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Outdoor photo on a sandy path beside a wire fence with green trees behind. Three people walk left to right. Two men in orange saffron robes walk in front: the left one in a draped orange wrap holds a white cloth and a small object, and the central one in orange with long swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl walks barefoot-looking in sandals. A third person in white clothing with a pendant necklace and a tan bag follows at the rear. Trees and a palm frond sit in the background under bright sky.

December 08 2009

A photograph of an open grassy field with scrubby trees and a wire fence behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and gold-edged shawl stands in the foreground holding a metal trident-tipped staff, facing left. Beside them an older man with white hair wears white ritual clothes and a bangle, and at the right edge a partly visible man in white clothes and sandals stands with his arms folded. The scene suggests a site inspection on bare land, with the person in saffron carrying a trident. The long-haired figure in saffron with a trident is a probable match for the Swamiji depiction, based on hair, saffron clothing and trident cues.

Outdoor photo of four people walking single file across a grassy field with scrubby bushes and trees behind them under a pale sky. The foremost figure, at right, has long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body. Another figure in front, at left, wears orange robes and a shaved head, followed by a man in a white shirt and a man in white clothing. The setting appears to be open land used for a site visit.

A photograph of three men walking across a grassy field with scrub bushes, pink flowering shrubs, a palm tree and a wire fence behind them. In front, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck carries a long metal rod or staff. Behind him, two older men wear white dhotis and white shirts, one with glasses and a chain, both in sandals. a person, with long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, walking the land during a site inspection of the Tiruvannamalai property.

Three men in saffron-orange robes walk left to right across a dusty, unpaved open ground. The man on the left wears a deep orange wrap over a robe and carries something in his hands at chest height; the middle man wears a light orange robe and holds his hands together; the man on the right wears an orange dhoti with a red border and a long orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them are heaps of sand, broken stone and rubble, palm trees and green shrubs under a bright sky. They appear to be walking barefoot or in sandals as part of a ritual procession.

August 08 2009

Outdoor photo on a grassy plot with trees and a wire fence behind it, at an outdoor land-survey or site-inspection setting. A man in a long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads, stands centre-left smiling and holding a white cord or rope. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a white cloth stands, and at right a man in white shirt and dhoti with glasses holds a small object in his hands. Behind them several men in white clothes and saffron garments stand, one holding binoculars to his eye, and one woman in white and orange sari stands at far left. The a person appearance is in the foreground amid devotees and attendants.

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

Outdoor bhoomi puja on a grassy field edged by scrub and trees. In the foreground a bare-headed man in orange robe bends toward a silver tray and brass vessel on the ground, with incense sticks and small offerings. Beside him stands a man with long dark hair, a tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap, barefoot, facing the ritual items. Behind them women in white saris, some with orange or yellow shawls, hold offering plates and join palms in prayer.