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Outdoor photo on a sunny coastal village beach with a stone wall at right and the sea and rocks behind. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white upper cloth stands at right, hand resting on the shoulder of a man in a checked blue shirt who bows his head. Several onlookers in shirts and lungis stand around; a man in a yellow striped shirt stands behind. Cardboard boxes and plastic bags sit at the lower right, consistent with a relief or medical camp setting.

Outdoor photo on a beach with blue sky and sea behind. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace has his arm around the shoulder of an older man with grey hair in an olive shirt, both smiling and facing each other. Behind them, a poster shows a smiling figure wearing an orange and saffron turban and robes, with the printed words partly visible. Several other people stand on rocks and at the water's edge in the background.

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Outdoor photograph of three older men standing behind a black metal railing beside a pale yellow pillar and a weathered white wall with peeling paint. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with grey hair and a forehead tilak gestures with his hand, marked with dark paint. In the centre, a bald man in an orange-and-cream checked shirt and white dhoti stands beside him. On the right, a grey-haired man in a light blue shirt rests his hand on the railing. A taut rope with paper cut-outs strung across the wall runs behind them.

A crowded indoor healing camp under a veranda with turquoise-painted pillars. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with his back to the camera, bending over a seated man in a white shirt and black cord necklace whose head is covered by a light orange cloth. A middle-aged man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits at right and rests his hand on a child's head. A woman in a patterned floral dress holds a young child on her hip at left, and a man in a striped shirt stands behind them. At far right a man in a grey-green checked shirt and dark trousers watches, and a man with a camera is partly visible. Several more people, including a woman in a blue sari near the back, fill the background.

Outdoor photo of a crowd of men standing on a concrete ground near a concrete canopy structure, with trees and distant buildings behind them. A man in the foreground left wears a beige polo shirt and a rudraksha mala. An older man beside him wears a white dhoti with an orange-yellow shawl and a pendant. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and holds a mobile phone to his ear, with a white badge clipped to his pocket. Others wear white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes.

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A crowded temple interior with pale marble-clad pillars and walls. A young boy in a white dhoti with an orange-yellow border and a bare upper body, wearing a dark thread, stands at the centre-left facing away, near a carved stone pillar. Several men in shirts and trousers, including one in a maroon shirt with a gold chain and one in a dark shirt, press close and lean forward. On the right, a man in a dark teal shirt extends his hand toward the pillar, while an elderly man in white shirt and dhoti bends forward. At the lower right a seated devotee's head is visible. Other men in white and light green shirts fill the background.

A photograph inside a temple hall with gold-toned walls and a gilded throne. Seated on the throne, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-red robe with a white-and-orange shawl, a white sacred mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha-style necklace; he gestures with one raised hand and smiles. Around him stand five men in everyday clothes: one in a white shirt at left, one in a brown shirt with a white vibhuti mark, one in a white shirt, one in a yellow-striped polo, and an older man in a white polo at right, several with white forehead marks. A saffron flag hangs behind, and a brass bowl sits near the throne.

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an ashram setting. A bare-chested figure in orange-red ochre clothing with a gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads and white sacred ash on the forehead extends his hand over the head of a seated man in a white shirt, lightly touching him. Behind them a man in a pale striped shirt stands with head bowed, and other men in white and grey shirts stand watching. A small table holds a red cloth and orange packets. The scene reads as a darshan or blessing. Visible people: five. a person cues are present for the figure in orange-red clothing and beads, so identity is uncertain from appearance alone.