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Night-time outdoor scene under a tree beside a bus. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange wrap sits on a white concrete bench with bare feet, a person by the page's cues of long hair, orange clothing and his seated place of honour. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with hands clasped. A woman in orange sari kneels on the dirt before the seated figure, and a row of devotees in orange and white saris and dhotis stands behind, with one woman wearing a rudraksha mala. Sandals lie on the ground in front.

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Night outdoor photo under a tree beside a roadside. A man with long dark hair sits on a white concrete bench wearing an orange saffron wrap and bare-chested, with bare feet, and a rudraksha-style neckpiece is not clearly visible. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with a yellow-orange cloth over his shoulder, hands near the bench. In front of the bench a woman in an orange saree with a red border stands with hands joined, facing him. Behind them a group of devotees in orange and white clothing stands in the darkness, and a white van is visible at right. Sandals rest on the ground at the bottom.2006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21Outdoors at night, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a draped orange-saffron cloth bare-shouldered, sitting on a white stone block and gesturing with an outstretched arm toward a man in a white dhoti and shirt who kneels and bows low to the ground in front. Behind them stands a semicircle of people in saffron robes, several holding garlands or flowers, and men in white with rudraksha malas. A few women in white saris with gold borders sit on the ground to the left, and a figure in white with a shaved head appears at right. Dry straw covers the dirt ground and trees are visible in the dark background. a person is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, bare-chested beneath orange cloth, seated in the teaching posture, and his appearance is in_person.2006-08-21Night outdoor photo of a long-haired figure in orange cloth draped over one shoulder, seated on a white stone pedestal, smiling toward a kneeling bald man in orange robes at lower left. Behind them a semicircle of standing people in orange robes and white clothes, some with hands folded, one person holding a camera, with dark trees above. Flowers are visible at left and sandals sit near the pedestal base. The seated figure matches presentation cues for a person: long swept hair and bare upper body with orange drape, seated in a position of honour while a devotee kneels before him.2006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21Night outdoor photo at a dirt-ground site under a tree. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white stone seat with arms folded, bare-shouldered. In front of him, a saffron-robed devotee prostrates on the ground, palms pressed together near his sandals. Behind them, a group of onlookers stands and sits: several in saffron robes and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, a woman in a white sari, and a man holding a camera. Some people are seated on the ground at left. The scene is lit dimly from the surroundings, with a parked vehicle in the background. The seated man shows distinctive long swept-back hair, bare upper body and saffron wrap, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his appearance is not fully certain.2006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21Outdoor ceremony beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron/orange robes with a white cloth draped over the chair, sits on a black folding chair on a striped mat, smiling, with rudraksha beads visible. A woman in orange robes kneels before him, bowing with her head touching his bare feet, which rest on a red cloth; a brass pot sits beside her. Behind them stand a line of sannyasi-attired women and young people in orange robes holding long wooden staffs with orange cloth tied at the tops, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Seated devotees in white clothes watch from the left, and a few standing attendees in white are at the right edge. This is a padapuja-style foot-worship ritual.2006-10-08