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October 28 - 1 November 2004 - Mass Living Enlightenment Initiations in TiruvannamalaiA photograph of three men posed on a stage in front of a pink and white backdrop with a flower arrangement. On the left, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt wears a green and cream shawl and stands with hands clasped. In the centre, a seated elderly bearded sadhu in orange robes and dark sunglasses holds a small green book and wears a blue shawl and gold beaded necklaces. On the right stands a smiling younger man with long hair and an orange turban and robe with gold border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak. The page describes a 2004 Living Enlightenment initiation event in Tiruvannamalai.May 13 20162016-05-13A photograph of a formal visit inside a room with a large gilded throne-like seat carved with a serpent hood at the top. A seated figure in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robe, with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits on a leopard-print cushion and receives books from a man. Two men in saffron-orange shawls stand to the left and centre; the man in the centre, wearing a white shirt with an orange vest, is handing over a stack of books. A man in the left foreground wears an orange shawl and smiles, and a cameraman in a white dhoti and orange shawl raises a camera in the background. Framed devotional artwork hangs on the wall behind them.2016-05-13A photograph taken inside a hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare lightbulb fixtures. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate orange throne-style chair, wearing a long garland of white, red and green flowers and a yellow-and-saffron shawl. He smiles and receives a small book or envelope from an elderly man in a white kurta with a shawl, who holds a folded item and a bright yellow garland-wrapped object. Behind them a man in a white shirt with an identity badge stands at a microphone stand, and another man in white stands further back. To the right, a green draped backdrop with gold-and-red decorations and a pink table cloth fill the stage area. Several people are present in the scene. The seated man in saffron is a probable Swamiji candidate by his orange turban, ornate saffron robes and garland cues.2005-11-18May 13 20162016-05-13Indoor photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a maroon turban, maroon robe and a long rudraksha mala, receiving visitors. A man in a grey kurta and orange shawl stands at left smiling, and a second man in an orange vest and white shirt over an orange shawl hands over a stack of printed books or booklets to the seated figure. Behind them a man in an orange shawl, a man in white with a mala, and a cameraman in white with a camera stand near a framed painting of a deity. Garlands and flowers lie on the throne table. The seated figure's appearance matches the page's a person description only partially, so the identity is uncertain.2016-05-13April 27 20162016-04-27A photograph of a ceremonial exchange under a decorated canopy with yellow and pink fabric, tassels and marigold garlands. An older man with glasses wears an orange robe with a gold border and a cream shawl, and clasps hands with a woman seated on a gold throne-style chair. She wears a maroon turban, a multi-strand garland of pink and white flowers with blue ribbon, rudraksha-style beads on her wrist and a maroon garment. Behind them, a man in a rudraksha mala and maroon cloth stands, and another man in white dhoti and shirt is partly visible. Marigold garlands decorate the throne.2015-01-12July 19 20152015-07-19April 27 20162016-04-27July 19 20152015-07-19