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Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of a temple complex. A figure in orange robes with a tied orange turban and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling, with hands held together while speaking. Around them a group of men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a white beard and orange shawl, and others in orange or white clothing stand close, listening. A young child in a pink shirt stands at left. Behind them are a grey stone temple wall with carved niches and a yellow garland strung along it, a tall white building with ornate facade and a colourful painted panel, parked vehicles, and a rocky hill with small shrines above. Multiple people are visible, roughly six to twenty.

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February 17 20082008-02-17A photograph of an evening crowd gathered at a temple entrance decorated with banana plants and red-and-white striped poles. At centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with a bare upper chest visible. Around him stand devotees in white kurta-style clothing, one woman in a red sari at the back, and others in light shirts and salwar. The man's orange and rudraksha cues are distinctive, though the setting is an ordinary group greeting, so identity remains uncertain. A small purple logo appears at the upper left.2003-04-11January 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor photograph on a stone-paved temple terrace beside a partly scaffolded white temple tower with carved sculpture. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha malas stands centre, hands folded, smiling; he has long swept-back hair and is the Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with red and gold sash holds a flower garland and stands with hands together. Other attendants in white dhotis and bare torsos hold a brass pot and a woven basket of offerings; a boy in a plaid lungi wears a necklace. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background among a crowd of onlookers under bright sky.2008-02-18Outdoor photo of a temple visit on a paved courtyard in daylight. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a large yellow marigold garland, and a gold necklace, with gold bangles on his wrist. Walking beside him is a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-beaded mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround them, and a man in a beige shirt walks at left. Behind them a camera operator in white films the procession. Temple gopuram-style ornate architecture and a pink building appear in the background, with a ceremonial staff visible among the group.2011-12-08Outdoor photo on an unpaved dirt road beside unfinished red-brick buildings with exposed rebar and a bamboo scaffold. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange head-wrap, with long dark hair and a gold necklace, stands barefoot and gestures while speaking to a group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. An older woman in a yellow saree stands at left. On the right, men in blue, lavender and white shirts watch. A pile of sand and a banana plant appear in the background. a person is the saffron-clad figure with the orange head-wrap, long hair and gold necklace, gesturing to the group as the presiding sannyasi.2008-02-07Outdoor photo at a temple-like site with palms and banana trees behind a low wall. A woman in orange robes, with a yellow-orange turban, a dark rudraksha mala and long dark plaits, points forward while holding the hand of an elderly bald man in orange robes who bends forward, barefoot, on stone steps. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a cloth badge, stand around; a red car and a silver SUV with marigold garlands are parked nearby. A man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a notebook stands at the right edge, and another orange-robed man with long hair and a mala stands beside him. The photo's own caption-free frame has no visible text.2009-01-12February 07 20082008-02-07July 30 20082008-07-30A photograph of a crowd outdoors near granite boulders and green trees. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-saffron turban with a red tilak on his forehead, an orange robe, and a long brown rudraksha mala, and he raises his hand in greeting. Devotees in the foreground, with their backs to the camera, face him. Around him, people in white and orange clothing, some with bindis and mala beads, look on, and a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi smiles at left. A utility pole and a wire run across the upper frame, and a white building edge with a stone wall appears at top right.2010-09-04August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered under tall trees. A central figure wears an orange turban and an orange robe draped over the shoulders, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, smiling as he leans toward people pressed close in front of him. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a red-beaded mala, and a few uniformed boys stand watching. In the foreground a man in a blue shirt and another in a striped shirt lean in, and a woman with a red flower in her hair is partly visible. A white towel is draped over a head at the bottom edge.2005-01-01