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A photograph of several women in a green crop field with leafy plants and a wooden pole in the foreground. A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and an orange cloth bag over her shoulder walks among them. Other women wear headscarves, floral-patterned saris in red, green and grey, and one has white flowers in her hair. Trees and hills fill the background, and a child in a yellow dress stands among them.

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August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photograph of a vegetable field where several women harvest brinjal (eggplant) plants with green leaves. Two women in the foreground wear saffron-orange garments and are being guided or assisted, one holding a bamboo support pole. A woman in a teal head covering and grey patterned skirt bends over the plants, and another woman in white kneels nearby. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a kneeling figure in red and white are at work among rows of crop plants, with bamboo trellis poles and trees in the background.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photograph on a grassy field edged with trees and palms. A smiling man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands centre-right, clapping his hands. Around him are several women in white and yellow-and-orange garments, some with orange shawls, one holding a small white device, and a man in orange at the far right edge. Grass and bushes form the background.2008-04-01August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron sannyasi wrap and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, smiling and gesturing with open hands on a grassy field edged by trees. Behind him, several women stand in the field: one in a white sari with a yellow shawl, one in white with an orange shawl, and others in orange and white garments, one holding a white object. The long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha cues are distinctive, so the central man is a probable Swamiji in person.2008-04-01Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees on a hillside with terraced slopes, trees and a building in the background. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with glasses wears white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, facing a woman in an orange saree with maroon blouse, a green leaf in her hand and a beaded mala. Beside her stands a woman in orange saree with a maroon border holding a leaf and wearing a pendant, and another woman in cream and orange saree holding papers. Several other women in orange, cream and white sarees stand behind them. No identifiable a person is visible.2012-07-08Outdoor photo beneath mango-type trees on a dirt path. On the left, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange wrap stands facing a line of about ten women in white sarees and white garments, several with orange or yellow shawls, standing with hands folded. On the far right, another person in an orange wrap stands with palms joined. A white-covered table with a small brass vessel and tray sits at the left edge. White buildings with a blue-roofed structure appear in the background.2009-08-03Outdoor photo on open grassland with scattered shrubs and trees behind. In the right foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a long rudraksha mala, smiles while gesturing with his hands. Behind him are several people in white: a woman in a white sari with yellow border and yellow shawl, adorned with bangles, and another person in white. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left edge, and a white plastic bag sits on the grass. a person: the orange-robed man with long hair and rudraksha mala matches the presentation cues of the page subject, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2008-04-01A photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a grassy clearing bordered by palm and tree cover. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and white forehead markings wears a saffron-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, with his hands pressed together in front of him. To the left, several women in white and yellow-and-white saris, one with a saffron shawl, stand near a bag and a phone. On the right edge, a figure in orange clothing and a head covering reaches toward a plate with flowers and offerings and a small brass vessel on the ground, consistent with a bhoomi puja at a land site.2008-04-01Outdoor photo of women gathered on dry, cleared ground with trees and a wire fence behind them. In the foreground a woman in a pink saree with a long braid faces away from the camera. A woman in a yellow-gold saree with a red bindi and a name badge gestures while speaking to two women in white sarees with gold borders, one wearing a beaded necklace. Other women sit on the ground in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2006-12-17