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Indoor photo in a tiled room with a row of multicoloured tinsel streamers along the ceiling and a framed portrait with a garland hung on the wall beside a window. A figure in a long orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and bare feet stands centre-right, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Three men stand to the left in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a beaded necklace, and a man in a white shirt and blue trousers stands behind the robed figure. A wooden table holds a television and devices, and a small offering tray with flowers and lamps sits on a raised platform at right. The portrait is partly visible behind the garland.

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A photograph inside a bare, newly finished room with white walls and tiled floor. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a white jasmine garland and a long rudraksha mala walks forward smiling, with a red tilak on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. Around them, several men in white dhoti and shirt stand with hands folded in anjali, and a woman in a cream sari carries flowers and a plate. On the right, a white-clad elderly man stands beside a white-draped table holding a brass lamp, a bell, a plate and a flame. Marigold and rose garlands hang along the doorway and the window. A kalasha-style offering and a lit oil lamp sit on the table. Swamiji (probable) appears as the orange-robed central figure with long swept-back hair, garland and rudraksha mala, consistent with a visiting dignitary being welcomed at an office opening.2010-02-16A photograph inside a plain home room with cream walls, orange and white striped trim, and framed pictures on a shelf. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long multi-coloured flower garland stands centre, with a red bindi, while a younger man in orange beside him holds a tray of rose petals on an orange-draped low table. An elderly woman in a white sari with pink border presses her palms together at right, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. Other people in white clothes are visible in the doorway behind, and a garlanded framed portrait sits near the wall.2010-01-21A photograph in a small room with pale yellow walls and a tiled floor. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare-chested orange-saffron shawl stands at left, smiling, with a white-clad person partly visible at the lower left edge. At right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a black belt and dark beaded mala necklace stands near the wall. Behind them, a large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a red forehead mark and a white flower garland hangs on the wall, draped with a multicolour marigold and rose garland. Small floral decorations hang at the upper right corner. Three people are visible in the scene.2010-02-15A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and a long white-and-red flower garland kneels before a framed portrait garlanded with marigold-and-white flowers, gesturing toward it with one hand while a brass oil lamp and a brass plate with offerings sit on a white-draped table to the left. Behind him a group of men and boys in white shirts, white dhotis and a red shawl stand watching, one boy holding a red-and-white item, and a man in white holds a small brass bowl. Wall posters of robed sadhus hang on the cream walls, a cameraman in white films at the right, and a striped runner rug covers the floor. A ritual puja setting in an ashram room.2010-02-15A photograph of a small room with cream walls and a pale tiled floor. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. A long-haired person in an orange-saffron robe stands in the doorway at centre, smiling with hands raised in greeting. A red upholstered sofa sits at the left foreground. Above it hangs a row of multicoloured tassel bunting. A wooden bench with a flower garland lies against the right wall, beside a wooden table holding papers and a small clock on the wall. A Tamil word is painted above the doorway.2010-02-15A photograph inside a bright, plain room with pink walls and a white tiled floor. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, walking toward a right-side altar. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near the open white door at left; one holds a brass tray of flowers. A third man in white and an elderly man in white dhoti stand at left. On the right, a framed portrait with a garland of yellow and red flowers sits on a white-draped table with flower offerings and a lamp. Through a barred window, several people are visible outside among trees, with a green garland strung across the top left.2010-02-16Photo of an indoor room with white walls, arched doorways and white plastic chairs, with colourful tinsel-like garlands strung across the ceiling. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange top and orange-red shawl, wearing layered white and maroon flower garlands and a gold necklace, stands smiling in the centre, a wrist held by a young man in orange clothes holding a brass dish with white flowers. Nearby, an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands with folded hands, another older man in white clothes stands in the background, and a woman's head is visible at lower right. A framed portrait with orange and red flower garlands sits at left, showing a saffron-turbaned man.2008-07-27A photograph inside a small pink-walled room with a tiled roof. A person in an orange saffron robe with a red and white flower garland stands at the threshold smiling, facing a home altar draped in white cloth with fruit on a metal plate, a framed photograph, and a small lamp. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands, while in the foreground a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in prayer beside a young child in a peach shirt. A calendar hangs on the pink wall, and bundled white sacks and a bag rest on a cabinet at right. Four people are visible, including partial figures at the edge.2010-01-20A photograph of a procession inside a thatched-roof pavilion decorated with strings of triangular bunting in red, green, pink and yellow. A man in an orange robe and orange shawl, wearing a white garland with yellow flower accents and a red-and-white flower garland, raises one hand in greeting as he walks on a pink mat. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis walk beside him, one holding an orange cloth. On the right, a young man with long wavy hair wears a white kurta, white dhoti with a maroon border, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A large framed portrait on the right shows a smiling man with long hair in orange clothing. Woven striped mats cover the floor, and a small group of onlookers stands in the background.2009-08-11A photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron robe wearing a crimson-orange turban and a long white and orange flower garland with a dark rudraksha mala, smiling and standing in a decorated doorway. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang across the ceiling. Around him, men in white ritual clothes and white shirts, some with orange sashes and rudraksha malas, crowd close, one holding a tray of white flowers. A man in a white shirt and a bald devotee in a yellow-green shawl stand at the right edge with hands folded. A signboard with Tamil text is visible on the left wall. a person cues: crimson turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala on the central figure.2010-02-18Photograph of a bright white interior room with a patterned striped rug on the floor. In the centre, a person in saffron-orange robes wearing a long garland of red and pink flowers walks forward barefoot, followed by another saffron-robed figure and a man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder. On the left, two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a patterned mat, one wearing a lanyard and one wearing a chain necklace. A white-draped sofa sits on the right beside a wooden stool with brass plates of offerings and an arch of orange and yellow marigold garlands. Several people stand in the doorway and background, and a small framed photo row is on the wall.2010-02-17A photograph of a covered open-sided hall with an orange corrugated roof and red-framed windows. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe walks barefoot across a striped green, pink and blue mat, smiling and looking down. He wears orange garments wrapped over his body. To his right, an older bespectacled man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant holds a rolled item and walks alongside. Behind them a man in white and another in orange move through the room, and a pedestal fan, white plastic chairs and a table stand nearby. A large printed banner on the back wall shows a man in white turban-like headwear. A camera operator is visible at the left edge. The long hair, orange saffron robe and rudraksha cues are distinctive and align with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji.2006-12-10