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Outdoor photograph at dusk under a pale sky. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless orange top and orange drape with a yellow edge, and pulls a thick white rope taut with both arms extended. Beside him, a younger man in an orange kurta looks toward him and smiles. Behind them, a row of onlookers stands along the bottom edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron clothing match the page's Swamiji reference, but the face is not used for identification, so the appearance match is only probable.

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December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor photo at an event with a crowd behind a low orange stage. A man in orange robes stands centre-right with long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, a bare-shouldered orange wrap, and his right hand on his hip, smiling toward the audience. Beside him on the left, a man in an orange kurta holds a handheld microphone. Behind them, blurred devotees in white, green and yellow saris sit among a car and buildings at dusk.2009-12-19A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long necklace of gold bead ornaments. He holds an orange rope in both hands, pulling it taut beside a stylised golden metal arch structure and yellow flower garlands at the left edge. A second figure in orange robes appears partially at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown here with ceremonial orange attire, long hair and gold beaded necklaces, handling the rope on an outdoor stage.2010-10-07 +1 copiesDecember 19 20092009-12-19Outdoors under a pale blue sky with a palm tree at left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment stands at the centre, wearing a long white flower garland with red, blue and green accents. He holds a thick rope and a dark handled tool while several men in white and dark shirts crowd around, one at left reaching forward and one at right extending a hand toward the rope. The rope is a thick braided coir strand. Some men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in the background.2006-12-25Outdoor gathering on a dusty open ground in front of a tree and a stone building. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at the centre-left, smiling and holding a microphone in one hand while pulling a long white rope with the other. A second man in orange stands behind him, also holding the rope. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and white clothing, some with lanyards, stands watching and listening; a woman in a pale green outfit and a few people in front are partly visible. The scene suggests a group activity or game held during a retreat session.2009-12-19Outdoor event on dirt ground in front of a crowd of seated attendees, many in white and light clothing. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand centre; one holds a rope and the other, holding a microphone, speaks to him, while a bald man in orange robes with a beaded mala stands at right. A yellow sign with a large red arrow is behind them. Partial figures at right and a rope lie on the ground at bottom left.2009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war or rope-pulling moment at an open ground beside a palm tree under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange wrap, with a white and multicoloured floral garland around his neck, grips a thick rope with both hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a green-and-white shawl stands behind him, one arm raised in a wave. Other men in white and saffron clothing, one wearing a dark shirt at the left edge holding the rope, and a crowd of onlookers line the background.2006-12-25A side-profile photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair swept back, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped over his shoulders. He faces left and smiles. Behind him, slightly out of focus, a second man wearing a red vermilion mark on his forehead looks on. The background shows a white latticed screen and bright, blurred daylight. Based on appearance cues including the long swept hair and saffron garment, this may be a person, though the identification is uncertain.2008-06-29 +1 copies