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Outdoor ceremony at a dusty roadside site beside a parked orange Tata-style truck with a canopy. Three women in saffron-orange sarees stand on a white painted platform with a swan-shaped white ledge; one woman in orange wears a red and white garland and raises her hands in greeting while a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands beside her. Potted plants sit on the ledge, and a red-and-white banner with Tamil lettering hangs behind. Older men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the right, and a printed panel of photographs stands at the left edge. Several saffron-clad people are visible in the scene.

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Outdoor photo at a roadside site beside a white ornamental wall with a small potted plant and a sapling. A woman in an orange saffron sari wears a red-and-orange flower garland and holds a sapling. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near another potted plant. On the right, an older man in white clothing and glasses watches, and a partially visible man in white stands at the edge. Behind them an orange lorry labelled with Tamil text and a red-and-white banner showing a deity-like figure are visible. A second person in orange stands at left, and another in orange is partly visible near the wall. Tall power pylons and trees stand behind the scene.2010-01-23Outdoor photo at a roadside or village site in daylight. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, and stands beside a small potted plant. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends to tend a sapling, and an older man in a white shirt with dark sunglasses and a rudraksha mala stands at right. Behind them stand an orange bus with the lettering S. Devasa? and other orange vehicles, a blue pole and onlookers. A figure in orange robes stands at left.2010-01-23Outdoor photograph of a planting or groundbreaking ceremony in front of orange-and-white buses and a brick building. A woman in an orange saree with a heavy red and white flower garland stands at a small white-painted plot, with potted saplings set beside a golden kalasha-style vessel. Around her, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and beads gestures near the plot, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers watches, and a uniformed officer in khaki with a red cap stands to the left. A large blue pole with a pulley and rope rises above the scene. Several onlookers stand in the background among the vehicles, and a panel of printed photographs and Tamil banners is visible at left.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a garden plot beside orange buses and a brick building. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at the centre, raising one hand, while a woman in an orange sari with a heavy red and orange flower garland stands beside him. A woman in an orange sari and a man in orange robes stand to the left near a uniformed guard in khaki with a red turban. Men in white shirts and grey trousers watch from the right. Potted plants and a large golden oil lamp with a flame sit in the foreground beside a white swan figure, and framed photographs with a title panel stand along the left edge.2010-01-23Outdoor photo at a roadside site beside orange-and-white trucks and a bus marked with Tamil lettering. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red and white flower garland stands center, a rudraksha mala around the neck, gesturing with raised hands near a potted plant and a white planter. Around them, people in white shirts and dhotis, one man in white with a dark bead necklace and red tilak, and an older man in dark sunglasses and white shirt with a pendant. A woman in orange sari stands at left, and a second figure in orange robes stands beside her. A Tamil poster on a truck reads a title with a portrait. Pink flowers sit in planters on the ground and reddish soil is spread below. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, orange clothing, rudraksha mala and flower garland, standing as the central figure.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of an outdoor ground-level ritual at a small garden plot beside a brick building and a parked orange-and-white truck. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe kneels at a planted bed, pouring water from a metal vessel and steel cup over a small sapling. Beside him, a man in white clothes bends forward, and a woman in a red sari stands nearby. A row of onlookers behind a rope barrier includes men in white shirts, children in yellow and green clothes, and a woman holding a small child. A banner with Tamil text hangs on the building wall. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges. The orange-robed kneeling figure is in the foreground, with appearance cues that are uncertain.2010-01-23August 03 20092009-08-03July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor inauguration ceremony at a field site under a clear sky. A young man with a shaved-looking head? No: a man wearing a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth wrap over a bare upper body, with a rudraksha mala and a long multicolour garland of yellow, red and white flowers, stands at left facing right while a woman in a white and pink sari and glasses stands behind him. Behind them hangs a large framed portrait showing a seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads, above a black signboard edged with white and red flower garlands and hung with mango-leaf and white flower torans. A white-clothed platform and a flagpole with a white flag stand nearby, and some people's hands appear at right in namaste.2006-11-24Outdoor stage event under a white canopy with marigold garlands strung along its edge and orange pennants on poles. A central figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beads stands with palms pressed together, probable Swamiji by appearance. Beside him a monk in saffron sits, and two white-clad men stand at the front; one white-clad man extends an object to another. Behind the stage, a banner reads in Tamil with a deity image and portrait, and green turf and purple and orange flower arrangements line the platform. Several white-clad and saffron-clad attendees stand at the rear.2009-01-12