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A person in a long orange robe with a dark rudraksha-style mala necklace stands on a concrete platform beside a dirt courtyard. The courtyard holds several circular raised concrete pits or fire pits, some with blackened ash rims. Behind them are low white buildings with corrugated roofs, palm trees and a row of small stone statues on a ledge. The orange-robed figure has long dark hair and gazes sideways with hands folded. The person shows cues such as long hair and a rudraksha mala, which may suggest a person, but the appearance is uncertain.

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A photograph of a man standing outdoors on a sandy ground beside a row of circular fire pits with ash residue. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and has long dark hair swept back, with hands folded in front. Behind him is a row of seated grey stone statues of deities and a white building with a corrugated roof and a bamboo fence to the left. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, shown with saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and long hair; he stands at the sacred fire site.2010-06-13Outdoors in a courtyard, a person sits cross-legged on a small orange cushion inside a circle of grey ash or fine gravel, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the head and body. A small brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on the ground in front of them. Behind, a stack of firewood lies against a white building with red-framed doors, and several grey stone seated figures with tall headdresses are arranged along the courtyard, alongside green shrubs and a bicycle. The scene suggests a homa or ritual preparation, with a fire pit and offering vessel.2010-07-24July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an open dusty field where several people in white clothing sit on small brick platforms beside shallow pits with ash and charred remains, apparently a homa or fire-ritual site. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and sandals, walks across the ground. Partially visible white-clad figures are scattered across the field, and a partly built structure and a low building with a red roof appear in the background under an overcast sky.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA man in a saffron-orange wrap stands outdoors on a dusty ground beside a white plinth draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, one hand resting on his hip and the other at his chest. Around him are circular fire pits with white ash and rangoli-style chalk lines, a folded red-and-green mat, and a small brass plate. The setting suggests a pancha-tapas site, with fire pits arranged across the open ground.2010-07-19A photo of an outdoor temple grounds with sandy earth and tall palm trees. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an ochre saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, walks barefoot along a woven mat laid across the ground toward a red-brick shrine platform with a tall ornate kalasha-topped pillar. Circular raised basins and dark stone statues line the grounds, with orange and blue pennants hanging from poles overhead. A painted banner of deities hangs at left, and a small orange cushion rests on a low platform. Whether this is a person is uncertain from appearance; a probable identification would need stronger cues.2010-10-15August 18 20062006-08-18A person in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair stands with hands joined at the chest beside a freshly dug trench in a dirt yard. A covered corrugated-roof walkway with red metal posts runs along a white building on the right, and green trees and shrubs fill the background under an overcast sky. The trench, excavated sand and soil suggest a construction or groundwork site.2006-09-19February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors on a dusty, cleared ground with shallow pits and scattered stones, green shrubs behind him. He wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and an orange top, with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads hanging across his chest. A red tilak mark is on his forehead, and his right hand rests on his chest. Small pink petals lie on the ground nearby. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha mala are the visible cues for this figure, who is standing in the scene with no one else present.2010-08-06A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a woven mat in an open outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest, and a vertical mark on his forehead. His hands rest on a polished brass vessel with a spout placed on the mat before him. Around him is a circular ring of grey ash or gravel edged with pink-and-white painted floor patterns and a tiled pavement. Behind is a white wall, a corrugated roof building, palm trees and a small shrine area at right.2011-02-21 +1 copies