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Outdoor ceremony beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass ritual vessel and stands before a seated figure draped in orange cloth and garlanded with pink and white flowers. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Seated devotees in yellow, green and orange saris and kurtas fill the foreground, and a bearded man in white stands to the right. A purple bird logo appears in the upper right corner.

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July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe walks barefoot on dirt, holding a wooden staff in his right hand and gathering his robe with his left, his eyes lowered. Beside and behind him, a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck and carries a folder. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk behind, and an older woman in a pale blue sari stands at left. At right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a red pedestal with an orange-clad figure nearby.2006-10-19January 01 20042004-01-01A smiling young man in an orange saffron turban and orange draped robe sits on a small carved wooden stool beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a long string of rudraksha beads over his shoulder, has a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair, and is barefoot. His hands rest folded on his knee in a relaxed pose against the tree trunk in dappled sunlight on bare earth. A probable Swamiji candidate with saffron robe, turban and rudraksha mala cues.2004-07-21A photograph of a smiling man seated on a low carved wooden stool at the base of a massive banyan tree, its thick aerial roots spreading around him. He wears an orange saffron turban with a red bindi, an orange sannyasi cloth draped over one shoulder, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders. His hands are clasped in his lap and he looks upward, barefoot on sandy ground. A purple logo appears at the upper left and a faint copyright line is at the lower right. Probable Swamiji by appearance: the long hair, saffron turban and orange clothing with rudraksha malas match the page's claim, and he is the only person present.2004-07-21Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white-draped platform with a microphone and small bowl before them, speaking to a seated audience. Audience members wear mostly white clothing, with some in pink, red and brown shawls, sitting on the bare ground in front of the platform. A white easel board stands to the left and a stone-edged raised circular platform with a patterned mat is at right. The scene is lit by daylight filtering through the leaves.2005-12-18 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02October 19 20062006-10-19Outdoors on a sandy path beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick aerial roots and branches overhead. A man in the centre walks barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a white turban, a white shawl and dhoti with gold borders, a long white-and-garland of white jasmine and red flowers, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. Behind him, a bearded man in an orange sannyasi robe walks, and in the background several people in white and orange clothing follow along the path. The figure in the centre has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, consistent with a person leading a procession, though the identification rests on appearance alone.2005-01-01Outdoor photograph on a dry, reddish-brown cleared plot with palm and leafy trees behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban stands at the left, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland and holding a small bouquet, with hands folded in front. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and white shirt, with an orange shawl over his shoulder, stands near another man in an orange-toned robe. A younger man in a green checked shirt and trousers stands at right. Several more people, including a woman in a blue sari, stand at the left edge near a parked white vehicle. A black hose lies across the ground in the foreground, and dirt mounds sit on the slope.