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A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a bare reddish-brown dirt yard beside a red-painted building with a small covered porch and concrete steps. A shirtless man with long dark hair sits on a white plastic chair wearing an orange-saffron lower cloth, facing a group of people seated on the ground in white clothes. One seated man wears a white shirt and a blue bag strap, another holds a paper, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with a black handbag. A standing man in white trousers and a white shirt holds a blue bucket. A large copper finial stands near the porch, and dense green trees rise behind the yard.

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Outdoor scene on a dirt ground beside a red-walled building with a corrugated roof and steps. A figure with long dark loose hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth wrap, sits on a white plastic chair facing a group seated on the ground. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit around, one in a grey vest holding papers, others with notebooks. A man in white stands on the steps holding a copper vessel, and another in white stands by the doorway. A large copper kalasha-style finial stands on the right. Two women in white with orange shawls sit on the ground near the front, one holding a steel cup and one holding a blue bottle. Dense green trees fill the background. Plastic chairs are scattered across the yard.2005-12-30A photograph of an outdoor meeting on a bare dirt ground with a sand pile and green trees behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrap and seated on a white plastic chair, faces a group of men seated on the ground in white shirts and light trousers, several holding papers and notebooks. Another man in a white kurta and orange wrap sits at the lower right with a stick. Two white plastic chairs stand at the right edge. The arrangement suggests a planning discussion during preparations. The long-haired man has no crown, saffron-ornate robes or rudraksha ornaments visible, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2005-12-30September 20 20062006-09-20Outdoor photograph of a gathering at a compound of salmon-pink single-storey buildings with corrugated awning roofs and a palm tree behind. Rows of seated women in white sarees and a few men in white kurtas sit on white plastic chairs under the shade. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe and stands on sandy earth, while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures with his thumb toward them. Another man in white stands at right, and a standing man in white with a necklace stands by the doorway. A framed portrait hangs on the building wall at left.A photograph of a planning meeting held outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth in front of a dense wall of green trees. In the lower left, a figure with long dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth, sits on a white plastic chair holding papers, with the back of the head turned toward the camera. Around him, several men sit cross-legged on the ground: one in a white shirt and light blue trousers with folded hands, one in white with a lanyard and small mustache gesturing with his hand, and another in a grey vest over a white shirt holding a clipboard. Further right, a person with long dark hair in an orange robe is partly visible at the bottom edge. A few white chairs stand at the edge of the clearing.2005-12-30A photograph of an outdoor site meeting on bare red earth, with piles of gravel and sand and dense green trees behind. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits on a white plastic chair at left, facing the group and gesturing with one hand. Six men sit on the ground around them: several in white shirts and white trousers, one in a grey vest holding papers, and one at lower right in an orange cloth with long hair. Some hold papers or notebooks. The appearance of the seated figure is consistent with the page's identification cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so this is a person presence in person, but the identification is not certain from the image alone. Date stamp reads 30 12 2005.2005-12-30Outdoor ashram scene on a bare dirt courtyard beside a stone step with a red-painted edge. In the foreground, several people in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk across the ground; one in the centre carries a white paper folder and a thin stick. On the right, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with orange sandals walks up the steps, smiling, with several white-clad attendants behind. Behind them, a white-draped table holds books and papers, with a stack of bricks and a bundle of cloth nearby. Dense green trees and a small building fill the background.2006-10-07A photograph of an outdoor gathering at dusk on bare earth beside a pink building with steps. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a white plastic chair and extends his right arm toward the crowd. Around him, devotees in white clothes sit on the ground, including an older man with silver hair and glasses, a girl in a red and orange dress, and several people in white with lanyards. A woman in a peach sari and others stand near the pillars, and a figure in pale pink stands at the back. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long swept-back hair, seated centre) is shown in person, while the devotees are identified only by their clothing.2005-12-22Outdoor ritual on a veranda of a garden with tropical shrubs and trees. A shirtless man in an orange cloth sits cross-legged on a red-carpeted platform at the right, beside a wooden swing hung with chains and a wooden door. Before him, a seated group in white and orange clothing listens; several women in white with orange shawls sit on a grey step at left. A standing man in white and orange, holding a ceremonial object, stands at left near a striped umbrella, and a brass vessel with a green plant sits on the platform. A camera on a tripod is visible at left.2007-02-23An outdoor gathering on a dirt ground in dusk light. In the centre, a long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe sits on a white plastic chair, one arm extended and gesturing toward the group. Around him sit a large crowd of devotees in white clothes, some in saffron or orange shawls. A young girl in a red and white dress with a red beaded necklace sits near the seated man. Behind them, people stand and sit on the steps and verandah of a pink building with a wooden door, with green shrubs along the edge. A man in a light blue shirt stands at the top right.2005-12-22A photograph of a group walking along a dirt path beside a red-walled building with an orange tiled roof and green trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe, holds a long wooden walking staff in his right hand, and walks in sandals. Beside him an older bald man in white kurta and white trousers, with an orange shawl over his shoulder, holds a stack of books and gestures forward. Behind them, men in orange robes and in white kurtas walk in a line; one man in white holds a glass. Gravel and bare earth lie on the left.2006-09-20Outdoor courtyard scene at a rural compound with dirt ground, trees and a green shade cloth stretched overhead. Under the shade, a group of people sit on mats and white sheets in front of a small white building with a red tiled roof. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near the centre, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks across the mats. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe walks past a second green shade cloth, and another orange-clad person stands in the background. Sandals sit on the ground near the mats, and a plastic chair stands at the left edge.2018-05-24