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Outdoors on a bare dirt ground with sparse grass, two figures stand in front of a pale yellow multi-storey building block and trees. On the left, a person with long dark swept-back hair, a red mark on the forehead and a sleeveless orange cloth wrapped around the body and legs stands holding out a string of brown beads toward a second person. On the right, a person in a white long kurta and light trousers bends forward at the waist with head lowered, receiving the beads with hands near the face, barefoot. Two small distant figures are visible near the buildings.

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November 23 20062006-11-23Outdoor photograph on bare reddish-brown earth at dusk, with a pale sky and distant trees. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and over the shoulder, and stands with his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl and a beaded mala stands with hands joined. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and checked lungi bows low, prostrating himself on the ground. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand watching, one in dark-framed glasses with hands clasped, and a man in a grey shirt and green lungi with palms pressed together. A cameraman with a video camera on the left is filming. A white vehicle and a partly built structure are visible in the background.2006-11-23Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground beside a thatched-roof and concrete-block hut. A young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands centre-right, holding a small white card, with his bare chest and a long swept-back hairstyle visible. A devotee in mustard-orange clothing kneels in front of him, bent forward with hands on the ground. Behind them stand an older man in white dhoti and orange shawl with glasses, and three younger men in casual shirts and trousers, watching. Trees and rubble lie in the background.2008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor photograph on bare dirt ground at an ashram visit. In the foreground a figure with long, wild dark hair and bare upper back wears an orange wrap and orange shawl, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Before them a man in a grey checked shirt and dark trousers kneels and bows his head to their feet. Around them stand men in white shirts, white dhotis and orange shawls, one man in dark trousers and sunglasses, and a man in a blue checked lungi standing at right. A white vehicle and green trees are visible in the background under a pale sky.2006-11-23Outdoor photo on a sandy path beside a wire fence with green trees behind. Three people walk left to right. Two men in orange saffron robes walk in front: the left one in a draped orange wrap holds a white cloth and a small object, and the central one in orange with long swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl walks barefoot-looking in sandals. A third person in white clothing with a pendant necklace and a tan bag follows at the rear. Trees and a palm frond sit in the background under bright sky.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photograph on a sandy, tyre-marked clearing beside a wire-fenced boundary with trees behind. Three men walk left to right. Foreground left, a young man in saffron/orange robes holds a folded white cloth or paper near his chest and looks down. Centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe over one shoulder and sandals, looking ahead. Behind him, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a pendant necklace and carries a tan bag. A dark-leafed tree and a small blue logo in the upper left corner appear in the frame.2009-12-01Outdoor photo on a sandy unpaved dirt road with dry scrub, a low wall and a yellow truck in the background. A man in an orange saffron robe holds a large orange umbrella over another figure, while a young woman in orange sari-style wrap stands smiling beside a bare-chested figure? No. Five people in orange and white: a man in orange holds the orange umbrella overhead, a woman in orange wrap smiles and holds a small orange bag, a bald man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a small object, and two men in white kurta-dhotis stand barefoot on the left. A person in white kneels in the foreground on the sand, holding an orange cloth, while another white-clad figure stands at the far left.2008-01-25A seated figure in flowing saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, rests his hands on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta. The seated figure sits on an orange-draped throne with a red tasseled cushion, bare feet on a brown woven mat. The kneeling devotee has his hands joined in prayer and bows his head. Behind them stand brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha, a wooden stand holding an open book, and a grey stone shrine with carved pillars, with a deity murti draped in purple and teal garments in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan. a person: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing are visible on the seated figure; he is the giver of the blessing.2010-06-27A photograph of an open grassy field with scrubby trees and a wire fence behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and gold-edged shawl stands in the foreground holding a metal trident-tipped staff, facing left. Beside them an older man with white hair wears white ritual clothes and a bangle, and at the right edge a partly visible man in white clothes and sandals stands with his arms folded. The scene suggests a site inspection on bare land, with the person in saffron carrying a trident. The long-haired figure in saffron with a trident is a probable match for the Swamiji depiction, based on hair, saffron clothing and trident cues.2008-04-01April 02 20122012-04-02