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Outdoor ritual scene on a concrete platform with a crowd standing behind low black speakers. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a tall golden trident-topped staff sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne with a white cloth draped over it. In front, a woman in a white sari stands barefoot, hand raised to her hair, while another woman in white dances at left. Devotees in white and orange stand nearby, and an older woman in a red shawl sits on a white plastic chair at right. Palm trees, a white building, and piles of stone are visible behind.

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February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor ritual gathering at an open dirt ground with palm trees and a small white structure. In the foreground, a seated figure with long dark wavy hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, sits on a raised concrete platform holding a golden ceremonial staff with a curled finial; the figure's appearance is consistent with a person but the back-view makes identification uncertain. Standing nearby, a young man in white with an orange shawl stands barefoot, and beside him another man in orange holds a staff. A large crowd of devotees in white garments and orange shawls stands in lines behind them, some with hands folded. A loudspeaker sits at left and a person in orange crouches photographing at far left.2007-02-14Outdoor ritual scene at a concrete platform with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and long dark hair, holding a tall golden trident (trishul) upright, seen from behind. A devotee in white clothes kneels prostrate on the ground before a carved red-and-gold wooden chair. A line of onlookers in white, green, purple and orange saris and white shirts stands behind a rope. A man in a white shirt holds a camera to his face, and a man in white at right raises a hand to his mouth. A plate of offerings and a plant sit beside the platform, with piles of stone and a small pink building behind. A visible white SUV and palm trees stand in the background.2007-02-14Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a white cushion over a red-and-white throne, bare-footed, with a bald, shaved-headed man in white and orange kneeling beside him on a blue mat. A woman in a white sari with a gold border smiles and gestures with her hands, while a line of young people in white garments stands and sits behind her. Two men in orange and white stand at the right, one holding a camera. A carved stone shrine with a colourful deity murti decorated with garlands and a kalasha stands to the right, and a tiled wall and red curtain frame the background. The seated man in orange has long hair and a bearded face with distinctive presentation cues, but his appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the seated figure is described by role only.2007-12-07Outdoor satsang on bare sandy ground with a black speaker on a tripod. A person in orange robes reclines on an orange cushioned seat with a red patterned bag, holding a microphone to their mouth, barefoot, with a small kumkum mark on the forehead, sitting on a woven mat with orange sandals placed on it. Standing around are devotees in white robes and white kurtas, one with a bald head and an orange shawl gesturing with a raised hand, another in orange robes with a red-and-green pattern and a bald head, a man in orange with a rudraksha mala gesturing while standing, and a woman in a red sari with arms crossed. Several people in white and grey clothing stand or sit in the background among trees and a metal railing.2010-09-02Outdoor temple courtyard under a covered canopy with hanging orange, yellow and blue tassels and triangular red bunting, with palm trees and grey stone deity statues behind. A man in a loose orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead walks forward, his long dark hair swept back, with his hands together in front of him. To the right, a bald man in white clothes and a white shawl stands by a pillar. Several women in white saris with gold borders and a few children stand on the left, and more people are visible in the background near a white vehicle. A map-style board and a painted panel stand in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, shown walking in the courtyard.2010-11-13December 13 20112011-12-13February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14