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Street scene at a roadside bus or transit station with a covered concrete shelter and cars. In the centre, a sadhu in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a marigold garland, stands beside a bald man in an orange-and-pink floral shirt. A man in a white kurta and tan vest stands nearby, and a motorcyclist in a helmet rides past. A man in a grey-and-black cap and a man in a checked shirt are also visible. Parked silver and dark cars fill the foreground.

Outdoor street scene at an airport-style terminal with a long canopied building behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with a matching orange turban and a long orange-red shawl walks beside a bare-headed man in orange and a flowered shirt. A garland of marigold-orange flowers hangs from the saffron robe and a rudraksha-style mala is worn at the chest. Beside him, a young man in a beige waistcoat over white kurta walks forward. Around them, uniformed police or security in blue shirts, men in light shirts and trousers, and a bald man with a backpack move through the crowd, with white vehicles and a motorbike rider on the left.

Photograph of an airport arrivals forecourt with a brick pillared canopy and a sign reading ARRIVALS. A man in a white shirt bends forward to touch the feet of a person in a saffron-orange robe, orange head wrap and orange shawl, with a marigold garland and rudraksha-style beads, standing on the pavement. A man in a white kurta holds a cellophane-wrapped bouquet of pink and white flowers on the left, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a cap walks on the right beside parked white vans. Visible text includes a sign reading AIRPORT RESTRICTED AREA.

Outdoor photo at a covered transit area with a curved green-and-grey canopy and crowds of people. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-saffron turban, an orange-saffron wrap and a long orange-saffron robe, with a red bindi on his forehead, several rudraksha malas and a marigold garland around his neck. He gestures with one hand while walking. Around him are devotees in everyday clothes, including a man in a maroon shirt pointing, a man in a cream kurta and a man with a backpack and rudraksha mala. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with his saffron turban, wrap, rudraksha malas and garland cues.

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May 01 2015

Outdoors on a paved road beside a silver minivan, a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe walks forward, waving his right hand. He wears a long white garland with red bands and a rudraksha mala. To his left, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard walks alongside. On the right, a woman in a white sari carries a decorated brass tray with flowers and fruit, and more people in white follow in the background.

January 22 2010

Photo of a welcome at an outdoor entrance with pale flooring scattered with flower petals. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland and a red bindi stands centre, smiling and extending a hand toward the crowd. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a flower garland. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in beige shirt-and-trousers holding a silver tray with a kalasha-style vessel, red flowers and a green leaf greet the visitor. A white car and a building with columns stand behind, and a few more men in orange and white fill the background.

Photo at an airport arrivals area with a red-brick wall and a covered walkway; a sign reads ARRIVAL WAITING HALL and an arrows sign reads ARRIVALS. A figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland steps forward with arms open, smiling, as a man in a beige vest and white kurta holding a bouquet of pink and yellow flowers approaches. Nearby a man in white shirt and trousers with an ID badge, a man in a white kurta, and a man in a maroon shirt stand by, and a man in a pale pink-and-white cap is at right. a person appears as the saffron-robed figure with the orange turban and rudraksha mala, greeted at arrival. Several people are visible.

A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban stands beside a silver vehicle on a roadside under a pale sky. He wears a long garland of white flowers with pink, purple and green threads, a heavy gold chain and a red tilak on his forehead. Several people in white shirts and dhotis surround him, one bending forward in the foreground, and a boy in orange clothing with a red mark on his forehead stands at right. A roof rack is visible on the vehicle behind.

Night photograph of a group walking along a paved path beside parked white vehicles and a palm-lined garden at an airport-style forecourt. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and robe walks with a companion in white dhoti and orange shawl, hands pressed together in greeting. Around them men in white kurta and dhoti follow, and on the left two men in ordinary Western shirts and trousers walk. At the lower right a man in brown kurta with white shawl and white trousers stands by a garden bed. A blue parking sign is visible; the scene is lit by streetlamps. Multiple people are present, and no ritual activity is evident.

Outdoor arrival at a temple entrance under a covered walkway with carved stone columns and a carved stone wall at right. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a white-and-yellow flower garland holds a bouquet of yellow and red flowers and walks forward. Men in white dhotis and kurtas flank the group, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A man in orange robes with a grey beard walks beside them. Parked cars, trees and a stone pavilion appear in the background, with a woman in a white sari and orange shawl at left.