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A photograph of an outdoor food-serving area under a colorful patterned tent with striped multicolored valances. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead, standing and looking toward the camera (a person, appearance-based). Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala serves food from a steel tray at a long table laden with yellow-orange snacks, and a young girl in white stands near the line of people. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and checked shirts waits, and a white car is parked to the left.

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Outdoor food-serving area under a colourful striped canopy in red, yellow, green, blue and purple, with trees and a palm-thatched shelter behind. A long-haired person in a bright saffron-orange wrap stands centre-right facing left, bare-shouldered, with a distinctive long swept-back hair and orange garment cues. Around them, many people in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees move among tables; a server in a cream shirt and white dhoti hands out food, with piles of fried snacks on a tray at left. A man in a blue shirt holds a plate. A cardboard box sits on the ground beside the orange-clad figure. Cues are distinctive but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2006-07-28March 01 20092009-03-01December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoors on a dirt ground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, saffron robes and a gold-bead and rudraksha necklace stands beside a silver car while a woman in a white sari with a saffron-gold border offers him a kalasha with a coconut, mango leaves and yellow marigold garlands. Nearby, a man in white dhoti stands by the open car door, a man in saffron robes with a long mala and other devotees in white and black shirts gather. A gold trident and a multicoloured umbrella canopy stand in the background, with a banner and tents behind. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron receiving the kalasha welcome, with long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-and-gold necklaces. Eight physical people are visible.2009-12-23A young man with long, wavy dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He smiles while carrying a silver tray of white flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a wooden table draped in orange cloth holding a brass bell, coconut halves, bananas, yellow flowers, brass vessels and offerings. Orange and yellow decorative banners hang from poles above, with palm trees and a red building behind. A crowd of men and women in white shirts and saris, some with garlands and folded hands, watches nearby. Whether the robed man is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.2009-12-23April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor ceremony under a red-and-white striped tent with floral canopy decorations and a dark draped backdrop. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks forward down a red carpet, hands folded at his waist, flanked by other saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees. An older bearded sannyasi in orange walks behind him, and women in orange and yellow saris and men in white shirts stand among seated guests on white plastic chairs. Plastic chairs and a tented pavilion suggest an open-air assembly, though the ritual itself is not clearly visible.2007-08-09July 28 20062006-07-28A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like complex with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes, long swept-back hair, a gold necklace of large beads and a gold pendant, and white and red forehead markings reaches his right hand over a silver bowl of red offerings. Behind him stand a crowd of devotees, including a man in white with a yellow cloth and a woman in white with a yellow shawl holding a brass vessel. Another saffron-robed man stands at right. Tables with yellow flowers and banana leaves are at left. Prominent visible cues suggest a person as the saffron-robed figure in front, conducting the offering.2008-12-23Photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a open-sided tent with colourful woven hangings. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi, smiles while holding a brass tray with an orange cloth bundle and white cloth on it, with pink and yellow flower petals on the tray. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls surround him on the grass, with brass vessels in front of them. Several standing spectators in light clothing are in the background, along with a loudspeaker and folding chairs.2008-11-11December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, walking centre-frame and smiling. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry red-and-gold umbrellas on poles on either side, and a woman in a cream sari with a red border and red bindi carries a silver vessel holding green leaves. White smoke or powder drifts near the saffron-robed figure, and thatched huts and a crowd of onlookers appear behind. Several people hold cameras. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-robed central figure with long hair and ornate gold necklace matches the page's Swamiji attendance note.2006-07-11