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Outdoor photo of a village lane during a house visit. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long red and white flower garland stands center, hands pressed together in greeting, with long dark hair. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand, one with a rudraksha mala, while others play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style wind instruments). Women in saris, some in red and yellow, and children watch from the right beside a tiled-roof building. Colourful floor kolam designs in pink and green decorate the ground, and loose green leaves are scattered on the path. Utility poles and trees stand behind.

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Outdoor welcome procession on a red carpet along a village street under a clear sky. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a multicolored flower garland walks forward while women in saris and salwar, including one in a yellow sari with a long braid and another in blue, hold up decorated coconuts and flower offerings on trays. Men in white dhotis and orange garments stand with folded hands along the sides. Orange and red bunting hangs overhead, and a small child in pink is held at right. Yellow flowering trees, a white building and a pink-roofed structure stand behind the crowd.2010-01-21A photograph of an outdoor welcome on a dirt path strewn with green grass blades beside a silver car. In the centre, a barefoot figure in a loose saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks forward. To the right, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt holds up a long red and white flower garland, while women in white saris with gold borders, one wearing a gold necklace, stand with palms together. A girl in a pink dress with a red and green border stands at the right edge. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk along the path under tall trees, and a green electricity pylon rises at the right. A decorative kolam design lies on the ground near the feet.2010-01-20Outdoor photo on a dusty dirt ground with trees and a bush behind a wire fence. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and bangles, walks barefoot and looks ahead; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure in procession. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a tray of yellow flowers, and a woman in a blue sari carries a bag. Other devotees in white dhotis, shirts and a red-shirted boy stand around with hands folded, and a stone-coloured jacketed man stands at left. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2011-12-09August 02 20082008-08-02December 06 20112011-12-06A street procession in a residential lane. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white flower garland with red blossoms walks forward with bare feet. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts clap, one elderly man on the left presses his palms together, and a man in white plays a long wind instrument with a bell-shaped end, while a woman in a red sari stands in the background. Green trees, a utility pole and multi-storey buildings line the street.2010-01-20January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor photo on a red carpet in front of a green building with a balcony. A long-haired man in a dark maroon dhoti and upper-body shawl, bare-chested, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style cord. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and pink-red shawl holds a ritual object. Behind them a crowd of men in saffron-orange shirts and onlookers, including children, watch. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower right on a stand, with palm fronds nearby. Several people on the left wear orange and saffron clothing. The people are standing and watching outdoors.2017-09-06July 28 20082008-07-28December 25 20062006-12-25July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of a pink temple-style canopy strung with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-type) with a bell-shaped end. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls walk, and a bare-chested man in white with yellow sash follows. At centre, a figure in an orange robe, orange head-wrap and rudraksha mala walks beside a second figure in orange robe holding a white flower garland. Devotees in saris and white clothes line the path, and a cameraman in a brown shirt films. A tent and palm trees stand in the background.2010-01-13