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A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala of large beads around his neck, his long dark hair tied back, holding two wooden wedge-shaped tools or implements in his hands on bare red earth. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a standing man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti hold a stick and papers at an outdoor site. The seated figure has bare shoulders and a distinctive rudraksha mala with the saffron cloth, a person candidate in an outdoor land-work setting. Plain outdoor site with scattered sticks and plastic chairs.

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A photo taken outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth. A seated man with long dark hair tied back wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds a small stick or twig in one hand while his other hand works at it. Beside him stand two men in white dhotis, one in a blue checked shirt holding a small object, and a white plastic chair sits behind him. The appearance cues of long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala are present, so this is a probable Swamiji. The scene is a simple work or land-site setting with no visible ritual fire or altar.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoor photo on bare reddish-brown earth at a rural work site. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits on a plastic chair and holds a forked wooden stick while gesturing toward it. Beside him, a man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti holds a wooden stick, and another man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind holding a white paper and a pen. A plastic chair sits at right. Probable Swamiji (saffron shawl, rudraksha mala, long hair tied back) is seated in the foreground, and the other people are working alongside him.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoors on bare red earth, a person seated on a white plastic chair wears an orange saffron garment that leaves the upper back bare, with dark hair pulled back. They hold a twisted rope-like bundle and an object with metal fittings up toward standing men. Two standing men in white dhotis, one with a white sheet of paper and a pen, and a man in a blue checked shirt hold similar sticks or rope pieces. A silver vehicle and another white chair are in the background. The seated person has the appearance of a person, given the saffron garment and seated position in the group, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-04-05Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy tree at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, beside an empty folding chair with a red seat. To the left, an orange-draped deity murti or statue garlanded with white flowers sits on a stone base, and a large black-and-white painted snake sculpture coils across the foreground. A seated man in white clothes at right holds a small flame lamp and a bell-shaped object, and a silver tray with offerings sits on the ground. Two men in white shirts and white dhoti stand with hands folded at left, and another saffron-clad figure appears at the far right edge.2004-12-31A photograph of a bearded elderly man in a saffron-orange robe with a red tilak mark on his forehead, holding a live snake in both hands while looking down at it. Behind him stand two shaven-headed men: one in white with a tilak and glasses, the other with a bare upper body, rudraksha mala and a dark red-orange wrap. A woman in a red sari walks in the background beneath a large banyan-like tree with hanging aerial roots. a person: the orange robe, long white beard and central role with the snake are present, but the face and other cues are not sufficient to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a shaded ashram grounds. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and wooden rudraksha beads, leans forward and holds a long bamboo-stick ritual implement with an orange pennant over a large dark-grey and white patterned serpent-shaped sculpture with decorative gold and flower garlands. Behind him a crowd of devotees stands, mostly in white and pastel clothes, several with hands folded in prayer. A small oil lamp and a brass vessel sit near the base, with a few books or booklets on a white cloth. Swamiji candidate with distinctive saffron shawl and long hair, appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), in person.2005-07-21November 05 20132013-11-05February 23 20072007-02-23