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Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange draped robes with a gold-edged border and a long rudraksha mala across his chest, with a red tilak on his forehead. He stands with his palms open, looking down toward the ground, as if pouring or sprinkling something. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a tall trident. Several onlookers stand nearby, including a man in a checked shirt and a woman in a patterned sari. Trees and a white wall form the background.

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A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and white vibhuti on his forehead stands in an orange saffron robe with gold border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a rudraksha mala. He holds a small folded paper in one hand and rests the other hand gently on the shoulder of a man in a light-colored shirt who has his hands folded in namaste. Behind them, other devotees in white and brown clothing stand under a white tent canopy with a blue curtain. The setting appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering.2011-02-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a white tilak on his forehead, standing outdoors near a flowering shrub with pink and red blooms. He holds a pair of black binoculars at his side and looks downward. Beside him, a man in white kurta sits with his head bent, and another person in orange holds a black smartphone and wears a rudraksha mala. A white wall and paved ground surround them.2012-04-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a man standing with eyes closed and a faint smile in front of an ornate gold repoussé throne-back framed in pink. He wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl, with a thick belt and sash of rudraksha beads strung with brass bells, rudraksha armlets, and a white ceremonial necklace. His long dark hair is swept back, with white vibhuti and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. In his raised right hand he holds a tall silver staff topped with a yellow knob and hung with small bells. a person in ceremonial sannyasi attire, posed before the throne.2012-07-04April 01 20122012-04-01 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange draped robes with gold border stands outdoors, smiling and looking to the side, wearing a long rudraksha mala across his chest and a small red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands in a sunlit courtyard beneath leafy branches; a woman in a white sari with gold border stands with hands folded, and women in orange and green saris are nearby. A stone wall and trees appear in the background. Whether the central man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, though long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas are present.2012-04-02A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors beneath green leafy trees, eyes lowered and smiling faintly. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of beaded ornaments with a gold pendant. A red bindi and white vibhuti marks show on his forehead. Behind him, other men in saffron and white clothing stand in a crowd, one with a red mark on his forehead.2008-12-23A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting open on his knees. He wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red tilak on his forehead, and his long swept-back dark hair falls behind his shoulders. Palm trees and a low wall are behind him. Two other seated figures in white dhotis appear in the background: one on the left in white with an orange shawl, and one on the right in white with a yellow scarf, also meditating. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge and a small orange-red shrine structure at the left.2010-09-04January 01 20092009-01-01Photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing saffron-orange draped robes and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, sitting on an orange cushioned seat before a stone wall with brass vessels, a brass bowl of yellow and orange flowers, and red railings behind him. He has a small red tilak on his forehead and his hands rest clasped in his lap.2010-07-24Outdoor ground-breaking ceremony on dry earth beside a low block wall and sparse trees. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe with gold border stands centrally, both hands resting on an upright golden trident planted in the soil; this is a probable Swamiji in-person candidate based on long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues. Kneeling men in orange robes and white dhotis set stone blocks and a foundation stone beside the trident, with yellow marigold flowers scattered on the ground. Standing devotees include a man in white ritual dress with rudraksha, a woman in green holding a brass plate, a man in yellow shirt and women in saris, watching with hands folded.2012-04-02A person stands outdoors at a ritual, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair and a red bindi, and wearing thick garlands of orange marigold-like flowers alternating with white jasmine and red roses. He holds a brass lamp in both hands, with a flame lit, and appears to be performing a puja. Behind him, attendants in orange and white robes stand near a brass pot, leafy green trees and a yellow-flowered tree in the background. Other devotees in white clothes stand at the sides and a sitting figure in white with folded hands is visible. Brass lamps and ritual objects rest on a striped mat on the ground.2008-07-27Outdoor photograph on dry ground beside a low wall and trees. A man in an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a long rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white tripundra marks, pours water from a plastic bottle onto a thin golden rod standing upright in the soil. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and a girl in a blue checked dress and rudraksha necklace watch; a bare-chested man in white stands near the edge. A person in a white shirt and rudraksha mala stands at the right.2012-04-02