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Outdoor photo of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, wearing a cream and yellow dhoti-style garment, a thick red flower garland and a long gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like pendants. Around him, several smiling people in orange and saffron clothing and in purple, yellow and green saris crowd close; one person at left holds up a round yellow sweet or laddu, and a woman at right holds a small object. Behind them are a concrete block wall, a small building with a tiled roof, bare trees and a clear blue sky, with a small shrine-like structure at the far right and a red-and-yellow strung decoration at the top left.

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A photograph of a long-haired man with a smiling face and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing a white and cream dhoti-style cloth and a thick ceremonial gold necklace with red rose and white jasmine garlands around his neck. Behind him several women and an older man smile in a crowd; one woman in an orange sari with a white blouse stands nearby. A white block wall, flowering plants and a small building with a pale roof form the outdoor setting. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, shown in person among devotees during a procession, with long swept-back hair, gold necklace and garlands as the qualifying cues.2010-01-01Outdoor photo at a gathering in front of a concrete block wall and a two-storey building under a clear blue sky. A central man with shoulder-length dark hair, a white forehead marking, a white upper cloth and a red flower garland with a gold bead necklace is smiling and reaching toward a tray of small glasses. A younger man at left wears an orange-saffron garment, a gold bead necklace and a red forehead dot and is drinking from a cup. Women in saffron, red and yellow saris surround them, one in a yellow sari at right with eyes lowered. A red and white canopy edge is visible at top left. Swamiji (probable): the central man has long swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold bead necklace and a red flower garland, consistent with the page's identification of Swamiji at this event.2010-01-01A photograph of a street procession outdoors beside a white-washed wall and green gate. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white-and-ochre ash markings, wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a thick red and white flower garland over a heavy gold ceremonial necklace; he is offering round sweet balls to a woman in a yellow shawl. Beside him, a man in an orange saffron shawl with gold necklaces holds a silver bowl of similar sweets, and a woman in white and other devotees in saffron and yellow crowd around. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure, shown by his long hair, gold necklaces and garland as he distributes prasadam.2010-01-01Outdoor procession scene under a clear blue sky beside a low white block wall. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red vermilion mark on the forehead, a white garland with red flower garlands, gold necklaces and a pale yellow-and-white dhoti-style cloth stands among a dense crowd. Behind, a man in an orange shawl holds a red umbrella and a video camera. On the left, a man in orange robes with gold necklaces stands near a silver tray of round sweets. A tall gold ceremonial staff with a leaf-shaped finial rises at left, and a woman in orange holds a flag or standard at right. Several women in saris and devotees surround the central figure.2010-01-01A photograph of an outdoor crowd gathered around a central figure in an open courtyard. The central person has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi, a red and white floral garland, a gold necklace and a cream-and-yellow garment, and is smiling while a devotee in white beside them holds out food. Surrounding devotees, mostly women in white, yellow and green saris, press in with smiles, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at left. Behind them are a silver vehicle, a white compound wall, a thatched shrine structure with a small bell, and green trees. Several devotees wear white garments.2010-01-01Outdoors during a procession, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and tilak, wearing a white garment with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a red-and-white floral garland, smiles and reaches toward a silver plate of round yellow sweets. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace holds the plate, and a red umbrella with fringed edges shades the group. Devotees in white, orange and yellow crowd around, some with red and orange shawls and vermilion marks. A white block wall and green trees stand behind them. The man in white with long hair and gold necklace matches the Swamiji (probable) profile: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and garland, and a distinctive white ceremonial garment, presented as a central figure being honoured in a procession.2010-01-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesClose outdoor photo of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a cream-yellow shawl and a garland of red and white flowers with gold ceremonial ornaments. Behind him, several people stand in a crowd, including a woman in an orange top and a white garland with a red bindi, with trees and a white building in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, red bindi and ornate gold necklace ornaments fit the description of the Nithyananda Paramashivam, shown as a person in a garlanded procession-type crowd setting.2010-01-01Outdoor photo of a procession in a village-like compound with a tiled-roof hut, a white boundary wall and green trees. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red flower garland, a white and gold shawl and multiple gold necklaces stands smiling at the centre, surrounded by women in yellow and white saris. To the left a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace holds a silver tray of round yellow sweets, and a man in white stands behind it. Other devotees crowd close, some holding a long wooden pole at the upper left. Swamiji (probable) is identifiable by the long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and shawl; he is shown receiving or distributing sweets during the procession.2010-01-01Outdoor procession scene under a clear blue sky beside a white-washed compound wall, a green gate, a thatched roof shrine and leafy trees. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, smiling as he is greeted. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha mala looks down, hands raised in namaste near a red and gold umbrella pole. Around them, many devotees, mostly women in yellow and cream saris and some in white, press close, several with vibhuti or kumkum marks, some holding pink cloths. A man in white at left also joins palms in greeting.2010-01-01A photograph of an outdoor village-style gathering on a dirt ground in front of a whitewashed wall with a green door and a thatched hut. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, white dhoti and shawl, and a multi-strand red and white flower garland with gold ornaments is smiling as he receives sweets from a metal tray. A man beside him in orange robes with a gold necklace also smiles. Around them, many women and girls in white and colourful saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, lean in and reach toward the distribution, with a man in white at the left holding a basket of sweets. The central figure matches a person by the swept-back long hair, the ceremonial gold necklaces and garland, and the saffron-and-ornate presentation, though the cues are not conclusive.2010-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the brow, wears a large garland of white jasmine and red roses over a bare upper body with a yellow cloth. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white lanyard presses his palms together, and another man in white smiles with a red mark on his forehead. At the left and right edges, men in saffron-orange robes with ornate gold necklaces stand near the frame, one holding a folded white towel. Green plants and a stone carving appear in the background. a person is visible, identified by long swept hair, rose garland and ceremonial gold necklaces among the devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copies