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A photograph of a group touring carved stone ruins, with a man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap and a long rudraksha mala pointing upward toward a carved stone wall with relief figures. Beside him stands a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulder, holding a water bottle. Behind them, a woman in a red patterned kurta and white trousers looks up, and another man in white with an orange shawl drinks from a water bottle. Weathered sandstone blocks, carved pillars and a doorway frame a temple setting in daylight.

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July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph taken through a stone doorway of a weathered temple at Angkor, with a tree-lined path beyond. In the foreground a young man in a rust-orange monastic robe and a dark rudraksha mala walks toward the camera. Behind him a man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl and carries water bottles, followed by a crowd of visitors including a woman in a red top, a man in a maroon shirt, a man in a plaid shirt, and a guide in a pale shirt. Several people raise cameras.2007-07-05July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A man in saffron-orange draped robes and a rudraksha mala walks toward the camera through a stone doorway of an ancient temple, carrying a wooden staff and wearing a straw hat and orange sandals. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and a woman in a white hat and sunglasses follow, and another woman in white stands on the steps. The worn sandstone carvings and weathered blocks frame the scene. The lead figure matches the Swamiji appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable).2007-07-03A group walks along a mossy stone path through a dense forest of large trees beside ruined temple stonework at an Angkor-style site. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks ahead. Behind him a bearded man wears white clothes with an orange shawl over one shoulder and carries a small object, and a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a white outfit with a green scarf follow. Other visitors in white, orange and yellow clothing walk along the path among uneven stone slabs. The foreground man has long swept-back dark hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, which matches Swamiji (probable) as the person in orange on the path.2007-07-03July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of people descending a worn stone step at an ancient temple doorway carved with decorative relief panels and sandstone blocks. In the centre, a man in a long orange robe and a long rudraksha mala gestures with one hand near his face. To his left, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a water bottle and a walking stick. Behind them, a man in a black shirt holds a straw hat and wears a shoulder bag. A woman in a red patterned top stands in the lower right foreground. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2007-07-05A group of about a dozen devotees and visitors stands and gathers on stone paving before large weathered stone faces at the Bayon temple in Angkor, Cambodia. A man in a white kurta with an orange scarf holds a straw hat and a phone, while a man in a yellow striped shirt with a camera slung across his chest gestures beside him. A woman in white with an orange shawl kneels at right, and a man in a light blue polo with a bottle stands at right. A woman in white with a white shawl stands behind the group. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The carved faces rise behind them under green foliage.2007-07-03A photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved path through ruined red sandstone temple walls at an Angkor-style site, under a cloudy sky with trees. At the centre, a man in a loose orange saffron wrap, bare-chested, with long dark hair, walks in front of the group in sandals. Beside him on the left, a man in white kurta-style clothing with an orange shawl holds a water bottle. A woman in a cream top holds a red umbrella and a white scarf. Other visitors in casual clothes, including a man in khaki shorts carrying a bag, follow along the path.2007-07-04Photograph of a group touring carved stone ruins with weathered sandstone walls and a doorway opening to the sky. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with grey stripes films with a handheld camera. Centre right, a man in a bright orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala stands smiling and holds a white towel. Beside him a man in white clothing and an orange shawl holds a white cloth. Behind them a bearded man in white robes, a young woman in a red shawl, and a girl in a red patterned top with white trousers look on. The carvings show standing figures in relief on the right wall.2007-07-05