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January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe walks barefoot on dirt, holding a wooden staff in his right hand and gathering his robe with his left, his eyes lowered. Beside and behind him, a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck and carries a folder. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk behind, and an older woman in a pale blue sari stands at left. At right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a red pedestal with an orange-clad figure nearby.2006-10-19A large outdoor gathering seated on the ground beneath a wide spreading banyan tree, with aerial roots hanging down and tall white poles with orange flags standing in the foreground. Many devotees sit in rows, mostly in orange and saffron robes and in white clothes, with children among them. Near the center right, an older figure with a bald head and orange robe sits among the crowd, and a smaller group of people in orange and white surrounds him. A standing man in a white shirt stands at the back left under the trees. The people present are seated for a ritual gathering, with brass vessels and offerings placed in front of some of the seated people.2006-10-21December 23 20082008-12-23An outdoor procession of many people walks along a dirt path through dry grass and bushes at a rural site with thatched huts and orange flags. Most walkers wear saffron-orange robes and some wear white dhotis or kurtas. A man in the right foreground wears long hair and orange robes and holds a long staff, with an orange-robed companion beside him. On the right, a large ornate umbrella with fringed red and gold fabric and a yellow embroidered banner with a blue emblem is carried above the group. Children in white shirts, red and blue clothing mingle among the adults. Trees and a distant hill stand in the background under a pale sky.2006-10-21Outdoor ceremony beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass ritual vessel and stands before a seated figure draped in orange cloth and garlanded with pink and white flowers. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Seated devotees in yellow, green and orange saris and kurtas fill the foreground, and a bearded man in white stands to the right. A purple bird logo appears in the upper right corner.2004-07-02August 03 20082008-08-03July 27 20082008-07-27A group walks along a shaded dirt path beneath large spreading trees on a campus. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt on the right walks beside a bald man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and an orange shawl. Ahead, a man with long dark hair in a saffron robe and rudraksha mala walks, and a woman in a white sari with dark shawl walks among them. A man in white shirt and dhoti points ahead to the left. Several others in white and saffron follow behind along the path.2008-01-14July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a sunlit dirt path through green trees and marigold bushes. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks on the left, appearing probable Swamiji by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, while a bearded man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl walks barefoot in the centre. On the right, a bespectacled sannyasi in orange robes walks barefoot. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl stands near the trees, and another figure in dark clothing is partly visible.2008-05-25