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Outdoor photograph on a grassy hillside below a wooded, rocky hill with palm trees on the left. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a long wrap and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, long dark hair swept back, a staff-like rod in one hand, looking off to the side. He has a distinctive appearance with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is a probable Swamiji in person. To the right, an older man in white shirt and white trousers with grey hair stands beside him. In the background, several people in white and saffron sit on the grass near offerings during what appears to be a bhoomi puja at the land site.

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April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a hillside with green scrub, palm fronds and a rocky hill behind a cloudy sky. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala, standing among about eight people in white dhotis and shirts; a shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands to the left and another in orange with a white robe and orange shawl stands at right. A man in a checked shirt faces the group from the foreground, and a person to the left holds a container. The setting suggests a land-blessing site, though no ritual act is clearly visible.2008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a hillside with dense green scrub and rocky outcrops under an overcast sky. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a horizontal tilak on the forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl over the body and a long rudraksha mala, smiling as he faces a man in a checked shirt seen from behind. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands near another man in orange, and on the right, older and younger men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one wearing a gold chain. Appearance-based a person cues: swept hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph on a hillside of dense green scrub with rocky outcrops behind. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, wears an orange saffron garment wrapped over the shoulder and body. Swamiji (probable) is shown with these long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues, smiling and walking through a group. Around him, a shaved-headed man in orange on the left, a seated-to-standing elder in white shirt and white dhoti, and a bespectacled man in a white shirt with a pendant on the right. A man in a blue checked shirt stands in the foreground with his back to the camera.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on a grassy field in front of a forested hill with palm trees under an overcast sky. A central figure in an orange-saffron garment with long dark swept-back hair stands facing left, arms folded, appearing to address the group. Around them are men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange or saffron shawls and one with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, plus a few women in white and yellow saris standing further back. The group is gathered on uneven ground near the hill.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo at dusk of a group standing on open grassland with palm trees and a rocky hill behind them under a cloudy sky. Surrounding them are men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads, a woman in a yellow shawl at left, and a man with eyeglasses at right, all standing attentively. The scene resembles a ground-blessing ceremony.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01