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December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a saffron-robed figure seated in the open side door of a silver SUV, smiling and lowering a bare foot onto the running board while wearing orange sandals. The person wears a tall gold crown-like headpiece with white trim, an orange robe and an orange shawl with gold border. Behind the car, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands on a roadside, several with yellow or orange scarves and garlands; one man in front wears a blue-and-orange rosette and a rudraksha mala. Two photographers in white and yellow lanyards aim cameras, and a red flag and palm-leaf decorations with flower garlands appear in the background under an overcast sky. A man in white at the left stands at the open driver's door.2009-12-31A photograph of an outdoor procession on a red carpet. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, smiling and looking down toward a devotee who prostrates at his feet in white clothing, with long hair and an orange-tipped tuft visible. Behind him stand bearded men and attendants in white kurtas with orange shawls, several holding long gold-topped staffs and orange flags. Colourful canopy umbrellas and orange flags are visible in the background.2007-12-23A photograph taken outside a white car on a paved road beside greenery. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak sits in the open rear door, wearing an orange saffron robe with gold-yellow trim. In front of him a person in white clothing and sneakers kneels with head bowed, one hand resting on the kneeling person's back near the car door. Another person in orange clothing stands at the right edge. Red flowers lie on the car dashboard. a person is the seated man in orange, based on long hair, saffron robe and tilak; the page does not indicate his presence.2008-07-06A smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl over a bare chest stands beside a white car, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland with white, blue, red and green strands and a rudraksha-style cord. A man in white clothes with a wristwatch touches his shoulder while a woman with hair in a bun bends forward holding a brass tray of flowers, green leaves and a coconut. Behind them, uniformed band members in white and red with orange sashes stand near a building, and another man in an orange shawl stands at right. a person is the central figure receiving the garland, shown by the swept-back long hair, orange turban, bare-chested orange draping and ceremonial garland.2007-02-05A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors smiling as a large white and green jasmine garland is draped over his shoulder by a woman in orange. He wears a gold-bead necklace, gold bangles and a red-and-white forehead mark. Behind him a man in an orange shawl with a forehead mark and a man in white dhoti stand near a red floral garland and a temple-like structure with teal roofs. A woman in white bends forward in the foreground. The man is presented with the garland in a welcoming ritual; the appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beads are consistent with Swamiji (probable).2011-12-11July 06 20082008-07-06December 30 20072007-12-30Photo 11688007February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City2009-02-01Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV. A man in saffron robes with a long swept-back hair, a white-and-pink-and-green flower garland and a gold-bead necklace stands with hands lowered toward a bowed figure in white clothes kneeling barefoot on the sand. A woman in orange and white sari with a flower garland holds a silver plate with flowers and offerings. Another saffron-robed devotee in a gold necklace kneels at the car wheel at left. Palm trees and a blue roof appear in the background. The scene suggests a welcoming or reverence ritual at the roadside.2008-12-28December 31 20092009-12-31