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Outdoors in a dusty courtyard before a teal metal gate and a red wall, a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears an orange-saffron robe with a rope-like shawl across his shoulders and a red thread on his wrist. He holds a steel plate with a small offering and stands facing a younger man, bare-chested, who wears orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and holds a silver bowl. Behind them stand a woman in orange with a red bindi and beaded necklaces, a bare-chested young man with long hair and orange cloth, and a shaved-headed man in saffron with glasses and a rudraksha mala, holding another silver bowl. Ashram devotees perform a ritual offering together.

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Outdoor photo at a red-walled compound with a teal gate and trees behind. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a brown shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, standing with his right hand extended. He has a rudraksha mala and a brownish wrap, and his appearance matches a probable Swamiji (probable) with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues. Around him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a white tilak holds a tray of offerings, a man with a shaved head and glasses in orange cloth and rudraksha malas hands a bowl, a young man with dreadlocks wears a gold-bead mala and orange dhoti, and a woman in orange clothes stands at the centre-left. A man at the right in orange holds a bowl. A camera is visible at the left edge. Six people are visible.2016-10-31Outdoor evening scene in front of a red-painted building with a red metal door and grilled window. A tree trunk with rope tied around it stands at left. Several young men in orange and saffron dhotis with gold borders stand in a group, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man with long braided black hair and a shaved-looking head holds a silver bowl of flowers and offerings, and a standing man at right holds a small silver cup and bell during what appears to be a ritual preparation. Dry leaves cover the ground.2016-10-31Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, red earth and a low stone-edged enclosure. In the foreground an elderly bearded man in orange robes and a shawl holds a staff-like walking stick with a serpent-shaped top. Beside him a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala walks, and a man with a topknot and gold-bordered orange cloth gestures with his hands. Behind them several devotees in orange and rust-coloured robes and rudraksha malas follow, and a man on the right stands barefoot on a flat rock with vibhuti marks. No identifiable a person cues are clearly visible; the figures are presented as priests and devotees.2013-11-05Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree with a stone base. A bearded man with long dark hair, a rust-brown sannyasi wrap, heavy gold necklaces and a red tilak holds a small bell and a lamp flame while smiling. Beside him, a young man in orange and gold robes holds a silver tray of red and white flowers, and another in orange with rudraksha beads stands with hands in anjali. Drummers in orange clothes stand in the background near a golden kalasha-like object and a shaded canopy with colourful tassels. The setting suggests a puja in progress.2016-08-02 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19January 25 20172017-01-25January 11 20172017-01-11January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor photo under shady trees of a long-bearded elder in saffron-orange robes, holding a tall wooden staff and a small bowl, smiling as he walks among several shaven-headed men in brown-red sannyasi robes with gold-bordered dhotis, rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Dirt ground and leafy canopy form the setting. The elder is an appearance-based candidate for a person, identified by his orange robes, long white beard and staff, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the field is unsure. The other men are devotees or disciples.2013-11-05A group of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand outdoors before a red-painted building with a barred door and window. One man in the foreground holds a silver bowl and a small silver dish in his left hand while raising his right arm to throw a pink flower petal into the air. Another man in front wears a long black braid, a bead necklace and ornate arm bands and holds a silver bowl, and others wear rudraksha malas and gold-bordered cloth, some holding green leaf plates. Scattered petals and dry leaves cover the ground near a tree trunk wrapped with rope. The scene suggests an offering or puja at dusk.2016-10-31Outdoor photograph in a dusty yard with palm trees and a red wall behind. A long-haired bearded man with bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala and a red wristband, raises his hand to a tree trunk to tie or place an item. A young man in orange cloth with a bead necklace holds a brass plate, and a bare-chested younger attendant in orange holds another plate. A man crouching at the bottom right wears white and holds a plate of offerings near the tree. A red and green cord is tied around the trunk. A video camera is visible at upper right. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in saffron, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth.2016-10-31