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Photograph 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.

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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 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.May 05 20122012-05-05Outdoor 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.2007-02-142002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, performing a ritual on a dirt ground under trees. Brass puja vessels, a bell, a kalasha-style vessel, a tray of fruit, flowers and a brass lamp sit on a white cloth before him. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded in reverence, one holding a notebook, and one man in a striped shirt and grey trousers stands at the right. The scene reads as an outdoor puja with offerings.Outdoor bhoomi puja on a grassy plot with scrub and a fence behind. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a bare-chested wrap stands at center holding a long metal rod or stick, back to the camera. To the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala bends forward and a bald man in white with an orange vest kneels nearby. On the right, a bald man in white with an orange vest and white dhoti stands with folded hands. A brass plate in the foreground holds small oil lamps, a red container, incense sticks and offerings beside a metal vessel on the grass. Several people are visible in the frame.2008-04-01Outdoor photo at a rustic village-style compound with thatched sheds and palm trees. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands centre-right with hands folded at his chest, while a bearded man in a green shawl and a white-clad older man with glasses stand beside saint-like figures in orange. Several robed men in orange and a man in white shirt stand around. In the foreground two men in the lower right crouch on the dirt, working on a wooden object. A blue gas cylinder and a truck are visible in the background. The page references a 30 December 2009 medical camp, but the image itself shows no medical services.2009-12-30July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photo on reddish earth at a construction site with a tree trunk and a green truck behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red bindi wears a loose saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders and places his right hand on a grey stone object held by an older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands behind them, and another person in orange is at the lower left edge. The central figure has distinctive long hair, a forehead mark and orange robes, consistent with the Swamiji candidate; the attribution is appearance-based.2008-04-062002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01 +1 copies