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Night photograph of a procession on a sandy path lined with coconut palms. A central figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with long, swept-back dark hair and glasses, probable Swamiji by appearance cues, with the page noting his presence at this event. Behind him, people in white ritual clothes and a girl in a red top and green skirt walk along the path; a line of white-clad devotees stands further back under the palms. Dim lighting and a mound of earth lie to the left.

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Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting. In the centre, a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks forward, smiling. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a gold-and-multicoloured canopy and a deity murti is carried in procession. To the left, drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play drums, one wearing a white headband, while other men in white with orange shoulder cloths walk alongside. Several people in white and saffron stand in the background, with a lit lamp near the right edge.2010-11-20Night street procession in Tamil Nadu. A man in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala walks at centre down the road's white dividing line, a white and red garland draped over his shoulders. Flanked by devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some wearing pendants and rudraksha beads. An older man in a white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant stands at left holding a garland. Behind them crowds watch and white flags with blue emblems are raised against a dark sky with street lights.2008-11-11A night-time procession on a street with many devotees dressed in white dhotis and shirts, several holding white flags with a blue emblem on poles. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a thick white-and-red flower garland draped over his shoulders, walks forward. Swamiji (probable) is marked by the saffron turban and robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. To his left, a man in white shirt and trousers wears a rudraksha mala and holds a garland. Another man in orange shawl and white attire with a rudraksha mala walks beside him, and streetlights glow in the background.2008-11-11A figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap walks along a sandy dirt road lined with coconut palms and shrubs. He wears a long rudraksha mala and open sandals, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Grass and scrubby bushes border the road beneath a pale sky. A small purple bird-shaped logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-12-09Outdoor bhoomi puja on a grassy field edged by scrub and trees. In the foreground a bare-headed man in orange robe bends toward a silver tray and brass vessel on the ground, with incense sticks and small offerings. Beside him stands a man with long dark hair, a tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap, barefoot, facing the ritual items. Behind them women in white saris, some with orange or yellow shawls, hold offering plates and join palms in prayer.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-012003-TO-2007-VISUALS-OF-AADIKAILAASAOutdoor photo at a thatched-roof, open-sided structure with a dirt floor. On the right, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and sandals, and holds a wooden walking stick while smiling and looking to the side; he matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, and a page reference to Swamiji is present. To the left, a group of devotees in white clothing stand with hands folded or hands on a metal railing, including a woman in a pink-bordered white sari with a folded-hands namaste, a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white with a white shawl. A camera operator is visible at the right edge.2006-10-12Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala, standing in front of a white building with a brass temple bell and a red-framed doorway. Behind him, several women in white sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand on dirt ground, with more white-clad people in the background. The long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues match the probable Swamiji candidate, so this person is described as Swamiji (probable) standing among devotees.2006-10-12Night photograph of a barefoot procession walking along a dark road during a girivalam around a sacred hill. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange shawl over a white kurta wears a rudraksha-style beaded mala and bangles, walking with a group behind him. Around them are devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several in saffron or orange shawls, and a few in orange sarongs. An orange-robed sadhu walks at the front left. Dark trees line the road above them.2008-01-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path between white tents with orange flags strung overhead. A man in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair, a red bindi and a long multicoloured flower garland, carries a tall gold staff topped with a lion-head finial. Beside him, men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A tree and cloudy sky frame the scene.2007-12-23Outdoor photograph on a grassy field with scrubby trees and an overcast sky, apparently a bhoomi puja ceremony. A man in long saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead and red-and-black rudraksha malas around his neck stands in the centre, smiling and holding red flowers at his chest; this is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the hair, malas and saffron clothing. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver vessel with a small flame, and another orange-clad man stands at left. Several women in white saris with yellow or orange shawls stand behind, one holding a metal tray with offerings and another an accordion-style instrument. Roughly six to twenty people are visible.2008-04-01