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Outdoor temple courtyard under trees. A white-bearded elder in saffron-orange robes bends forward at a small stone structure, holding a red-and-white cloth bundle. Beside him, a bald man in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Two more men in rust and gold-bordered dhotis stand on a black granite platform; the one on the right holds a silver bowl with white and red flowers. Behind them, a golden deity murti is framed by a blue arch and garlands of marigolds, and a small oil lamp burns on a stone base. Other robed devotees stand in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual on a dark stone platform beneath a large shady tree with aerial roots. Center, a bearded elder in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a long ornate staff and a small red-wrapped offering, smiling, barefoot. Left, a younger man in brown-orange robes with gold borders stands beside him. Right, a shaven-headed man in brown-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl, and a man with tied-up hair wears a bronze-gold draped garment with gold borders and holds his hands together. Behind them, white-clad attendants and women in maroon sarees stand near the tree. A red-and-white patterned mat lies on the platform. Several people are visible in the background. The mood is a devotional gathering with greeting or offering.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor photo at a shaded temple-grounds setting under large trees, with a black stone platform in the foreground. At centre stands an elderly bearded man with long white beard and bare feet, wearing a saffron-orange robe and holding a wooden staff with an ornate handle. Two bald young men flank him in rust-brown dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, one holding a silver bowl of red offerings, the other on the left with hands folded, with tripundra marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them stands a woman in white, and several figures in orange-brown robes stand among decorated orange and red ceremonial banners on poles. Red ceremonial cloth lies on the ground below. Robed devotees fill the background.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor group photo under trees beside a small shrine structure. A bearded man with long white hair and beard, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red rudraksha mala, holds a tall walking staff and smiles. Four men flank him in rust-red dhotis and shawls with dark rudraksha malas, one with bare arms marked with white ash stripes, others with tilak on their foreheads, all standing with hands folded. A stone pedestal with a small golden murti stands at the right edge. The orange-robed figure has long white hair, a beard, and a red mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the identity is an appearance-based probable candidate.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor photo of a samadhi shrine decorated with orange and marigold flower garlands and a cloth canopy of palm fronds. A priest in a red and gold dhoti with tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp or aarti flame near a bed of rose petals and flowers. Around him stand several men in saffron/orange robes with hands folded in prayer, including a bearded man on the left and a bald man in saffron in the centre. Behind them devotees in white and off-white clothes watch. A framed portrait with a flower garland is on the right, and the pictured figure's face is not identifiable from appearance alone, so no identity is assigned.2007-08-09Outdoor photo at an ashram-style grove with sandy ground and trees. A bearded elder in orange-saffron robes holds a staff and looks upward, flanked by several men in rust-brown dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas. On the right, a man in a rust-brown gold-bordered garment gestures with an outstretched arm while holding a silver bowl. Behind them, a white-clad attendant and a golden deity murti stand near red flower offerings and a blue cloth. Five to seven people are visible in the foreground and middle ground. Two central figures show distinctive saffron and gold clothing with rudraksha, but appearance is uncertain, so the identity of the orange-robed elder is not asserted.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a dirt path beneath a canopy of trees. In the centre, an elderly man with a long white beard and orange robe, holding a wooden staff and wearing a red tilak on his forehead, walks with his hands folded at his waist. Around him, younger men in orange-brown robes with gold-striped borders, rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk alongside; one holds a garland of white and red flowers, another presses palms together in namaste. Behind them, more devotees and a colourful banner on a pole can be seen.2013-11-05