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Night outdoor gathering in a village street lit by a bright overhead lamp. A young man in a plain orange saffron robe stands centre, smiling, hands clasped at the waist, with a bare shaved-looking head and no visible crown, malas or ornate ornaments, so his identity is uncertain. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a microphone to address the crowd. An elderly woman in an orange sari stands beside him, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands to the right. Behind them a white canopy with a printed banner, and a crowd of onlookers including children in light blue and pink clothes fill the frame. Strings of lights hang on a building at upper right.

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Outdoor evening gathering under a white tent decorated with star-shaped streamers and tinsel. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and long hair sits on a red-carpeted platform, with a bearded man in white and an orange shawl beside him. Around them, several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand, and a young boy in orange kneels nearby. Women in saris, one in pink and one in blue-green, sit on the platform facing the seated figure. A large banner behind them shows portrait photos and Tamil text. A white-shirted crowd fills the foreground, one man wearing a Dhyanapeetam shirt. A white podium with a microphone and a black board with Tamil text stand at the right.

Evening outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy with star motifs, tinsel and striped pillars. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits centre stage on a red-draped platform, flanked by young men in white dhotis and orange shawls. A large banner behind shows a smiling saffron-turbaned figure above a row of framed portraits. Standing and seated devotees in white fill the foreground, one woman with a long braid wears a pale patterned sari, and a speaker stands at a white podium at right. A lectern-side man wears a gold-yellow shawl. The page indicates the a person appearance, but the seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.

January 11 2009

A crowd of people gathers around a seated figure in an orange hooded top and orange lungi-style garment on a raised orange-draped platform at an open-air outdoor event. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at a small table with a microphone and a vase of red flowers. Surrounding them, many children and adults stand on dirt ground, including women in blue and cream saris, a man in a striped shirt, an older man in white with glasses, and an orange-clad attendant holding a camera. Pink tinsel decorates the wooden poles and a banner hangs overhead. The seated figure is visibly dressed in orange clothing with a shaved-head appearance, consistent with a sannyasi; identity is not established from appearance.

August 05 2009

Night photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a central figure in a long-haired, long-sleeved orange robe with a dark wrap at the waist and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind. A bald monastic in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at lower center, and a bald man in a saffron wrap stands nearby. Devotees surround them, including a woman in a red sari, men in white dhotis and checked shirts, and a man in a striped blue-and-white headcloth. A lit street and a large white board with a framed portrait and printed text stand behind, with trees and a red-brick building to the left.

Evening crowd scene outdoors under strings of small lights. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a tilak on his forehead stands at centre, smiling and looking down. To his right, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali greeting, beside a smiling man in a red shirt with a red tilak mark. A man in white on the left holds a microphone, and an older woman in an orange sari stands beside him. Behind them a large crowd gathers in front of a red banner reading Om Nama Shivaya Om.

September 24 2006

A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors at a camp or community event. A central man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron garment with a dark rudraksha mala is smiling and gesturing with one hand while speaking to the people around him. Men in white shirts and light trousers, a man in a grey shirt with glasses, and a man in a cream shirt holding a small booklet surround him. Two men in orange shawls stand at the left and lower right. Behind them, tents, a signboard and onlookers are visible. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), in orange saffron with rudraksha mala and long hair, speaking with devotees.