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A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a multicolored garland of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers with green leaves, stands outdoors on a street. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and gold pendant presses his palms together in greeting while holding the smiling man's hand. Behind them, a woman in a pink floral salwar holds a small child, an older man in white shirt stands nearby, and a woman in a blue sari with a white shirt man visible behind. A white car and a blue-trimmed house with a doorway stand in the background. At lower right, a woman holds a brass vessel containing green leaves.

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Outdoor street scene in a town with pastel-painted shophouses, a red-tiled roof and parked cars. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red bindi, stands with a garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds draped around his neck. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bends forward with palms pressed together in greeting, a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Other men in shirts and trousers walk along the street, and a saffron flag is visible on the left. The garlanded man has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing; his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-02-15A photograph of a street-side welcome in a narrow lane with a yellow-washed wall and a marigold-decorated arch overhead. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a thick white jasmine garland stands smiling, with a red bindi on his forehead; probable Swamiji by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garland), set as in_person. Around him, a bearded man in orange with glasses stands at left, a man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala and red pendant presses his palms together at right, and another man in white with folded hands stands at far right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a woman with a bun stand behind, along with a few other onlookers, and a woman's head is in the foreground lower centre. A silver vehicle is parked at left.2009-07-17August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo at dusk of a smiling man with short dark hair and a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold-beaded mala, garlanded with white jasmine and marigold garlands. Beside him a woman in white sari with a red-and-pink border and glasses holds a brass tray with flowers and a fruit-filled basket, performing a welcome. Behind them a man in a white shirt and a young man in saffron robes raise an orange-and-gold ceremonial umbrella on a pole, with saffron flags, cars and palm trees along the road. Devotees in white and orange crowd the foreground.2009-11-25January 18 20092009-01-18Outdoors in daylight, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe stands smiling while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers places a garland of white flowers and red and green leaves around his neck. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, hands joined in greeting, stand nearby. A silver SUV is parked behind, and people look on from a balcony above a whitewashed building with a small framed picture on its wall.2009-08-11September 08 20112011-09-08November 25 20092009-11-25A street scene in front of a yellow-walled building with garlanded roadside decorations. A man in orange robes with a long white-streaked beard and glasses stands beside a central figure with long dark hair, orange robe, red tilak and a heavy white jasmine garland with a red flower garland. A bare-chested man with white beads holds a coconut wrapped in red cloth and a white flower garland with green leaves in a ritual offering. Devotees in white and yellow clothing surround them, and a grey SUV and auto-rickshaw stand nearby.2009-07-17September 08 20112011-09-08Outdoor photo at a temple or ashram entrance under a thatched palm-leaf roof. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron wrap, wearing a white flower garland with a red-and-green garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and garlands, with a red bindi. Around him, a man in an orange robe with a bearded older sadhu in saffron stand at left, while men in white shirts and grey trousers stand nearby, one bowing with palms pressed together at right. A black vehicle and palm trees are behind.2009-08-08A photograph of an arrival welcome outside a building beside a silver-grey SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a heavy gold-coloured necklace of bead strands stands at centre, receiving a long white and yellow flower garland while a woman in a red sari with white flowers in her hair adjusts it. Around him, men in white shirts and saffron-orange robes stand near the car, one holding a tall wooden pole with an orange flag. In the foreground, women in red and cream saris and a man in a light-blue shirt hold brass plates of flowers and garlands. Behind them, yellow and orange ceremonial pennants hang on a gate and a palm-lined street is visible.2009-11-25