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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone platform. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head wrap stands with both arms raised, holding a tall golden trident (trishul) upright so its base rests on the stone. Above, green leaves hang from a tree. Behind him, a young man in a light blue shirt and white trousers and an older woman in a white sari with glasses stand watching, and a partly visible person in white sits at the lower right. Dry scrubby ground, a white vehicle and a concrete pillar fill the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a concrete platform. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around his body and an orange turban sits on the stone edge, holding a tall brass trident upright in a concrete base with both hands. Behind him stand onlookers: a woman in white with dark-rimmed glasses and a beaded necklace in a green and yellow patterned sari, a woman in a blue floral sari with a black bead mala and bangles with hands folded, a man in a white shirt, a white-clad older man with a moustache, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a belt. Dry ground and trees form the background.A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange turban and matching orange shawl draped over his bare shoulder, standing outdoors and holding a tall golden trident (trishul) whose base is set into a flat granite block with a small ash-covered depression. Behind him, an older man in white clothes stands at the right edge beside a white vehicle and a grey car on a dirt ground with green shrubs. The setting appears to be a rural open-air site.A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban sits on a concrete platform on bare earth, holding up a tall golden trident with both hands while his eyes are closed. Behind him stand several people in white: a man in a white shirt with a belt and grey trousers holds his hand near the trident, an older man in white with a white moustache stands beside him, and two women stand at left, one in a white-and-green bordered sari with a gold pendant and dark beads, the other in a blue floral sari with a dark bead necklace, hands folded. A trident-shaped ritual pole and a low concrete block. The scene appears to be an outdoor consecration or installation ritual.2003-04-02Photograph outdoors under a tree of a bare-chested man in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban raising a gold trident with both arms, its tines pointing up, and setting its base into a flat granite slab. A seated man in a red cap and white vest kneels at the left, steadying the stone. Behind, a man in a light blue shirt and glasses and a woman in a white sari with glasses stand watching. Dry grass and trees form the background.July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange saffron turban and orange sannyasi wrap stands outdoors on grass and red earth, holding a long dark wooden staff in his right hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck, has long dark hair falling past his shoulders, and red tilak on his forehead. He wears orange-yellow sandals. Behind him are banana plants, shrubs, trees and a low brick wall. The photo is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate: orange turban, long swept hair, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2006-10-10July 13 20032003-07-13A photograph of a man standing outdoors on red earth among grass, small plants, rocks and palm trees. He wears an orange turban, an orange draped robe wrapped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds a tall dark wooden staff in his right hand, looks downward, and wears flat sandals. A small red mark is visible on his forehead. Probable Swamiji by the appearance cues of long swept-back hair, orange turban and robe, and rudraksha mala, shown as a single person in an outdoor setting.2006-10-10February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks outdoors on a dirt path, carrying a dark wooden staff in his right hand. He wears a flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and around the body, with a matching orange lower wrap, and orange sandals. Behind him stands a motorcycle, a low building with a window, and a pile of gravel. To the right edge, another person in white clothing with an orange shawl is partly visible. The man has long hair, orange-saffron robes and a staff, and is walking in a sannyasi-style appearance, matching the page's reference to Swamiji with several distinctive visible cues.2006-10-10Outdoor ritual on bare dry ground before a firepit lined with a yellow-filled trough. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands center-front, hands raised in blessing. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold ritual items: one holds a silver deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass kalasha, and another holds a tall gold-tipped staff. A man behind wears a trident-marked orange garment. Palm trees and a copper tower appear behind; a woman in white sits at the right edge.2007-02-14