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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron cloth wrapped as a turban and shawl, wearing a white flower garland, leaning forward to touch the hand of an older man in a white shirt who bends low with palms pressed together. Behind them a crowd watches, including a woman in a green sari, a man in a grey shirt with white forehead markings, a boy holding a small camera, and several women with red bindis and folded hands. The setting appears to be an indoor room with a white plastic chair edge visible at lower centre.

A photo of a devotee ceremony inside a temple hall with arched cream walls and a painted deity panel behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti forehead mark and a large pink flower garland raises his hand to bless the head of an older grey-haired, bearded man in white clothes with folded hands. Two other men in white and an onlooker in a dark shirt with glasses watch and smile. The blessing figure holds a small white paper in his other hand. A candidate matching a person by cues of long hair, saffron robe and garland, appearing as a probable identification from appearance alone, in an attendee role. Several more people stand behind.

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A photograph at an indoor event hall where a man in an orange saffron garment and a long white-and-purple flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a man bowing with palms pressed together in a white shirt. Other devotees in white and cream clothes stand nearby, including a man on the right with a gold-bordered white shawl and gold necklace holding his hands in anjali. A gold ceremonial chair sits in the background, with a gold-trimmed stage and orange and yellow decorative hangings above. The orange-clad man is a probable Swamiji, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland, shown giving blessings in a darshan setting.

Indoor photo of a devotee kneeling in white clothes with hands raised in greeting toward a smiling man on the left wearing an orange-saffron turban, orange robe bare at the shoulder, and a multicolored garland of white and pink, green, orange and blue flowers with a rudraksha mala. Standing behind, several men in white kurtas and white dhotis watch; one tall man in white on the right smiles with tilak on his forehead. A video camera on a tripod stands among them. Cream walls and framed pictures appear in the background.

January 12 2007

October 03 2004 - Addressing the Sengunthar Community gathering of South India

A crowded outdoor gathering of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts pressing around a central figure wearing a saffron-orange turban and a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap with gold border, plus a white flower garland with red and white beads and a rudraksha-style mala. The central figure has long dark hair and is smiling while a man in a light shirt reaches toward him. Other people include a bearded man with a red cord, an older man in glasses, a man in a white cap at lower right, and a man on the left with palms pressed together. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the turban, long hair, ornate saffron wrap, garland and mala, with the page noting the event as Tiruvannamalai.

A crowded outdoor-style gathering of men mostly in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a slim man wearing an orange-saffron turban and a saffron shawl with gold border, a white-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, is being approached by a devotee who reaches toward his shoulder. Behind him, a bearded man presses his palm to his forehead, and a tripod stands at the left edge. The central figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, turban and rudraksha cues; the page identifies this event as involving a person, so an appearance-based candidate is present. Several onlookers stand close around him.

A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange saffron shawl and draped orange garment, multiple rudraksha malas and a rudraksha bracelet, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. Several robed attendants in white and orange stand around, a cameraman holding a camera raises it at left, and devotees and framed portraits line the hall. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, matching the page's a person reference, so this is a probable identification from appearance, not a confirmed one.

A photograph of an outdoor welcome outside a building with trees and a balcony behind. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands with his head bowed while an older man in a white shirt and glasses places a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves around his neck. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, some with hands folded in greeting, and a parked car is visible behind them.