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Outdoor evening scene at an ashram-style courtyard with a white-washed wall and red-and-white fence posts. A young woman in an orange-red robe sits cross-legged on a raised white platform. Two men in orange robes stand to the right, one holding a staff, and a figure in white with an orange shawl stands behind her. In the foreground, shaved-headed devotees in white and orange clothing sit facing forward. Behind them a man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow shawl stand near the left edge. Above, a large orange-and-yellow board displays a printed portrait of a woman and a temple illustration with a paragraph of text.

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Outdoor evening scene at a raised white-and-maroon striped platform in front of a whitewashed wall. A young man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the platform with hands folded in his lap, dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, another saffron-robed man holds a microphone to his face. To the right, a man in saffron robes with a dark maroon lower cloth stands holding a small book, next to a man in a white kurta and a light sash. Seated along the bottom edge are shaved-headed men in pink-orange shirts. A printed banner with Tamil-script text and a portrait hangs on the wall behind them, and green shrubs and a pillar stand at the edge of the frame.2008-08-06Evening outdoor photograph at an ashram. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a striped red-and-white low platform, hands folded in lap, with long swept-back hair. Beside him, a standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a white cloth-wrapped book or notebook. Another orange-robed man sits behind, and a man in white clothing stands near a green bush. A large banner with red borders and printed script hangs on the white wall behind. Foreground shows the heads of seated devotees in pink and white clothing, looking upward.2008-08-06Evening outdoor event at an ashram-style courtyard. A young man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a striped black-and-white low platform, hands folded in his lap, with long hair falling past his shoulders. Beside him, a monk in orange stands holding a folded cloth and a small object, and another person in orange sits to the left. A figure in white with a red-bordered shawl stands behind them. In the foreground, several seated devotees in pink and light-coloured clothing face the platform. Behind the platform, a painted notice board with Kannada-style script is mounted on a white wall.2008-08-06February 07 20172017-02-07Outdoor photo of a group meditation session on a sandy courtyard edged by a red and white painted wall and flowering orange marigolds. In the foreground, a man with his hair tied back wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing the group, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him. Behind him, about ten men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on woven mats in meditation posture, several with eyes closed; one man in a grey-blue shirt has a hand raised near his face, and a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl appears at the upper left. No person is clearly identifiable as the swami in this view.August 20 20062006-08-20August 09 20072007-08-09December 24 20072007-12-24July 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of a ceremonial procession descending a short flight of pale stone steps under a tented pavilion strung with red and orange bunting. In the foreground a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks toward the viewer, long dark hair falling loose, with bare feet on the ground and a white kolam design beneath. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls, follow, one holding a tall trident-like staff topped with a metal trident. Another man in white carries a brass vessel. A crowd of onlookers in white and pastel clothing stands along a whitewashed wall decorated with marigold garlands and red-and-white stripes, and a tall painted pillar stands at right. Whether the foreground figure is a particular person cannot be established from appearance cues alone, so the figure is described by role and clothing only.2006-12-31Outdoor ritual gathering in front of a whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe stands centre-front holding a golden trident and a microphone, speaking to the gathering. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robe and golden trident fit the page's description of the presiding figure. Around him, people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand or kneel with palms joined and hold stalks of grain. A woman in an orange and white sari and another in an orange shawl stand nearby. Dry earth and scrub surround the site.2007-02-14A seated gathering of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees on a striped woven mat under a canopy with red and white fabric and hanging decorations. In the foreground, a man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged beside a row of saffron-robed monks. On the far right, a younger man wears an orange turban, saffron robes and a long gold-beaded necklace, with long swept-back hair; he appears to be a person, based on the turban, saffron clothing and distinctive gold necklace. Behind them, many people sit or stand under the tent, some in white and some in orange.2007-02-02