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Outdoor photograph on a grassy field with scrubby trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, holding a long white rod across his hands with a white tilak on his forehead. A kneeling priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and white forehead marks tends to a brass thali tray and silver vessels set on the grass. A silver cup stands to the left and a woman in a white and yellow sari with a camera stands behind. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, performing a land ritual.

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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.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on grassy ground of a bhoomi puja at a construction site. A figure with long dark hair in an orange robe bends low to place items on the grass, a steel plate of offerings with flowers, a stick and incense at the centre. A kneeling man in an orange robe and shaved head beside a brass vessel prepares the rites. Behind them, about six women in white saris with orange shawls stand with palms pressed in prayer. The figure with long hair and orange robe is a person depiction in person: long swept hair and orange robes with rudraksha mala cues, though the face is not used for identity.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph of a bhoomi puja on a grassy field with scrubby trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange robes bends forward, using a long rod to work at the ground beside a small brass bowl, a tray and lamps. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a tray of offerings. Behind them, a row of women in white saris with orange and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together. The central figure's cues are long swept hair, orange clothing and a mala, which give a probable identity label as a person performing the ground ritual.2008-04-01Outdoor photograph of a bhoomi puja on a grassy open plot with scrub bushes behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with a red border kneels at lower left, leaning over a small metal vessel and implements on the grass. A central figure in a long orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala stands with one arm raised high, holding a long thin rod or staff upright, with a brass plate of offerings and incense sticks in front of him. Behind them, several devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand watching, one with hands joined in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border holds a plastic bag. A partially visible man in white and orange stands at far left. The central figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, identified by the long dark hair, orange robe, and rudraksha mala, with the page indicating his presence at this event.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo of a bhoomi puja on a grassy field with scrubby bushes behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange robe, bends over a silver plate of offerings with small lamps and flowers on the grass, pouring or placing something. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at a brass vessel. Behind them, a row of women and girls in white and orange garments with orange shawls stand with hands folded in anjali or watch. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, a presentation consistent with the page's claim, but the face and details are not distinct enough for certainty. The scene shows a bhoomi puja offering to the earth on a plot of land.2008-04-01Outdoor photo of a ritual on open grassland with scrubby trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holds up a silver aarti lamp with a burning flame in his right hand while ringing a small silver handbell in his left. Several women in white and cream saris, some with yellow shawls, stand behind him; one holds a basket of offerings and another carries a blue bag. The appearance-based cues for Swamiji (probable) are present in the lead figure's long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, performing the aarti at the Tiruvannamalai land during the Bhoomi Puja.2008-04-01