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Outdoor 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.

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October 21 20062006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor photo on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange cloth with long, swept-back hair and a red mark on the forehead walks forward with hands at his sides; the cues are long hair, saffron clothing and a forehead mark, but the identity is uncertain. Behind him a bare-chested young boy in an orange dhoti stands with hands joined near a dark stone murti and a pile of red offerings. To the right a bearded sadhu in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas stands near a shrine. A woman in a red-brown sari with gold border walks at left, a man in white clothes stands beside the central figure, a woman in a patterned salwar with hands folded in namaskar stands at right, and a woman in a white shawl bends forward in front of a small child in red. A small child in red stands in the foreground on the path.2006-12-13Outdoor 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.2008-11-11December 06 20112011-12-06July 07 20092009-07-07A 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.2006-10-21December 06 20112011-12-06Outdoor 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.2006-11-14Outdoor photo in a palm-tree grove with a strand of orange bunting overhead. A central figure with long, dark, shoulder-length hair and bare back wears an orange wrap and stands facing away. Around him, several men in orange robes press palms together in greeting, including an older bald man and a man with a grey beard. At left, a man in white kurta and dhoti bends forward, and a younger man in white touches the feet of another. On the right, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands watching. A few more people are visible in the background. The ground is bare earth.2007-08-09July 12 20062006-07-12August 09 20072007-08-09