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Outdoor photograph at a construction site with a brick step and raw sand, banana plants with green fruit, a grey SUV, and misty hills behind. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a brass aarti plate with a yellow object and marigold garland, approaching the entrance. Beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and stands with hands folded. A young woman in white stands behind. The scene suggests a welcoming aarti at a new building.

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July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor arrival at a rural site with green banana plants and garlanded banana stalks beside a white wall, mountains behind. A person in a saffron-orange garment with long swept-back hair and a white garland stands at the centre-right, gesturing toward two men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a rudraksha-style mala. A woman in a white sari with a red border holds a tray, and a younger woman in white stands at left. A silver SUV is parked behind, and another man in white stands at right. Probable Swamiji with distinctive saffron robe, long hair and white garland cues; he is standing in person at the event.2008-07-29Outdoor photo at a dirt-path arrival spot with hills and trees behind. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing a person in a sleeveless orange robe near a grey SUV with its door open. Beside them, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass plate of offerings with flowers, and a younger woman in white stands by a banana-tree-decorated doorway. Another man in white waits near the vehicle. The scene reads as a welcome ritual at an ashram-style location.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30Outdoor photo at a rural site with a whitewashed building, brick steps and banana plants hung with green bananas and flower garlands. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland stands at the doorway, one arm resting on a pillar, with a person candidate cue: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, with the garland as ceremonial adornment. Nearby, men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in saffron stand talking, one holding a coconut; a silver car, a blue water tank, dry ground and mountains in the background complete the scene.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a dusty roadside beside a colourful temple gopuram with painted deity figures. A bare-chested man with long hair tied in a topknot and beard wears a yellow dhoti, a red-and-white beaded mala and holds a garland of white and red flowers. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border offers a garland to a man in a dark shirt. On the right a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and stands by a silver car, with a second person in orange robe in the foreground right. Half-built multi-storey concrete buildings and wooded hills form the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no probable label is applied.2010-02-17Outdoor photo at a roadside temple entrance with a gopuram-style temple tower at the left edge and wooded hills behind. A woman in a white sari with a long dark braid, seen from behind, stands at centre-left facing a person in a saffron-orange robe who holds a garland of white flowers. A second person in a saffron-orange garment with maroon borders stands at right beside a white SUV, and a man with bare chest, rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti stands at far left with hands folded. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the background among scaffolding of a building under construction.2010-02-17Outdoor photo on a dirt road at the foot of a wooded hill. A figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and stands barefoot beside a silver SUV. A kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt touches or washes the feet of the robed figure, while a white-haired man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby with hands folded. To the left, a line of young men in white dhotis with raised folded palms and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border watch, and several more men in saffron and white stand in the background. Prominent figure is a person in saffron, not a statue.2011-10-07July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copies