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A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead, in an outdoor temple grounds with palm trees and grey stone deity statues behind him. To the right, a large black stone murti is draped with yellow, red and green marigold garlands. At left, an attendant in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a long wooden-handled yellow flag and a brass plate.

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July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A man with long swept-back dark hair stands barefoot on a dark stone slab with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. He wears saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and wrapped at the waist, with a white and red jasmine-and-rose garland and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments on his chest, plus rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arms. A woman in saffron sari stands behind him with hands joined, and another woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands to the right. A red patterned mat lies at his feet and a blue-and-white patterned runner stretches across the sandy ground beneath trees.2012-04-27November 20 20062006-11-20March 01 20162016-03-01July 08 20092009-07-08December 21 20092009-12-21A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a sandy ground in front of a white temple structure. He wears a flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and body, has a red dot on his forehead, and holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Two garlands of yellow and white flowers hang from the white wall behind him, with scattered petals on the ground. He has long dark hair swept back, and the cushion and ash strip on the ground are visible. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robes and a red forehead mark identify this figure as a sannyasi matching the page's Swamiji reference, and the page indicates Swamiji attended this event.2010-07-21Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof strung with saffron pennants and a striped decorative hanging. A standing man in orange sannyasi robes, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a woven mat, facing right. Near him sits a circular sand pit with a small brass vessel and offerings in the centre. Behind, a bare-chested man in white dhoti walks past, and a black Nandi bull statue draped with marigold garlands sits on a red pedestal. Stone deity murtis and palm trees surround the courtyard.2010-11-20