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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard in Kanchipuram, with a flame in a silver bowl held up in the foreground. A young man with long dark hair wears an orange turban with a red bindi, an orange wrap, and a rudraksha mala, holding the lamp while smiling. Beside him an older bald man with a white beard wears an orange dhoti-style wrap and holds his hands together in greeting. A man in white shirt and trousers stands behind them, and a few devotees, including a woman in red sari with folded hands, watch from the background near a multi-storey building.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a street-side ashram entrance on a paved courtyard. A young man in orange robes and an orange turban stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling. Beside him, an older bearded man with long grey hair, wearing orange robes and holding a brass lamp or arati implement, performs an aarti before a flaming oil lamp mounted on a pedestal near a white pillar. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red sari, and a man in a checked shirt stand with hands folded. A multi-storey white building with decorative grilles and palm trees stands in the background.2006-11-24A photo of an outdoor exchange between two saffron-clad sannyasis in front of a building with a dark car behind them. On the left, a younger man with long dark hair and an orange turban, wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, smiles and gestures with his hands. On the right, an elderly bearded man in an orange shawl and wire-rimmed glasses, with a rudraksha mala, faces him with hands clasped. Behind them, a bearded man in an orange robe stands beside several men in white shirts and white dhotis and a man in a red shirt.2008-02-11November 24 20062006-11-24Photograph of a temple-street crowd at dusk beside a stone temple wall with a metal ladder. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, saffron robes and a large beaded yellow-and-green mala with a gold pendant stands at left, gesturing with his hand. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes with a red border listens. In front, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a saffron shawl faces them. Other men in white and saffron stand around, and a figure with a camera is at right. a person appears in appearance-based identification, with long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style mala cues.2008-08-02Outdoor photo at a temple-like entrance decorated with carved stone and an orange umbrella with silver tassels. A man on the left wears an orange turban, a brown-orange shawl, a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace and wrist beads, and presses his palms together while smiling. Beside him, a bearded elder with long grey hair wears an orange-red shawl, a red-and-beaded necklace and a pendant, and smiles toward him. A bearded man in an orange robe stands in the centre. On the left and right edges, two men wear white dhotis or ritual cloths, gold-coloured necklaces and gold chains, and one has a sacred marking on his forehead. Colourful tassels hang from the arch above. Several other people stand in the background.2016-05-04January 13 20152015-01-13A photo taken at a temple doorway, with two orange-robed men standing in front. The man on the right, with long dark hair, a red bindi and a multi-coloured beaded garland with gold ornaments, smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in glasses and an orange cloth, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a white cloth in one hand. Behind them, two orange-clad attendants stand in the doorway, and a tray of bananas is visible. Two partially visible people in the foreground are at the edge of the frame. The right-hand figure has distinctive long hair, ornate garlands and ceremonial gold necklaces, so this is an appearance-based probable match for Swamiji in person.2009-08-11Photograph of two saffron-robed men standing close together in a temple hall with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis behind them. The man on the left wears an orange shawl, a gold-coloured waist cloth, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, earrings and a red bindi, and is smiling with his hands clasped at his waist. The bearded older man on the right wears an orange robe, a long rudraksha and bead mala, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot, and gestures with his right hand while speaking. A bald man in orange stands behind them. Behind the group, a blue temple doorway with a painted deity image above and ornate cream pillars frame the scene. a person: the left figure has long-hair-free shaved head rather than long hair, and the robe and mala cues are present, so identity is uncertain.2012-05-08Outdoor photo of a street procession at dusk with a crowd in white dhotis and shirts. A man in the centre wears a saffron turban, a saffron shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and has his hands folded in namaste with a smile. An older man in cream and yellow dhoti holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings, and a bearded man in saffron and white stands at the right edge with a rudraksha mala. Other devotees with white tilak marks on their foreheads stand around them beside a wooden gate and a dilapidated building.2006-09-24Outdoor evening arati at a temple gathering. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bell in one hand and a large copper lamp with a tall open flame in the other. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the orange turban, long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala, and he appears to be leading the arati. Around him a crowd stands with hands folded in namaskar; many wear white shirts and white dhotis, some in orange cloth. Behind them stands a stone temple tower with a rooftop, and strings of white and coloured pennant flags hang overhead under a grey sky.2006-09-24Outdoor temple courtyard with a brass oil lamp in the foreground on a raised stone platform and a tall red-brown lamp stand behind it under a thatched canopy with palm trees. A long-bearded elder in orange robes and a red forehead mark stands at right, holding a snake, smiling at a younger man. A younger man with swept-back long hair wears a brown-red wrap with gold borders and a rudraksha-style red beaded mala, standing beside a shaved-headed man in brown-red robes. Behind them, several people in brown-red robes and a woman in red sari stand near a black vehicle, with a drummer in red at right. The bearded elder's identity is unsure from appearance; the younger robed man with long hair and beaded mala is a person candidate in ceremonial dress, though the appearance is uncertain.2013-11-05Outdoor ritual at dawn-like hazy light: a woman in a rust-red turban with a small gold emblem and ornate beaded gold necklaces, wearing a dark embroidered garment, smiles while her hands rest over a metal tray holding a small flame. Beside her an older man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame over the tray, and another older man in saffron robes with a shaved head and white beard extends his hands over the fire. Behind them, several men in orange and white robes and turbans stand watching, and a few hold palm leaves or cloth. This appears to be a fire offering or homa-style ritual.2015-01-13