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A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, reading a printed sheet of paper. He sits on a chair in front of an old stone temple entrance with red pillars. Around him stand a bald man in orange robes holding a bag and a man in orange clothes with a mala, a priest in white dhoti with tripundra markings, and a man in white holding a small container. Onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and sandals, including boys, crowd the courtyard. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, consistent with a person appearance, reading at a temple gathering.

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A photograph of a group of saffron-robed men walking along a stone-paved path beside a sandstone temple wall with carved pillars and a gopuram-style tower in the background. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace wears an orange-saffron wrap with gold-and-maroon borders and reads a printed booklet. To his right, a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a small white object, and another bald man on the right wears an orange robe and a face mask. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a uniformed police officer in khaki follow. Several other people walk in the crowd, including a figure in a checked shirt carrying a shoulder bag at left. Swamiji (probable): the central man with long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace is labelled as a probable candidate by appearance cues.2012-05-22June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor ritual photo under a large banyan tree beside a garlanded canopy. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a black folding chair, smiling, with a white cloth over his lap, and a bearded man in white dhoti and saffron shawl beside him holds a trident. Saffron-robed men stand and move around brass vessels and small offering trays on woven mats, and a kneeling devotee in saffron cloth bows with his forehead on a red patterned carpet at the seated man's feet. Other people in white stand in the background. The seated figure shows appearance cues of a person as a presiding ritual guru.2006-07-12December 30 20092009-12-30February 19 20072007-02-19Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a tree with white flower garlands hanging overhead. A standing row of men in saffron-orange robes holds long bamboo staffs and brass vessels, while seated men in orange and white watch. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and a vibhuti-marked forehead sits on a folding chair, facing a standing man in orange with a trident. A devotee in orange prostrates on a red-patterned mat at his feet. Brass plates with offerings, kumkum and small vessels are arranged on woven mats on the ground. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala) seated and receiving the prostration; trident-bearing man and others in orange are devotees or sannyasis.2006-07-12Outdoor photograph on a dirt courtyard beside a tree and potted plants, with a string of orange triangular pennant flags overhead. A person in a long-haired, swept-back style wears an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, gesturing as he speaks, with an orange-robed sannyasi in a shaved head facing him. Around them, an older bearded man in a pale peach dhoti and shawl, another orange-robed monk, and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in conversation. A person in an orange robe is at right, and a palm tree is visible behind. Eight people are visible in total.2007-08-09December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo at a dusty roadside camp with palm trees and a silver minivan behind. A seated man with long dark hair and an orange-red headwrap wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a folding chair reading papers, while two standing monastics in orange robes with maroon borders attend him, one leaning in to look at the papers. A man in a white dhoti with a checked shawl and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left holding a red tray, and a figure in white stands at right beside a blue drum. Dirt ground, a rope and a wooden pole are visible.2012-01-04Outdoor ritual at a tree shaded by garlands, on sandy ground. A long-haired person in saffron robes and a white dhoti sits on a folding chair, facing a kneeling attendant in orange who holds a long staff over a small red rug. Several saffron-robed men stand in a line behind, holding kalasha pots and staffs, with rows of brass vessels, fruit, flowers and oil lamps set on woven mats before them. A bearded man in orange and white stands at right holding a trident-like staff. Devotees in white clothing stand in the background. Several people are present in the scene.2006-07-12Outdoor photograph at an ashram-style compound with a pink building, a grey block wall and a banana tree. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk together. The central figure in an orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small book, with a saffron turban on his head. Beside him, an orange-robed man with a saffron turban and a cloth draped over his shoulder gestures forward. A long-haired person in orange with a rudraksha mala walks at left, and another orange-robed man in a saffron turban is at right. Local men in white shirts and pale clothes, a uniformed police officer and a photographer stand nearby, with orange and red bunting overhead.2007-08-09Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved path beside a grey concrete block wall, with a white kolam floor design at lower left. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrap and a white shawl, walks barefoot and receives a long garland of pink and white flowers draped over his shoulders. The surrounding men wear orange robes with rudraksha or gold bead necklaces, several are bare-headed or shaved-headed, and one bare-chested man at left wears a patterned white wrap. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti walks among the group and a few onlookers stand near a pink-washed building. Five-plus physical people are visible, with several more partly seen at the back.2012-02-08