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Outdoor photo on bare reddish-brown earth at a rural work site. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits on a plastic chair and holds a forked wooden stick while gesturing toward it. Beside him, a man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti holds a wooden stick, and another man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind holding a white paper and a pen. A plastic chair sits at right. Probable Swamiji (saffron shawl, rudraksha mala, long hair tied back) is seated in the foreground, and the other people are working alongside him.

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A photo taken outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth. A seated man with long dark hair tied back wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds a small stick or twig in one hand while his other hand works at it. Beside him stand two men in white dhotis, one in a blue checked shirt holding a small object, and a white plastic chair sits behind him. The appearance cues of long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala are present, so this is a probable Swamiji. The scene is a simple work or land-site setting with no visible ritual fire or altar.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoors on bare red earth, a person seated on a white plastic chair wears an orange saffron garment that leaves the upper back bare, with dark hair pulled back. They hold a twisted rope-like bundle and an object with metal fittings up toward standing men. Two standing men in white dhotis, one with a white sheet of paper and a pen, and a man in a blue checked shirt hold similar sticks or rope pieces. A silver vehicle and another white chair are in the background. The seated person has the appearance of a person, given the saffron garment and seated position in the group, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Close view of hands on red earth performing a fire-making gesture: one child in orange clothing holds a wooden stick with a fibrous wrapped tip and another wooden stick, while a person in a white dhoti with red borders stands behind, with bare feet visible on the dusty ground. Small stones and dry grass lie on the soil.2008-04-05A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala of large beads around his neck, his long dark hair tied back, holding two wooden wedge-shaped tools or implements in his hands on bare red earth. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a standing man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti hold a stick and papers at an outdoor site. The seated figure has bare shoulders and a distinctive rudraksha mala with the saffron cloth, a person candidate in an outdoor land-work setting. Plain outdoor site with scattered sticks and plastic chairs.2008-04-05Close photograph of a seated person in orange clothing handing a tool to someone standing nearby in a white dhoti with red border stripes. The seated person's bare forearm extends from the lower right, holding a carved wooden stick with an ornate metal-banded handle and a flat wooden blade with a black cord wrap. Bare feet of another person are visible at the upper left on reddish-brown earth with small pebbles. The exchanged object suggests ritual preparation at an outdoor site.2008-04-05Outdoor photograph at an open-air ritual gathering on bare earth beneath trees. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, sits on a chair and places a hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a white dhoti and sleeveless top with a striped shawl. Around them stand men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas; one man at right in orange wrap holds a small metal implement. A decorated red-and-gold trident-like staff is held by a standing man at left, and brass or wicker offering baskets with flowers lie near a small rug. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, seated in the blessing role.2006-07-12A seated man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes with long dark wavy hair sits cross-legged on a wooden seat with a carved ornate backrest, hands resting in his lap. Beside him, a person in white clothes holds a wooden torch wrapped in white cloth, its flame lit, near the seated man. Another person in white stands behind, with a brass or wooden carved pillar in the background and a red-tiled floor. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, but the cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so the appearance is unsure.2006-08-17April 05 20082008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05