A photograph on a veranda with marble steps and red-and-white tiles, greenery behind. A woman in a maroon blouse and patterned sari presents a silver kalasha with yellow flowers, red blossoms and green leaves to a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead marking. Other women in sarees, a man in a white shirt and a young boy in white watch nearby. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph on a veranda with marble steps and red-and-white tiles, greenery behind. A woman in a maroon blouse and patterned sari presents a silver kalasha with yellow flowers, red blossoms and green leaves to a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead marking. Other women in sarees, a man in a white shirt and a young boy in white watch nearby.

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A photograph of a house visit on a covered veranda with white pillars, palm plants and a red-and-grey tiled floor. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and an orange sleeveless robe stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe with a red-brown shawl stands at the edge of the frame. A woman in a patterned green and beige sari holds a silver pot decorated with red and yellow flowers and leaves, while other women in saris and a young man in white stand behind. a person appearance uncertain; no clear presentation cues are sufficient to identify him.

Outdoor photo in a garden with tall palms and a cycad. A man in a white shirt stands at left, back partly turned. A smiling woman in a cream and gold sari with a maroon border holds a brass pot decorated with a garland of white and red flowers and green leaves. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, smiles and gestures toward the pot, while another person in an orange and maroon shawl stands at right edge. A pale building wall is visible at left.

Outdoor courtyard of a house under a corrugated roof supported by white pillars, with potted palms and a white building behind. A woman in a white saree with a gold border and folded hands greets a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair seen from behind, who is receiving a white and red flower garland from a man in white clothes. A man in a yellow shirt, a man in a blue shirt and a man in a white shirt stand nearby with palms pressed together in greeting. In the right foreground, a person in orange robes holds an orange cloth. A possible a person candidate in saffron with long swept-back hair is visible from behind but the face and appearance are not clearly confirmable.

A photograph of a pada puja in a home interior. A woman in a pink blouse and striped maroon-and-gold sari bends forward, offering a silver plate with a garland of white and red flowers draped over her shoulders. A man in white clothes and round glasses assists her, holding the plate. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered top and a red dot on her forehead stands behind them. On the left, a man in white kurta with a lanyard and folded hands stands near a framed portrait on the floor. Green carpet and a patterned rug lie on the floor.

Outdoor photo at an ashram entrance with a banana tree and white building behind. On the left, a man with dark hair in a rust-red robe, a white jasmine garland and a red-flower garland, reaches out his hands with a smile. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white tilak wears an orange-saffron robe and smiles while holding a silver tray with a brass kalasha topped with green leaves and white flowers, offering it to him. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and garland, a man in white with a red shawl, and several devotees in saffron and white clothing gather and watch.

A photograph of an outdoor welcome at a house visit. On the left, a young man with long, swept-back dark curly hair wears an orange saffron wrap and smiles while reaching toward a brass tray. A woman in a dark green sari with an orange border holds the tray, which carries white and orange flowers, green leaves and a small offering. A woman in a yellow-green sari on the right raises her hands in namaste while an arm holds up a long garland of white flowers with red and yellow ribbons. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind, with banana palms and a small roadside building in the background.

Outdoor photograph of a sandy roadside at a house visit. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a sannyasi-style garment and a red tilak, smiling as he reaches toward a woman in a dark green sari with orange border who carries a gold-coloured brass pot filled with white flower garlands and red blossoms topped with green leaves. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands joined in anjali, a bald man in a white shirt and watch is among them, and a woman in an orange and yellow sari with gold border holds her palms together at right. A white van and banana plants stand in the background. The scene reads as a welcome with a floral pot offering.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual welcome at a courtyard with a tiled roof and palm trees behind. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a multicoloured and white flower garland stands with his hands near a silver tray. A woman in an orange-brown sari with jasmine in her hair holds a silver tray with a brass kalasha topped by a coconut, decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves. Bending forward in white clothes at the lower left is another devotee, while a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the left, and a man in an orange shawl with folded hands stands beside them. Several other men in white and dark trousers stand in the background beside a white car.

A woman in a brown and gold sari with red blouse kneels on a floral rug, holding a small red fruit in cupped hands while a man seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with a yellow marigold garland extends his hand toward her. Behind them several people in white dhotis, a green and gold sari and red saris stand in a room with white walls. A red box sits near the seated man. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.

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A photograph taken in a living room with a leather sofa, a flat-screen television and a marble floor. In the foreground a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top with white and red garlands and a white cloth draped over the lap is extended a hand toward a standing man in white shirt and white dhoti, who bends forward and offers red flower petals or a small red item. Scattered red petals lie on the floor. Behind them stand several women in saris of red, teal and green, and a girl in a patterned outfit at left. At far right a man in white kurta wears an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala. A tray with red petals sits at the right edge. Whether the seated figure in orange is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.

Outdoor photograph in a sunny garden courtyard with palms and cycads behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers lifts a red and white flower garland toward a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair who wears a saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and a saffron top. A woman in a gold and green sari stands beside them, holding a brass pot with green leaves and white flower garlands. Another person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a woman in green stands at the far left. Cars are parked in the background. The long hair, saffron clothing and reception-with-garland setting match the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so the robed man is identified as a probable Swamiji receiving a welcome garland.