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Outdoor ashram scene at dusk on a red-and-white stepped platform decorated with white kolam designs. A man in an orange dhoti wears a red and white floral garland, gold chain and a gold-banded headpiece, standing near the top step. In front of him, a sannyasi in orange robes with black beaded rudraksha malas gestures with raised hands toward him. Other saffron-robed men stand behind, a shaved-headed man in white stands to the left, and women in saris and a red shawl stand at the right beside banana leaves and a striped canopy. a person: the central figure in the orange robe and garland, shown in a lead position among devotees, with a crown-like headpiece and gold chain.

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April 11 20122012-04-11August 02 20082008-08-02May 31 20122012-05-31September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02January 03 20082008-01-03October 12 20112011-10-12A barefoot figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck walks up steps decorated with white kolam patterns, toward a raised orange-draped platform on the left. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stands with hands folded in anjali, some with a yellow shawl. A bare-chested man in white dhoti walks at the front left. Outdoors, a sandy ground holds a small fire or offering area with a tall bamboo pole, a figure in white and orange stands in the distance, and an orange-roofed building with decorations lies behind. A black speaker sits at the right edge. Possibly a satsang or yagna setting; the robed figure is an appearance-based Swamiji candidate with saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-09-12Night photo of a procession on white stone steps with red stripes. A central figure in a brown and gold patterned garment and a large marigold garland with yellow and red blooms raises one hand in greeting. Around the neck they wear a gold pendant and rudraksha beads, and a headband is visible. On the left, a bald man in red-brown robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white dhoti with tilak. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris line the steps. To the right, a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala and a woman in maroon sari with gold border walk down the steps, a red carpet runs below. Dim lights and a leafy canopy frame the scene. a person appearance-based candidate: the central figure wears garlands, gold pendant and rudraksha, though the image is dim.2015-02-19Outdoor photo of a group seated on granite temple steps. At centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a tilak sits cross-legged and barefoot in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck ornament, smiling upward. Around him, men in saffron and white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, some with shaved heads and tilak, sit and stand; a man at upper left wears a gold necklace. Women in white and orange saris sit at right. Several photographers with cameras stand behind, and a barred pink wall and carved stone pillars frame the scene. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated centre, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron robes with a flower garland.2010-12-29A photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis walking down a red carpet at a decorated temple entrance. Pillars are wrapped with bananas, green coconuts and painted cloth, and a golden trident stands above. Two people in front, a man in an orange robe with a long staff and a bearded man with a garland, carry offerings, while a woman in orange with palms joined stands at center. Along the right, women in white and light blue and young girls in purple and white stand with hands folded in greeting. A man in a white dhoti and a red shirt and white-clad attendants are nearby. Floral garlands hang on the yellow flower-decorated wall.2008-12-30A photograph of a temple courtyard with stone pillars and red and gold draped cloth. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and an orange turban stands at the top of a black metal staircase, facing a stone platform. Beside a stone-carved doorway, a bare-chested elderly man with a long white beard, white loincloth and a walking stick is led forward by a man in orange robes holding his shoulder, while a man in orange wrap with a rudraksha-style necklace walks behind. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas and women in orange saris line the background, with trays of offerings and flowers near a white-draped table at left. The a person candidate is not reliably identifiable from appearance, so the role is described as a priest in saffron robes.