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Outdoor temple-ground scene at an ashram entrance with orange-painted pillars and a green gate behind. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at a table covered with an orange cloth, holding a silver plate of red fruit, while a bearded man in orange robes and a gold necklace beside him stands with hands raised in greeting. Two smiling young men in white shirts with rudraksha malas and lanyards clap, and a crowd of devotees including women in saffron and pink saris watches. On the table sit a brass bell, a gold-coloured kalasha pot with flowers, and offering plates. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with blue and red panels stands in the background, and a probable Swamiji candidate with long hair, orange robes and a mala is present.

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A photograph of an outdoor welcome ceremony at an orange-walled gate. A young man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a gold necklace, and holds a silver tray of fruit and flowers, smiling as he presents it. Beside him a bearded man in orange, and several men and women in white shirts with rudraksha malas, stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A brass bell, a golden kalasha-style vessel with marigold garlands, and a small tray sit on an orange cloth table in the foreground. Behind them, a multicoloured canopy umbrella, a golden staff and a green iron gate are visible. Approximately ten people are visible.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a welcome ritual at an ashram gate. A young man with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes holds a brass tray of fruit, including pomegranates and a pineapple. A table in front holds a brass bell, a brass kalasha-style pot, flower garlands, and a small plate of white powder. Behind them, men in white shirts with rudraksha malas clap and smile, and women in saris look on. An orange-and-green ceremonial umbrella and a gold-tipped pole stand near a green iron gate, with a purple logo visible at top left.2009-12-23Outdoor temple-entrance ceremony with an orange-draped table holding a brass bell, a brass vessel with white powder, a gold-toned kalasha-style pot, marigold flowers and offering plates. Two saffron-robed men stand at the centre: the left one with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace, the right one with a full black beard, rudraksha-style beads and a gold chain, holding a silver tray with pomegranates. Around them devotees in white and orange clothing clap and raise hands in welcome. Behind, an orange gateway, a green iron gate, and ornate red, blue and gold umbrellas with tassels and a trident-topped staff frame the scene. Several people appear in the crowd, roughly ten to fifteen visible.2009-12-23Outdoor puja scene at an orange-walled building with a green metal gate behind. Two saffron-robed men stand at a long orange-draped table laden with bananas, pomegranates, a pineapple, flower garlands, brass bowls, a brass bell and a golden kalasha-style vessel with marigolds. The man in the center wears long dark hair, a gold necklace and saffron robes, and gestures over the offerings; beside him a bearded man in saffron robes wears a gold garland and rudraksha-style beads. A red and blue umbrella and saffron pennants with gold finials are behind them. Around the table, white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas, some in white saris, stand with hands folded in reverence.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo at a roadside ritual setting with a decorated deity murti on a vehicle draped in white, blue and saffron cloth and heaped with white and yellow flower garlands. A young man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style mala, with a long swept-back hairstyle, holds out a silver plate of fruit, coconut and flowers toward two women in white dhotis. Several devotees in white clothes stand behind the table, some clapping and smiling, with brick and corrugated-roof buildings in the background. Offerings including fruit, a brass lamp and a basket of flowers sit on an orange-covered table. a person candidate: the saffron-robed young man with long hair and a mala fits the appearance cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so role is given as a sannyasi offering prasad.2009-12-23Outdoor procession scene with many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes. In the foreground, a young sannyasi in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a brass tray of fruit, including bananas, apples, grapes, an orange, and a halved coconut, along with sweets. Beside them, a smiling man in orange with a gold chain and rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together. Behind, ceremonial gold staffs and an ornate red and gold canopy umbrella are carried. Devotees in white and orange crowd around under trees, with a white building and palm fronds in the background.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual scene near palm trees and a thatched hut. A young man with long wavy hair wears an orange robe, a gold-coloured bead necklace and a dark red sash, and he is handling a small dark object over a brass tray. Beside him an older bald man in white clothes and a purple mala smiles while holding a coconut and a silver plate of bananas, apples and coconut. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing watches, including a woman in glasses and a child. Two ornate yellow and red flags on poles stand in the background.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23