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near, with a stack of bricks and gravel at right. The visible long hair and orange wrap are appearance cues for a person, though the figure's identity is not established from appearance alone.2006-11-22Outdoor construction site with bare earth, a brick pile and stone blocks behind a low concrete wall, and trees under a pale sky. A man in a red-and-white checked shirt on the left faces a figure in a loose orange-saffron wrap who has long swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders and is gesturing with open hands and smiling. A man in a white shirt crouches in the centre holding an open paper plan or drawing with a blue image, and another person is partly visible crouching at the lower centre. A cream-coloured carved animal or bird head appears at the lower right edge.2006-11-22Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, bowing his head as he reads a small printed paper held in both hands. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt with an orange shawl looks down at the same paper. Blurred green foliage and a reddish dirt path fill the background.2006-10-07Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard beside a concrete-block wall. A bald monk in rust-orange robes stands smiling at center, beside a second bald monk in deep maroon robes and a woman in a white sari with a red border. At left, a man with long hair tied back wears a lavender kurta and white dhoti. At right foreground, a long-haired person with bare shoulders and an orange cloth gestures with an open hand toward the group. A framed portrait on the white wall at upper right shows a long-haired figure in orange with a mala, hands folded. Trees and a partly built structure appear behind.2006-12-24Outdoor photo under a corrugated metal shelter with palm trees behind it. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a hair knot stands at centre-right, smiling and talking with three men: one in a pink checked shirt holding a booklet, one in a green checked shirt, and one in a white shirt holding papers. A monk in orange robes stands at far right holding a small white container. Large steel vessels and red produce sit in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor photograph at the ashram. A long-haired man in a sleeveless orange saffron robe with a white forehead mark smiles while reading a book with an orange cover and orange ribbon bookmark held in both hands. Behind him, another man in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks along a dirt path among green shrubs and rocks. On the right, a man with short grey hair in a white shirt is seen from behind. A small framed picture is mounted on a post in the background beside a thatched hut.2006-10-07Photograph of a long-haired man in profile on a dusty construction-site ground, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over his bare shoulder. Behind him stand a second man partly visible, thatched-roof sheds, a concrete block wall, a pile of gravel and young trees. The man in front has long, swept-back black hair and is looking to the left.2006-09-16August 09 20072007-08-09September 18 20062006-09-18September 16 20062006-09-16Outdoor photograph on a dirt path with palm trees, shrubs and rocky hillside behind. Two main men walk side by side in saffron orange robes. The man on the left, elderly with round glasses, wears a brown knitted cap and a brown shawl over orange clothes and carries a pen in his shirt pocket. The man on the right has long dark swept-back hair, a red mark on his forehead, and a saffron wrap draped over his shoulders, smiling broadly. Behind them a man in a white shirt and an orange sash walks in the background, and another bald man in glasses appears at the far left edge. Trees and a small building fill the background.2006-11-21