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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red border, smiling, holds a folded white cloth or sheet toward a bald, bearded man in white ritual dress with a white shawl edged in a striped border and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands. In the foreground, a woman with dark wavy hair in a black top and multicoloured shawl, wearing gold jewellery, faces away from the camera and holds a silver plate. The orange-robed figure has long swept-back dark hair and is shown with a distinctive appearance, but no crown, rudraksha, or ceremonial necklace is clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.

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October 21 20062006-10-21A photograph taken outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. On the right, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala of large beads, holding a silver tray with a small object on it. Beside him, a bald, bearded man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a decorative border and a red tilak smiles. On the left edge, a woman with short dark hair in profile, wearing a gold necklace, faces the group. a person is the man in orange with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron shawl, presenting the tray.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with red border and a rudraksha mala stands centre, smiling as he hands a small offering or sweet to a woman in a black and red saree with gold-bordered blouse and bangles, who holds her palms out. Behind him a man in white kurta with orange shawl and a dark pendant stands on the sand, and white-clad figures stand further back near a stone-lined pool. On a teal cloth at lower right sit a brass plate and oil lamps. Count of visible people is about four to five.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor photo under a thatched roof with wooden beams and a stone pillar. Center right, a bearded man in white robes and a red-and-gold shawl holds a large white book with both hands and smiles. Left, a long-haired man in saffron orange robes and a red sleeveless undershirt, with white tilak on his forehead and beaded necklaces, gestures expressively toward him. Behind them, men in orange and white clothes stand, and a man in a yellow kurta on the right holds a green umbrella. A crowd of people is visible in the background, and a wooden cart wheel is at left.2009-08-06October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor photo at an ashram setting with green trees behind. A long-haired person in an orange saffron garment, with a bright vermilion mark on the forehead, bends over and points at an open white spiral-bound notebook held by an older man with grey hair, a moustache and a red tilak, wearing white clothes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. A younger man in an orange shawl stands behind them, and another person in white is partly visible at the left edge. The scene looks like an informal instruction or reading session with the notebook. Whether the long-haired figure is the a person is not established from appearance alone, so the identity remains uncertain.2006-10-07Two men exchange a black book with a white cover across a green-topped table under a thatched wooden-beamed pavilion. The man on the left wears a red sleeveless top, an orange saffron wrap and a white forehead mark, and holds the book out with both hands while smiling. The bearded man on the right wears white clothes and a red-and-gold patterned shawl, and takes the book. Behind them, an orange-robed monk and several people in white stand, with a stone wall and greenery visible through the open side.2009-08-06November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a room with peach walls, white curtains and a thatched ceiling. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-beaded neck garland, with a crown-like hair style, smiles and hands a small gift box and a bag of fruit to an older bald, white-bearded man with vibhuti marks wearing a cream dhoti and an orange-and-red shawl, who receives it with both hands. Beside him a woman in a magenta sari and a young man in a white shirt look on. At far left a man in an orange-and-green bordered shawl with forehead markings watches. The gift box shows a printed picture of a figure.2010-10-24August 06 20092009-08-06