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Outdoor photograph at a dusty red-earth site beside a tree, with hills and scrub behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit on blue plastic chairs at left, one with long swept-back dark hair and a red-and-orange wrap, the other with a pony-tailed hair knot and a saffron cloth. The seated man on the left wears a saffron top and red-trimmed shawl, round glasses, and a gold bracelet, and extends a white paper to a man in a white shirt standing at right. Several men in white shirts and a man in a checked shirt stand around, one holding papers, and a cameraman with a video camera stands in the background. Ground shows marked-out survey lines.

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April 05 20082008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoors on bare red earth with a few trees and scrubby hills behind, a man with long dark hair tied back in a bun, bare-chested and wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and waist, sits on a pale blue plastic chair with bare feet and gold bangles, smiling as he reaches out to accept papers handed to him. An older man in white dhoti and shirt with a bent posture bends forward to hand over a small stack of paper. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a saffron shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace while holding a video camera, watch and stand nearby, and a figure in dark clothes stands at the right edge. Ceremonial gold necklaces and bangles are visible on the seated man. Another blue chair stands beside them.2008-04-05A photograph of a bare earth construction site under sparse trees, with freshly dug red soil and white survey lines marked on the ground. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap, sits on a blue plastic chair with his back to the camera, while a man in a white shirt lies prone on the ground before him, arms outstretched and face down. Standing around are several men in white shirts and dhotis and one man in a white shirt and dark trousers, watching. A man in a white shirt holding a video camera with an orange-wrapped shoulder appears nearby, and a yellow earth-moving tractor sits at the back. Plastic chairs are scattered across the site.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoor photo at a green, hilly site with dense trees and palms behind. A central figure in an orange saffron wrap, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands smiling with hands gesturing, appearing to speak. Swamiji (probable) is a candidate based on the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, though the appearance is only partly clear. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and orange shawls stand and watch; a man in a checked shirt bends forward toward the central figure, and another man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right holding a phone to photograph the scene. Some attendees wear orange shawls, and one bald man in an orange wrap stands at left. The setting suggests a bhoomi puja site, though no ritual objects are clearly visible.2008-04-01April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoors on bare red earth beneath trees, a seated person in an orange saffron wrap and orange garment with a rudraksha mala looks down at an open illustrated book held in both hands. Their long dark hair is pulled back. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white cloth on his shoulder stands holding papers and a card, while another man in white crouches beside an open cardboard box of small items on the ground. Other men in white dhotis stand around, and a silver vehicle is parked behind. Plastic chairs and a small table with books sit in the foreground.2008-04-05January 04 20122012-01-04April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoor relief camp under a tent canopy with a plastic chair. A smiling man with swept-back hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron garment, seated and facing left, is being handed a card by a man in a beige shirt and checked lungi. A man in a red polo shirt stands at right, holding out a small white card. Parked white vehicle and other people in white and green medical caps are visible in the background. a person cues: swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04