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Outdoors on a dirt track beside a parked silver SUV with a registration plate reading KA04M. A man in a white collared shirt and brown trousers smiles while handing a small card or object to a figure in a saffron-orange robe with bare shoulder and chest, who has long swept-back hair and reaches out a hand. A woman in a yellow-and-beige printed sari with red bangles stands at left smiling, and a young man in a khaki shirt with a beaded mala watches behind. Two white-clad attendants in saffron shawls stand at right, one holding a small brass dish. Trees and a dry field fill the background.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt site with a green gate, a tree and a silver SUV behind. A bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth stands centre-right, in a rudraksha-style setting with a shaved head, holding a small object and offering it to a barefoot man in a white shirt and brown trousers. A woman in a yellow-and-cream patterned sari with gold bangles watches at left. Beside them is a brass-coloured pot with white garland and yellow flowers, and stone blocks with flowers. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand at right and a figure holds a small brass dish. Several onlookers stand in the background, including a boy in a checked shirt and a man in an olive shirt.2008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor photograph on a dirt road beside a chain-link fence and a silver SUV with plate KA04 MN4444. A bare-chested man in long flowing saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back dark hair, smiles and extends his right hand toward a man in a white collared shirt and brown trousers, who holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands, and a thali of yellow flowers sits at the right edge. A young man in a khaki shirt with a beaded mala stands at left.2008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor photograph at a dusty construction site under a tree, with a white SUV parked behind. A bare-chested figure in a long orange saffron cloth with long hair tied in a bun extends his hand to give something small and yellow to a woman in a cream and yellow patterned sari. A man in a white striped shirt and brown trousers holds out cupped hands to receive it, and a young man in a khaki shirt stands behind with palms joined in greeting. A person in white and orange is partly visible at the right edge. The figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, consistent with a person in a giving role; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-04-04Outdoor photo at a dusty grounds area with parked motorcycles on the left and a silver Ford SUV behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a multi-strand gold-and-beaded necklace, walks forward smiling with hands at his sides, flanked by men in white. A white-clad man on the left presses his palms together in anjali, and a man in white shirt and trousers walks behind. Striped canopy tents and trees are in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, shown walking, with the long hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklace as qualifying cues.2006-07-30Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside trees and a silver Ford SUV with plate KA04MN4444. A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands centre, hands together, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala bends to touch or greet his hands. A woman in a pink and red patterned silk sari with flowers in her hair watches at left. Other men in white with beaded malas stand at right, and a second saffron-clad person in the background is on a phone. Four to five prominent people are visible, with others partly out of frame.2009-08-08April 04 20082008-04-04A photograph of four men walking along a dirt road lined with palm and leafy trees, with a silver Ford SUV parked behind them. The man in front on the left has long dark hair, bare shoulders and an orange saffron wrap draped over an orange garment, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two men in white kurta and dhoti wear orange shawls, one with a mobile phone clipped at his waist and the other with bangles on his wrist. The man on the right, in a white kurta with an orange shawl and an ID badge on a lanyard, holds a bundle of papers and folders under his arm. The man in front has an appearance that matches cues associated with a person, with long swept-back hair, a bare chest with saffron drapery and a tilak, but the identification is uncertain.2006-11-14November 27 20062006-11-27Outdoor photo on a dirt ground at a construction site beside a green metal gate, with a dark SUV and trees behind. A bare-chested man in orange cloth with long swept-back hair and a dark beard stands center, palms joined, flanked by a priest in white dhoti and shawl with shaved head and an older man in white and orange. Two more people stand to the side, a woman in a yellow sari and a man in a pink shirt, both with palms joined, and several children watch with palms together. Before them are stone blocks, a brass kalasha pot with garlands, a plate of fruit and flowers, and orange-and-red garlands on a framed image. This appears to be a puja or bhoomi puja ceremony.2008-04-04April 05 20082008-04-05