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A photograph of a dry, overgrown hillside with scrubby green bushes, bare brown grass and a low dark stone wall in the foreground. A lone man stands on the slope at right, wearing a long white kurta and white dhoti, with dark hair and a beard. Behind him, at the top of the rise, a small group of about five people stands near a utility pole, including one figure in saffron-orange robes.

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April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor 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.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a grassy site before a wooded hill under a cloudy sky, with palm trees at left. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, gesturing with raised hands; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) leading the ceremony. Around him stand about a dozen men in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing saffron shawls, a few in white shirts and dhotis, and one woman in white at left holding a book. A man in a checked shirt lies or kneels at the lower centre, consistent with a ground ritual such as a bhoomi puja. The scene matches a land-blessing ceremony.2008-04-01Outdoor photo on a grassy field in front of a forested hill with palm trees under an overcast sky. A central figure in an orange-saffron garment with long dark swept-back hair stands facing left, arms folded, appearing to address the group. Around them are men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange or saffron shawls and one with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, plus a few women in white and yellow saris standing further back. The group is gathered on uneven ground near the hill.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01