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Outdoor photo at a carved stone temple entrance. A man with long dark hair sits on the steps wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, holding a long wooden staff and a small object. He appears to be the central figure, surrounded by a crowd. Standing before him is a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulder, while a woman in a pale yellow top and beige trousers, wearing a beaded necklace, sits on the steps near a folding fan held up by another woman. Several visitors in casual clothes, some with bags and cameras, stand and sit around them, with ornate carved stone pillars and reliefs behind.

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July 02 20072007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of a group seated on stone steps at an ancient temple ruin. A central figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits with hands clasped, facing a semicircle of listeners. Around him, visitors wear white and striped clothing, one woman in a pink patterned dress sits at left, and a woman in a white top with orange scarf and crossbody bag sits at right. A man in a striped blue-and-white shirt sits front left. The central figure matches an appearance-based Swamiji (probable) profile through long swept-back hair, saffron robe and orange shawl, acting as a teacher giving a talk to the group.2007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02Outdoors at a stone temple doorway, a group of devotees sits on a worn stone floor during a puja. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and an orange shawl arranges brass ritual vessels, a small lamp and offerings on a brass plate. Beside her a woman in a white saree with a dark beaded necklace watches, and a young woman in orange and white sits to the left. Behind them, a larger crowd of spectators in casual clothes sits and stands among stone columns, with a child in red on the right.2007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of a group seated on sandstone steps at a temple doorway, apparently Angkor Wat in Cambodia. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark sits with eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. A woman in a blue and yellow sari holds a white umbrella over him. Around them, women in white and red tops and a man in a striped shirt sit or stand among the group, some holding cameras and a folded pink cloth. A man in orange and white stands at the upper right. Pictured candidate in orange-saffron robes with a mala and long hair, matching the page's account of Swamiji: Swamiji (probable), seated in the centre wearing saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and long hair.2007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02Photograph of a group walking through a long stone colonnade inside Angkor Wat, Cambodia, with weathered pillars and reddish-stained walls. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe and sandals walks with eyes lowered, long dark hair swept back. Beside him, a man in white kurta and trousers with an orange shawl over one shoulder holds a rope-like strap. Behind them, a woman in a red-and-gold sari, several men and women in white and orange, and a man in a light shirt follow with some people holding cameras. The depicted man in the saffron robe with long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style adornments is a person candidate on a yatra.2007-07-02A man in a white kurta and orange shawl with glasses stands on paved stone, holding a white rod or pointer and a small object, lecturing. A plain white-clad figure seated on the steps at right wears white with red embroidery. Around them a group of tourists sit and stand on stone steps; a man in a khaki shirt with a shoulder bag stands at left, a woman in a blue patterned salwar with yellow dupatta sits nearby, and a child in a white hat walks at far right. Backpacks and bags lie on the ground in the foreground.2007-07-02A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a stone step at an ancient temple, with carved stone walls behind them. Beside him, two women in orange shawls over white garments sit with palms pressed together, and a woman in white with an orange shawl offers her palms in namaskar. Brass items sit on a tray before them: a small bell, a brass lamp, and a plate with offerings and incense sticks. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and other colours sits or stands, several with hands folded in prayer.2007-07-02