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Outdoors on a stone-paved path beside a green lawn, a man in white dhoti and shirt places an orange marigold garland over the head of a figure in saffron robes with long dark hair. A second person in orange robes stands behind them, barefoot. Parked white cars, a flowering hibiscus bush and a white boundary wall are in view, and a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a crown-like head covering hangs on a stand in the background. The garlanding appears to be a welcome ritual. The saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and orange robes matches the page's Swamiji cues, so this is a probable in-person appearance; the page places him at this house visit.

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Outdoors on a paved walkway beside a lawn and flowering hibiscus, a man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands smiling as an older man in white kurta and dhoti places a marigold garland around his neck. A second figure in orange robes with long hair stands behind, touching the smiling man's head. White vehicles and a white gate fence frame the scene, and a small portrait hangs in the background.2010-02-17Outdoors on a paved stone walkway beside a green lawn and white perimeter wall with flowering shrubs. A woman in an orange saffron garment with a marigold garland and long dark hair stands at left, reaching down with her hand toward a man kneeling low in white clothes, his head bowed. Behind them a second woman in orange draped clothing with a red bindi stands with hands folded, and a man in white stands further back near a white car. A small banner with a figure in orange hangs on the wall at the back left.2010-02-17Outdoor welcome on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a large white-and-red flower garland stands under a red parasol with fringed tassels, receiving a yellow-and-red flower garland offered by a younger saffron-robed attendant with shell-bead necklaces. A bearded attendant in saffron robes holds a silver vessel with mango leaves and yellow flowers. In the foreground, a man in white kneels and bows. A silver car with its headlights visible sits behind them, decorated with flower garlands.2008-12-25December 11 20112011-12-11January 26 20102010-01-26Photo 11688007February 05 20072007-02-05Outdoors on a dirt road in front of a plain white building with an orange and blue draped tent behind. A man in orange robes, with an orange head wrap and a red and white flower garland, bows his head while an older white-haired man in white shirt and dhoti pours or ties on the garland and touches his head. A woman in a beige sari holds a silver vessel with flowers. A silver car is parked at left, and white-clad attendants stand nearby in white and yellow clothes.2010-02-17A photograph outside a building with a stone-clad wall and palm trees behind it. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, placing a yellow and red flower garland over the head of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, who bows his head forward. Beside them a man in a red top holds a tray of offerings. Two more men in orange and saffron robes stand at left, one with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, and a boy in a red checked shirt stands at right. A white car is in the foreground. The garland welcome suggests a greeting ritual, shown without further identification of the robed figure.2010-02-17August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoors on a paved walkway in front of a white garden wall, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair receives a white flower garland from an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers, who is placing it around his neck. A second orange-robed man with long hair stands at left, and a woman in a green sari, a man in white, and an older woman in a beige sari with red border stand at right. A white car, potted plants and green shrubs fill the background.2010-02-17September 11 20092009-09-11 +1 copies