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Outdoor evening photograph of a ceremonial welcome. A young man in a saffron-orange shawl and turban, with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands with hands folded in front of a row of men in white dhotis and shirts. On the right, a bare-chested older priest with white beard and hair knot holds a brass kalasha topped with green mango leaves, pink flowers and a coconut, offered to the saffron-clad figure. A second priest in white stands beside him. Spectators stand behind in the dim background, with a lantern-like shrine to the left.

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February 11 20032003-02-11Night-time photograph of a small outdoor gathering with bamboo poles behind. A young man in saffron robes, saffron turban, rudraksha mala and a pendant stands smiling with hands folded, flanked by men in white shirts and dhotis. On the right, a bare-chested priest with white beard, long white hair and rudraksha malas holds a brass plate of flowers and a gold-cloth-covered object toward a younger bare-chested priest with a tilak. A uniformed officer stands at the edge.2003-02-11Indoor scene in a dimly lit hall with fluorescent tube lights overhead. On the left, an older man in white clothes and a white shawl holds a gold-coloured metal deity figure with raised arm. Beside him, a bespectacled older man in white shirt has a red tilak on his forehead. In the centre, a smiling young man wears an orange turban, orange robe and a yellow-and-multicoloured bordered shawl. On the right, a bearded older man with long swept-back grey hair wears an orange robe and is bare-shouldered, looking toward the group. Several people stand in the background.2003-01-09Men walk barefoot across a sandy ground at night under a thatched palm-leaf roof, lit by a single distant lamp with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe, an orange turban, and a long rudraksha mala walks with his hands folded in front. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a group, one on the left holding a white cloth.2003-02-11February 11 20032003-02-11A photograph inside a hall with a fabric-draped pillar and a screen behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, stands with palms pressed together and hands raised in blessing over a bowed older man in a cream shirt. Another man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with folded hands. Behind them a man in orange robes and gold necklace holds a tray of offerings, and at right a bald priest in white with a tilak holds a silver plate with a lamp and flowers. a person is the long-haired man in orange with the rudraksha mala, an in-person presence at a blessing.2010-11-23June 12 20042004-06-12A photograph inside a dim temple hall at a shrine. In the centre, a man wearing an orange turban, orange and gold ceremonial robe and a gold ornate necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. He appears to be the central figure, and the appearance cues (orange turban, ornate gold necklace, orange-gold robe) are consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification from appearance. Beside him, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange cloth and a red bindi and stands with eyes closed. Behind them, a younger man in an orange cloth and a few men in white shirts and dhotis with white forehead markings stand around. In the foreground, a black stone deity murti or shivalinga is decorated with yellow flowers and pink flowers. Smoke or incense haze fills the air, and a dark carved stone wall rises behind.2007-01-12February 11 20032003-02-11Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees gathered at a temple setting with dense green foliage behind them. A central figure stands in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long pink flower garland and a white flower garland, with a red-and-gold tilak on the forehead, looking upward with hands folded. To his left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak and a woman in a red and checked sari with a yellow blouse fold their hands in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white forehead markings, stand around, and a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti appears at the right edge. The atmosphere is devotional and orderly.2003-11-25February 11 20032003-02-11Outdoor evening photo at night with string lights and a dark sky behind a crowd of onlookers. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange and gold-bordered shawl wrapped over his head, a rudraksha mala around his neck, presses his palms together in namaste. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and white dhoti walks forward, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands on the right, palms joined and holding a small bunch of pink flowers. Behind them, people in white kurtas, saris and green clothing stand and watch, some with palms joined. A row of plastic chairs and a wooden stake are visible on the left.2004-10-13