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A photograph of a temple-style courtyard where a grey elephant with a green rope and a brass bell hanging from its chain stands beside a group of devotees. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala waves his hand near the elephant's trunk. Around him, men in white dhotis and white turbans and a bearded man in white stand close, while a man in pale pink robes offers something to the elephant. Pillars and a patterned ceiling frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears here as the saffron-robed figure with the turban and rudraksha mala.

A photograph of an elephant being fed by a saffron-robed man at an ashram entrance. The grey elephant, with a chain around its neck and a bell hanging from it, reaches its trunk toward a silver tray of fruit held by a smiling man in an orange shawl and orange garment with rudraksha beads and a long necklace; he has long dark hair and an orange head wrap. Around him stand devotees in white dhotis and white turbans, a man in a white shirt, and others in pale pink and orange robes. Potted ferns sit at the left and a pink building with a patterned ceiling forms the background.

February 20 2007

A photograph of a temple entrance where an elephant raises its trunk toward a person in saffron robes. The central figure wears an orange turban, an orange shawl over an orange robe with gold border, and a long garland of white and yellow flowers, and holds garland petals in both hands. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand close; a bare-chested older man wears rudraksha beads and a dhoti, and a white-bearded man on the right presses his palms together in greeting. A man in a pink checked shirt in the foreground holds his hand near the elephant. Someone above the elephant's head raises a phone to take a picture. Stone temple gateway architecture frames the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes and orange turban with a flower garland, being greeted with an elephant at the temple entrance.

A photograph of a temple procession at a temple entrance. An elephant on the left lifts its trunk toward a smiling young man in an orange saffron shawl and orange turban, wearing a long garland of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers, and a gold necklace. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair and saffron garments with gold-bordered wrap, the appearance cues are several but the figure is a standing devotee receiving garlands. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis press their palms together in greeting, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands near the elephant, and a crowd fills the courtyard. A man in a white shirt and dhoti reaches toward the elephant. Grey stone temple architecture frames the scene.

A photograph outside a temple entrance where a large grey elephant reaches its trunk toward a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a garland of red, yellow and green flowers with a gold necklace. He has a white tilak on his forehead and is smiling. Around him, many men in saffron and white dhotis and shirts press close, some holding phones or cameras. A white-robed older man with glasses stands at left. Carved grey stone pillars and a yellow notice board are visible behind. The man in the garland has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold adornment, a combination consistent with the appearance of a person as the page indicates, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.

August 02 2008

A photo in a stone-pillared temple corridor where a decorated temple elephant stands at right, its forehead and trunk painted with white, orange and yellow markings and hung with bells. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, long swept-back hair and a heavy gold necklace, reaches out to touch the elephant while smiling. Behind him a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis gather nearby. Five people are visible.

A temple elephant with a raised trunk reaches toward a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair who wears a gold ornamental necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, smiling as they offer a folded banknote into the trunk. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a stone temple gateway, a bare-chested man in a dhoti stands at left, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the background. Garlands and a flower-strewn floor surround the elephant's feet. a person appears in the saffron robes and gold necklace, in the centre of the scene, receiving the elephant.

November 09 2006

A photograph of a crowd outside a stone temple entrance with ornate carved pillars. In the foreground a large elephant's trunk reaches toward a central figure with long black hair, wearing an orange robe, a gold necklace and a thick garland of red, yellow and green flowers, with a vertical white and red forehead mark. Around them men in orange shawls and white shirts press close, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. A man in white at lower right holds his hands out toward the elephant.

A grey elephant with a rope and chain harness, its trunk extended toward a group of men in a temple corridor with carved stone pillars and brackets. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a red flower garland and red-orange cloth stands beside a figure holding a decorated ceremonial staff with white and green ornaments. Nearby, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a white sacred thread stand among devotees, several of whom hold up phones to record. A rider sits on the elephant's back.