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Outdoor photograph at a temple-style doorway with wide wooden doors open to a sandy compound under a cloudy sky. Marigold and yellow-orange flower garlands hang across the entrance. A barefoot figure with long dark hair wears a flowing orange-saffron robe with red border and folded palms in namaste, stepping through the doorway. Behind and beside them, men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear red-and-gold shawls, some with palms joined in greeting. Vehicles and trees are visible beyond. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in the saffron robe with long hair, shown in the doorway greeting attendees with namaste.

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2005 - View-of-Ananda-Sabha-ConstructionA photograph of a doorway at a temple-like building where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair swept back. On either side, men in white kurta and dhoti attire stand near him, and a woman in a sari with folded hands stands at the right edge. Behind them, children in white and a girl in a blue sari are visible, with a colourful decorated chariot or ratha with red and yellow canopy in the upper background.2006-12-29Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a white wall and a dark metal gate, with orange marigold garlands strung overhead and leafy trees behind. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair and a gold beaded necklace, walks with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in orange robes walks with hands joined in front of his chest. Behind them, men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls and a rudraksha-style mala, follow along the path, with one younger man in a yellow shirt among them.2006-09-29December 28 20062006-12-28A photograph of people walking barefoot through a wooden doorway into a light-coloured building with a polished stone floor and a view of trees outside. The central figure wears an orange robe, an orange shawl and a long yellow-and-red marigold garland, with a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Beside him on the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt walks with hands folded. Behind, another person in an orange shawl and white clothes walks, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a wristwatch stands on the right. Garlands in yellow and red line the doorframe. The central figure has long swept-back hair and saffron robes with a garland, so an appearance-based candidate for a person is present but the cues are not fully distinctive enough to confirm.2010-02-17A photograph of a procession line outdoors on a sandy path at an ashram. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many barefoot. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand alongside men in saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange sashes, one bearded man in saffron at right smiling with hands joined. A bearded man in white with a long-haired appearance and gold-trimmed garment stands centre. Women in white salwar kameez stand at left. Behind them, a white temple entrance with orange-draped deity murti and a colourful fringed canopy with tassels at top right. Potted plants and a green-draped table appear at right. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2009-06-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms, walking barefoot down a paved path toward the camera and smiling. Behind him a crowd of men stands with hands joined in namaskar, several wearing white dhotis and orange or red shawls, one in a dark suit on the left. At the far right, a man in white clothes with a red-and-gold shawl walks alongside. A white building with columns and a decorated archway frames the scene, and a grey-haired man in a gold-trimmed red shawl appears at the right edge. Several dozen people are visible in total. The saffron-robed man is a person by his long hair, saffron robe and garland; the page identifies the event as a spiritual conference in Salem.2005-12-11December 11 20052005-12-11Outdoor photo at an ashram gate area with a green metal gate, orange brick walls and a parked white vehicle behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a large multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, red and purple blooms stands at centre, smiling and looking toward the camera. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds his hands in anjali namaskar, with a press badge on his shirt, and a man in an orange-and-white outfit stands to the right. A man in a white shirt with a purple shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left, back to the camera. A decorated canopy with blue and white fabric and a golden staff sits behind the group, and a camera operator is visible in the background. Several people appear in the frame, mostly partially visible.2009-12-23December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of an outdoor scene on a dirt ground with trees and a parked silver car behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and walks forward, smiling; he appears to be a probable Swamiji, distinguished by his long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha beads. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis with red-and-gold shawls stand with palms pressed together in greeting, one holding a camera. Several other men in white stand further back, and slippers are piled at the right edge.2005-07-21A photo of a figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban walking through an ornate red wooden doorway with gold circular medallions, a white flower garland with red and white flowers draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala at his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in procession; one at right carries a silver tray, and another at left in white gestures toward flower garlands and marigold strings laid on the floor. Beyond the doorway, a shed is decorated with marigold festoons and blue drapery hangs by a window. A red carpet runs across the floor. The figure in orange has a distinctive turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the candidate is recorded as unsure.2010-02-18