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Outdoor scene in a garden with bare earth, a concrete block wall, and trees. A woman in a cream sari with a beaded necklace walks at left, carrying a stick and passing a folded white mat. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth walks barefoot in the centre, his back to the camera. A man in a maroon shirt and dark trousers holds a phone to his ear. Two women in orange-saffron garments stand behind a teal green tarpaulin stretched between them near the tree trunk. The grounds are being prepared as a sacred space for ritual activity.

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May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a dirt yard beside a hedge of oleander and flowering shrubs with a vine-covered wall behind. A man in an orange shawl and white shirt walks at the left, and a long-haired person in a plain orange robe and sandals walks centrally across freshly dug ground with a trench and a black pipe. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at the right beside a corrugated metal shed; one stands with hands folded and the other holds a white paper. Four people are visible, and no appearance-based candidate for a person is clearly established from the cues shown, so the identity remains uncertain.2006-09-19November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of a dusty clearing with scrubby trees, a palm, rocky outcrop and parked white vehicles. A central figure in orange robes with a long flower garland walks forward, while a man in white dhoti and shawl beside him holds a bright yellow-orange umbrella over him. Other people in white and orange clothing walk alongside, and a small concrete tank sits at the left edge. The procession suggests a ceremonial walk at an outdoor site. A figure with long dark hair and an orange shawl at the front is a sannyasi-style devotee; whether he is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-02-15Outdoor photograph of a dirt path lined with leafy trees and low green shrubs behind a wire fence. A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap and walks in front. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron/orange wrap clothing) is walking at the centre. Beside and behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk along the path; one older man with white hair wears a white dhoti and red tilak. Bags are slung over shoulders.2006-09-182004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02March 26 20172017-03-26Outdoor photo at an ashram-style grounds with a large leafy tree behind. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over his body, stands smiling and looking to his right. Beside him, a young woman in a white sari with gold border and orange shawl stands with a red bindi, and an older woman in white sari with gold border, orange shawl, rudraksha mala and glasses stands next to her. In the foreground at lower left, a silver vessel holds a green leaf arrangement with a yellow fruit or offering. Loose red earth lies on the ground at left. Three people are visible.2009-08-03December 22 20112011-12-22Outdoor photo of a group digging in red-brown soil beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree. In the foreground a woman in a dark top and a woman in a grey-green outfit work with hand tools. In the centre a person in a black top and black trousers, barefoot, presses a long iron rod into the ground. On the right a man with a beard and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red dhoti and a shawl, holds a hoe; a long rudraksha-style cord hangs from his shoulder. Behind them a line of onlookers in white, teal, blue and red clothing watches. A digging ritual or community work day setting; no fire or ceremonial objects are clearly visible.2016-09-11October 08 20062006-10-08