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Outdoor photograph on a hillside with dense green scrub and rocky outcrops under an overcast sky. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a horizontal tilak on the forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl over the body and a long rudraksha mala, smiling as he faces a man in a checked shirt seen from behind. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands near another man in orange, and on the right, older and younger men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one wearing a gold chain. Appearance-based a person cues: swept hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala.

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Outdoor photograph on a hillside of dense green scrub with rocky outcrops behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, wears an orange saffron garment wrapped over the shoulder and body. Swamiji (probable) is shown with these long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues, smiling and walking through a group. Around him, a shaved-headed man in orange on the left, a seated-to-standing elder in white shirt and white dhoti, and a bespectacled man in a white shirt with a pendant on the right. A man in a blue checked shirt stands in the foreground with his back to the camera.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a hillside with green scrub, palm fronds and a rocky hill behind a cloudy sky. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala, standing among about eight people in white dhotis and shirts; a shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands to the left and another in orange with a white robe and orange shawl stands at right. A man in a checked shirt faces the group from the foreground, and a person to the left holds a container. The setting suggests a land-blessing site, though no ritual act is clearly visible.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on a hillside at dusk beside a rocky, tree-covered hill. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala stands centre-right, smiling, with a second saffron-robed sannyasi with shaved head to their left. Around them are men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a checked shirt seen from behind, and a woman in a white sari with gold border at the left edge. Tall grass and palms frame the scene. Their identity is not established from appearance, so the figure is described by role.2008-04-01Outdoor 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 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a grassy hillside below a wooded, rocky hill with palm trees on the left. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a long wrap and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, long dark hair swept back, a staff-like rod in one hand, looking off to the side. He has a distinctive appearance with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is a probable Swamiji in person. To the right, an older man in white shirt and white trousers with grey hair stands beside him. In the background, several people in white and saffron sit on the grass near offerings during what appears to be a bhoomi puja at the land site.2008-04-01