Outdoor ceremony under leafy trees at what the page identifies as Adhi Kailasa, Bidadi, a bhoomi puja before groundbreaking. A standing figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron wrap, bare-chested with ash marks on the back, extends a hand toward two devotees prostrating face-down on a woven mat, one in a green-and-red sari and one in a checked shirt. Scattered petals lie on the mat. Behind them, a man in white with a patterned shawl and vibhuti marks holds a green bowl of offerings, and several men in white shirts and a checked shirt stand with palms pressed together. The standing figure matches the page's Swamiji cues (saffron turban and wrap, ash marks), so this is a probable identification. — Photo 45 of 67 from 23 January 2003

January 23 2003

Generated description: Outdoor ceremony under leafy trees at what the page identifies as Adhi Kailasa, Bidadi, a bhoomi puja before groundbreaking. A standing figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron wrap, bare-chested with ash marks on the back, extends a hand toward two devotees prostrating face-down on a woven mat, one in a green-and-red sari and one in a checked shirt. Scattered petals lie on the mat. Behind them, a man in white with a patterned shawl and vibhuti marks holds a green bowl of offerings, and several men in white shirts and a checked shirt stand with palms pressed together. The standing figure matches the page's Swamiji cues (saffron turban and wrap, ash marks), so this is a probable identification.

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Date: 23 January 2003
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