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A photograph of a festive house visit outside a building entrance decorated with bunches of green bananas, orange and pink balloons, and a white jasmine-and-marigold garland arch. A framed portrait sits above the doorway. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe and is smiling as he steps forward. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts press in, with women in saris and bindis, some with hands raised in greeting. The figure in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, consistent with the probable identity, though the appearance is only partly visible in the crowd.

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January 20 20102010-01-20Outdoor photo at a cream-coloured two-storey building, where a banana-leaf and green banana bunch arch stands over a path strewn with flower petals. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala, one with a sacred vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them a figure in a saffron/orange robe stands at the arch, with women in colourful saris and onlookers nearby. Pink and yellow balloons, palm fronds and a parked silver car complete the scene. A poster on the wall shows a portrait and Tamil text.2010-01-20Indoor photograph of a doorway in a whitewashed hall with green-framed metal grille doors. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the threshold holding a long red-and-white garland, facing a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, green leafy decorations hang across the doorway. A crowd of women in saris, including one in a white sari with a brass plate of flowers and a woman in a blue sari, press in from both sides and raise their hands in greeting. Garlands and loose white flowers are visible. A notice board hangs on the right wall.2010-01-20A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered in a bright indoor entrance hall, with a green-framed metal grille door and windows behind them, decorated with a green leaf and flower garland. A central figure stands in a bright orange robe with long dark hair swept back, smiling and gesturing with raised hands, wearing a rudraksha mala, flanked by a man in a sleeved white shirt and a man in white. Women in saris with bangles and gold necklaces press their palms together in greeting. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-and-white forehead mark holds a brass kalasha vessel decorated with white flowers and a mango leaf. Some people in the crowd appear to wear white clothing. A banner with Kannada script hangs on the right.2010-01-20A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe wearing a long white flower garland with multicoloured ribbon-like strands, standing in a doorway with a pink wall at right. He has long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling. Around him, people with folded hands greet him: men in white shirts at left, women in saris including a purple-blue sari and a green-and-pink sari at right, and a girl in a red top. A banana-leaf canopy and a yellow bus appear in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland, and is shown being greeted as a visitor.2010-02-15A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers, walking through a white-walled doorway between two open reddish-brown doors. Behind him, a palm-frond garland hangs over the entrance and a decorated pandal with colourful cloth and a thatched roof stands under palm trees. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a blue checked shirt and a man in a pale beige shirt press hands together in greeting, and children stand at the left edge holding cloth bags. A man in a white kurta with a pendant on his chest, hands folded, walks beside him. Small Tamil signboards are on the right wall.2009-08-03A photograph of a welcome at an outdoor pavilion roofed with woven palm thatch and decorated with hanging green banana bunches. A young man in a saffron-orange robe with a long pink-and-yellow flower garland stands at centre, smiling, with long dark hair, appearing to be a sannyasi receiving the greeting. A man in a white shirt and black belt bows toward him from the left, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a green-bordered cloth extends an open hand on the right. Several people in white clothes, including a woman holding a brass pot with leaves, stand around with palms pressed together in namaste. Women in white and a woman in a white sari with a gold border also join in the greeting. The atmosphere is one of devotional welcome at a house visit.2010-02-17August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph at a doorway decorated with colourful paper garlands and a cluster of multicoloured balloons in blue, green, red, purple and yellow. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulder, stands in the foreground gesturing with one hand. Behind him two monks in red-maroon and saffron robes walk toward the entrance, one with a shaved head. Beyond them stands a thatched rounded hut with a small finial on top, a yellow framed poster on the left wall, and a small printed notice on the right door. Trees and open sky are visible outside. The scene shows a visiting group being welcomed at a building entrance.2006-12-24A festive procession lane in a covered hall decorated with multicolored balloons and hanging paper streamers. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white and pink flower garland and a red-tipped rudraksha-style flower necklace walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Banana leaves line the path, and metal railings separate devotees on both sides. Women on the left wear a blue top and white dupatta and press their hands in namaste, while a woman in a yellow saree and red flower in her hair stands nearby. Onlookers in white and light shirts watch from the right. Colorful decorative poles and an ornate orange and red canopy frame the scene.2009-12-26A photograph of an outdoor gathering at a temple-style entrance with orange walls and hanging coconuts and leaves above. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a bead garland of orange and white flowers, and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on an orange-cushioned seat. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange or yellow shawls, one in yellow with rudraksha beads, and a woman in white stands behind. A crowd of devotees in the foreground holds cameras and raises hands in greeting, while a bald man in white and a younger man in a white t-shirt with a camera stand nearby. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated as the central figure in a darshan setting.2010-07-24October 09 20112011-10-09