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Outdoor photograph at an ashram-style site under a bright sky, with green trees and a hillside behind. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange shawl with gold border stands with his back to the camera, facing a group. A younger man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a dark bead necklace smiles while standing among devotees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby, one bending forward, another with hands joined. Behind them, rows of stone shivalingams or ritual stones sit on a platform edged in red and white. A man in dark trousers and white shirt stands at left with his hand to his face.

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Outdoor scene at a temple-type compound with a row of stone pillars and lingam-like stone bases on the left under a clear sky with green trees and a hill behind. A group of about ten men stand and talk. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-red dhoti and an orange top with a rudraksha mala, smiling and facing the group. Nearby, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange-gold bordered cloths, stand around him. A bald man in an orange robe with gold border stands at right.2011-09-26Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with rows of stone lingams or shivalingas on bases in the background, a low orange-and-cream building, and trees and hills beyond. A group of about ten men and women stands in a loose circle. A shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, while a figure in an orange wrap with long hair and a beaded necklace stands at center. Others wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. The scene looks like a casual gathering rather than a formal ceremony.2011-09-26October 24 20102010-10-24December 30 20092009-12-30June 19 20142014-06-19October 02 20112011-10-02Outdoor photograph on a dirt ground beside stacked shipping containers and a hillside of trees. Three figures walk in conversation. The central man wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace; he appears to be a person by appearance, though the identification is uncertain. To his left, a man in orange robes carries a long staff and wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands with the group. Behind them, grey stone deity sculptures sit on a red-and-white painted platform near rows of dark pillars and white posts.2011-12-19A photograph of an outdoor ashram walkway on a dirt path beneath red-and-white striped canopies and bunting. On the right, a man with long dark wavy hair and a bead mala, wearing a saffron-orange robe, smiles and stands with hands clasped. Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, stands in the sannyasi role described here. Beside him, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand, including one with white beard and another with grey hair. A white-clad devotee in a white shirt and dhoti bends forward in greeting, and other people in white and orange move in the background. Green shrubs and trees line the path.2007-08-09January 02 20122012-01-02Outdoor scene on a dirt ground in front of a hillside of green trees, with stacked red shipping containers and a row of small stone deity murtis behind a red-and-white kerb. A central man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and extends his right arm forward, with his hand near a younger attendant in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, carrying a small white dish. To the right, several bare-chested men in orange cloths stand with hands folded in anjali, one with white forehead marking, another with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a light blue sari stands among them, and a bearded elderly man in white with a white turban stands at the far right edge.2012-01-02Outdoor scene on a dirt path beneath palm trees, with a string of orange triangular pennants strung overhead. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in conversation. A bearded older sannyasi in orange with folded hands greets the group, and a man with a shaved head wears an orange robe at left. A long-haired figure in an orange shawl with bare back stands at right, and a man in white shirt and brown trousers stands at far right. Two people in white clothing bend forward near the centre, one in a white top beside a child-like figure. Green shrubs and a white plastic chair appear in the background.2007-08-09Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt ground with trees and a bush behind a wire fence. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and bangles, walks barefoot and looks ahead; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure in procession. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a tray of yellow flowers, and a woman in a blue sari carries a bag. Other devotees in white dhotis, shirts and a red-shirted boy stand around with hands folded, and a stone-coloured jacketed man stands at left. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2011-12-09