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August 03 2008

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Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt path before a green hill at a temple-style site. A tall red shrine-like structure with a white trident-and-emblem sign stands in the centre. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands among a crowd, with other saffron-robed monks nearby. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, gather around. One photographer with a camera stands at right. A white van is parked behind the shrine.2008-08-03Outdoor photo at a dusty open ground beside a forested hill, with a thatched hut at left. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap with gold border and a rudraksha mala, holding a small object in one hand while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands beside. Around them men in white and saffron-clad sannyasis stand in a loose crowd, one saffron-robed man checks a phone. A red shrine-like structure with a white emblem stands in the background, and a bus is parked at right. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo on a dusty ground in front of a thatched-roof shelter and a hill covered in green trees. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold bracelet walks forward at the front, while a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, and a few in checked shirts and trousers, stand and gather around. A small boy in a checkered shirt is among them. A tall red ceremonial structure with white symbols stands in the background near the hill, with orange flags on poles at left and a bus at right. Several people hold papers or flyers.2008-08-03Outdoor site visit on a red dirt track beside a forested hill, with stacked timber and bamboo poles at the edges. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left, holding a small object, stands near a cameraman filming with a video camera. In the centre, a bare-backed figure wrapped in saffron cloth with long dark hair faces away toward a white SUV parked up the track. Next to him, a bearded man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala looks on. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a white folder, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands beside him. Another person in white carries a white box near the vehicle.2008-04-05Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a dirt path on open ground with a hill and green trees behind. In front, a figure in orange robes carries a long staff and a small bag, followed by a person in orange with rudraksha beads and an orange shawl. Another person in orange walks behind, and several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, one wearing a pendant necklace. A wooden fence and a red-and-white painted structure appear to the left. The scene reads as a temple-grounds procession, with no visible deity or ritual act.2012-01-02Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground at the foot of a rocky, scrub-covered hill. A figure in a loose saffron-orange robe stands at left with a hand raised, under an orange umbrella held by someone off-frame. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts stand facing right; the man in the centre holds a microphone and gestures, and the man at right holds a mobile phone. Behind them a tall red stone monument stands with a white emblem, flanked by potted plants. A thatched hut, a white van, parked cars and orange flags appear in the background. Four physical people are visible.2009-08-08Outdoor scene at a temple-type compound with a row of stone pillars and lingam-like stone bases on the left under a clear sky with green trees and a hill behind. A group of about ten men stand and talk. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-red dhoti and an orange top with a rudraksha mala, smiling and facing the group. Nearby, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange-gold bordered cloths, stand around him. A bald man in an orange robe with gold border stands at right.2011-09-26Outdoor photograph at a hillside site with a rocky, tree-covered hill rising behind a group of people in front of a cloudy sky. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, with hands together at the chest, while a shaven-headed man in an orange robe stands beside him. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand and one bends forward in front of the group. On the right, a person in a blue plaid shirt faces away from the camera. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala, identified by appearance cues only.2008-04-01Outdoor photo of a group of about 15 men on a dry, grassy open field with low hills and trees behind them. In the centre a person in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-gold beaded necklace and long, loose hair stands beside a large rounded boulder set on red earth. Most surrounding men wear white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas, with some in checked shirts and lungis. A small white vehicle is parked in the distance.2005-11-13