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A photo taken outside a temple entrance with a red banner reading in Kannada, including the name of a Lakshmi Venkateshwara temple trust and a navagraha temple. A barefoot man in a long saffron/orange robe with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a red mark on his forehead stands at the centre, smiling. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a mala, consistent with the page's Swamiji visit label. Around him stand devotees in shirts and trousers, a woman in a white and blue sari, and men in white ritual dhotis and shawls. A young man in a grey jacket and a man in a red checked shirt stand on the left, and a man in a white shirt holds a red cloth to the right. Green leaves hang overhead and a metal railing and wall are visible behind.

A photograph taken under a corrugated metal awning at a temple entrance. A red banner reads in Kannada and English that the Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Devalaya Trust runs the Sri Brahma Venkateswara and Navagraha temple. A tall man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and gestures while talking with a small group. Around him, an elderly bespectacled man in glasses and a grey shirt stands with hands together, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl stands nearby. A woman in a magenta sari and a girl in a light blue dress stand to the side, and a young man in a grey jacket and a boy in a yellow shirt complete the group. Several people in white dhotis are at the right edge.

Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path strewn with orange marigold petals in front of a small white building with a corrugated roof and orange-and-green floral decorations over its doorway. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a white and orange flower garland and walks barefoot, smiling. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a shawl walks, and men in white dhotis and shirts escort the group. A man in white on the right and another in white on the left carry a potted sapling. Palm trees, shrubs with red flowers, and a fence fill the background.

July 15 2006

A photograph of a doorway in a white-walled building. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair swept back and a tilak mark on the forehead, steps through the doorway with a hand on the robe. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the left, and at right a man in a white shirt with a gold chain reaches to the door frame. Green leaves hang from above the doorway, and a partly visible figure in orange stands inside.

July 15 2006

Outdoor photo of a procession walking along a dirt path lined with scattered yellow and orange marigold petals in front of a low white-walled building with a corrugated roof, decorated with orange marigold garlands and green leaf swags. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long orange-and-white flower garland walks forward, with a second person in a long orange robe beside them. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, some carrying a potted sapling on the left. One man in a white shirt holds a camera at the right and another in white shirt and trousers walks at the far right. Palm trees and a fenced field are behind, with red flowering shrubs at right.

July 28 2008

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A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red tilak stands in a red-framed glass doorway, a flower garland of white and red blossoms around his neck, cutting or holding a white ribbon stretched across the entrance as a ribbon-cutting opening. Surrounding him, several men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis press their palms together in anjali, one holds a tray of flowers, a small child peeks from the left, and a rudraksha mala is visible on one man's neck. A red-roofed open shelter and trees are in the background. The scene reads as an inauguration ceremony at a temple-style entrance.

A photograph of a procession at a whitewashed ashram building. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and multiple rudraksha malas, walks up a stair while raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry a golden trident (trishul) on a staff and a black bag, moving through a courtyard toward a temple entrance with a red-and-white striped canopy. A blue sign with Kannada text is mounted on the wall. Green palms and trees stand behind the roofline. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha malas) is walking in the foreground, while others in the procession appear to be devotees and sannyasis.

A photograph of an outdoor gathering on grass beneath trees and a corrugated roof. A standing figure on the right wears a saffron-orange wrap over a bare upper body, with long dark swept-back hair and a ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with a Swamiji (probable) presence. Around him, a crowd of villagers including boys in checked and striped shirts, a woman in a red sari and an older woman in a white and green sari lean over a wooden platform or box, several reaching toward it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, and an older man with white hair and a white shirt is at the far right.

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