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Outdoor ritual photograph at an ashram setting under trees with pink flowering vines wrapped around a trunk. A central figure with short dark hair, a white tilak forehead mark with red dot, a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, orange-saffron garments and a long garland of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers and green leaves stands smiling. A bald priest in orange robes at right holds a silver tray with an orange cloth and offerings toward him, while another bald devotee with bare upper body and orange cloth stands at left edge with his back to camera. Bamboo poles and green foliage frame the scene.

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Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a long garland of white and maroon flowers, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and an orange robe lights a small flame from a lamp held near a carved copper-brown pillar hung with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a brass tray of white cloth and flower garlands. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable) with long hair, orange robes and bead necklace, performing the lamp ritual; the attendant is a priest in orange. Visible offerings and the flame suggest an aarti or pratyaksha pada puja setting.2011-12-11August 31 20142014-08-31July 01 20142014-07-01December 23 20092009-12-23December 14 20162016-12-14A man with long dark hair, a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap and heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads stands beside a white car, placing his hand on a large tray of red and white flowers. Beside him, a young man in an orange turban and orange wrap holds a green and gold decorated bundle with a flower-filled vessel on top, while a man with white sacred ash marks and a beaded mala stands behind. Several people in orange turbans are visible in the background near a covered walkway, with palm trees above. The scene suggests a padapuja or welcome ceremony, with Swamiji (probable) appearing as the man in the centre-right wearing the heavy gold necklaces and long swept-back hair.2017-09-02Outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple flagpole setting with palm fronds in the background. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a white-and-maroon flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, stands on the left, appearing to be Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-gold cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth bundles tied with orange cord, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. Orange rope hangs on the left edge, and a leaf-tied bundle is visible at the base of the flagpole.2011-12-11A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A smiling man stands at left, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and a heavy gold necklace, garlanded with long chains of red, yellow and white flowers and a pink-and-white garland. Beside him, a man in an orange-red cloth holds a silver tray. A garland of red, yellow and white flowers is draped around the tree trunk at right. A person in white clothes stands in the background, and a camera operator is visible behind the tree. Whether the man at left is a specific individual cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2017-12-30August 31 20142014-08-31A photograph of an outdoor ashram path with red dirt and paved stepping stones. In the centre, a barefoot man in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching upper cloth walks forward with a large garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow blossoms draped around his neck, plus gold chains and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several shaven-headed men in saffron robes with gold borders and sacred white markings on their foreheads carry offering trays of flowers and fruit. Visible people appear to be a procession of ashram devotees, one of them garlanded and walking ahead as a procession leader, consistent with a ritual procession or greeting. Consistent with a procession of ashram devotees and ritual offerings at an ashram grounds.2013-01-06A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white and maroon flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead, and gold armlets, stands at left beside a carved wooden pillar wrapped in yellow marigold garlands. Beside him, a bald priest in orange dhoti and gold necklaces and a second man in orange cloth hold a brass tray draped with white cloth, yellow flowers and red blossoms. Hanging orange cords run down from above. The long-haired man is a visible candidate for Swamiji (probable), identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garland and ornaments, while the two priests are attendants in orange garments.2011-12-11January 06 20132013-01-06