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A photo taken under an open thatched-roofed pavilion with palm trees beyond. A figure with long dark hair seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing orange ochre cloth wrapped around the body and holding a walking cane, stands facing a group. On the left, a young man in white with an orange shawl presses palms together in anjali. Next, an older man with glasses in a white kurta and orange shawl stands with hands at his sides. On the right, a woman with light hair in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small table and people in white appear in the background, and a parked vehicle is visible beyond the pavilion.

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A photograph taken from behind inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and palm trees beyond. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti walks away from the camera, bare-backed with long dark hair, holding a stick. Around them, devotees in white clothing with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaste: a man with glasses at the back left, a woman in a white sari with green patterned border at the left, a man in white at the left foreground, and a woman with reddish hair in a white sari with gold border and orange shawl at the right. In the background a white vehicle is parked outside and a metal table holds vessels and items, with a few people standing beyond.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor photo at a leafy ashram compound with a tall pole and a small building behind. In the centre, a figure with long dark curly hair wears an orange robe with a red border, shown from the back with bare shoulders, hands pressed together in prayer. To the right, a bald, bearded man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-green bordered shawl stands with palms joined. Behind them, a woman in a magenta sari with a gold necklace smiles and holds her hands together, a man in white stands in glasses, and a child in white bends over at the lower left. Attendees appear to be gathering for a devotional moment outdoors. a person is.2006-10-21Outdoor photograph under a corrugated shelter with trees behind. In the foreground, a figure with long, dark, curly hair wrapped in an orange saffron cloth, seen from behind, faces a group of devotees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind him, an older man and several women in white saris stand with palms joined in prayer, one with gold bangles. Two women are at the left edge, also in white, with hands folded. The setting suggests a welcome or greeting ritual at a temple or ashram.2008-11-11Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.2006-11-20December 06 20092009-12-06A photograph of an outdoor temple-style gathering on a grassy hillside under a tarpaulin canopy. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland sits on a green mat, smiling with palms pressed together in greeting, holding a wooden staff with a crook. Facing them, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl kneels with folded hands, smiling. A seated man in white and orange shawl, wearing glasses, holds a small object at the lower left. Behind them, several women in white saris and men in white stand watching. At the right, a seated man in white sits before a laptop and brass bowls on a blue cloth, with flower offerings and a brass lamp nearby. A decorated golden shrine with a framed picture sits at the upper left. Five prominent people are visible, with others partially in view at the edges.2008-11-11Outdoor photo on a dirt path with trees and rocky hills behind. A smiling man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears a loose orange wrap and is reaching his hands toward a devotee bending forward in a checked shirt. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together. On the left, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a silver plate of marigold flowers and a tall wooden staff topped with an orange and red ceremonial fan. On the right, a woman in white with an orange shawl and a long braid stands watching.2006-11-14A photograph of a procession outdoors on a sandy path before stone sculptures and palm trees. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace of beads, his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a bearded man in an orange robe stands beside a man in white, and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl holds a long wooden staff topped by a yellow-and-orange canopy. On the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded. Stone deity figures and a dark statue stand in the background.2010-02-12Outdoor photo at an open dirt-ground campus with pink and gold draped tent fabric and a white canopy umbrella behind. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl and mala beads stands at left, smiling and holding a tall orange flag pole, with a candidate a person appearance (probable) from his long swept hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha malas. Several people in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaste; a man in white with a rudraksha mala and another in a white shirt with a badge also have hands folded. A few women in white saris with gold borders stand nearby.2006-07-12A photo of a devotee bowing with folded hands while a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe places his hand on her head, under a thatched roof in an open hall. The robed figure has long, swept-back dark hair and wears a saffron orange wrap and dhoti, matching the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair and saffron clothing. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and shirts with orange lanyards, some with palms pressed together. A second saffron-robed sannyasi stands to the right with hands folded. A woman in a teal sari with gold bangles bends forward, and a younger woman in white and pale patterned clothing bows her head.2010-02-17A photograph of an outdoor pavilion with a thatched roof and cinder-block walls, where a bare-chested sannyasi with long dark hair and an orange cloth sits on a low wooden seat at the left, extending his arm toward a group. Several devotees in white dress with orange shawls kneel and sit on the floor in front of him; one kneeling man in white with an orange shawl gestures toward him while smiling. Behind them, numerous people in white clothing and orange shawls stand and sit, and a cameraman films the scene. Metal plates with green leaves and food sit on the floor and on a bench at left, and a construction site with stacked concrete blocks appears at the upper left.2006-10-21