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Outdoor street scene beside a silver-grey hatchback with its side door open. A man in orange clothing with long dark hair stands at left, looking up. At centre, a person wearing a large white jasmine garland crown and a red rose garland stands among devotees; hands in white clothes hold the crown in place. Surrounding men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala. A man in an orange dhoti stands on a rooftop behind, and a tin roof and tree are in the background. The scene reads as a welcome of a visiting guest with flower garlands.

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A photograph of a street scene beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange shawl and a red flower garland, has a large white flower crown with red blossoms placed on his head by a man in white kurta. Around him, men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas press in and gesture, some with hands raised in greeting. A man in an orange top stands at the left edge; a bearded man sits inside the van. Corrugated roofs, a yellow wall and a tree form the background. The crown and garland, long hair and red-orange clothing match the page's Swamiji candidate; the candidate is physically present in the scene, though identity is an appearance-based judgement.2010-01-09Outdoor street scene beside a silver SUV with its rear door open. A figure with long dark hair and a red rose garland, wearing red-orange robes and gold beaded necklaces, smiles and gestures toward a crowd. Beside them, a woman in orange robes stands near a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, who reaches toward the group. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, press in around them, and onlookers in the background watch from a roadside with tin roofs and a yellow awning. In the foreground, a white floral offering plate with red flowers rests at the bottom edge.2010-01-09Outdoors on a dusty roadside lot beside parked vehicles, a person wrapped in a deep maroon-red cloth with a red-saffron shawl is being garlanded with long white jasmine garlands tipped with green leaves and orange-red flowers. A devotee in white clothes, held up by a bare-armed person in the foreground, raises the garlands, while a woman in an orange-saffron sari stands nearby and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a red-orange garland and looks on. Buildings and trees are in the background.2014-07-03July 10 20092009-07-10January 18 20092009-01-18A person in an orange-saffron garment sits in the driver's seat of a silver SUV, leaning out of the open door. Thick garlands of pink flowers, white blossoms, yellow flowers and green leaves are draped around them, and a red-and-orange garland is held up. Several men crowd around the open door: one in a white shirt on the left, others in dark shirts on the right, one holding up the garland with gold bangles on his wrist. Behind them is a busy roadside with auto-rickshaws, a blue van and a car, palm trees and a low white wall. The person's figure is not confidently identifiable as a specific individual from appearance alone.2009-02-15A photograph of a street arrival beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A central figure with long dark hair wears a large garland of red roses over an orange-red kurta and a gold necklace, and is smiling as he steps out. Behind him a younger man in an orange shirt stands close. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with black rudraksha-style malas and gold chains, crowd around and gesture with raised hands. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold bangles raises her hand, and a man in a white shirt leans in. Part of a corrugated roof and a yellow-orange cloth are visible in the background, with people behind the crowd. Red and yellow flowers lie on a tray at the lower right.2010-01-09August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of an arrival welcome outside a building beside a silver-grey SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a heavy gold-coloured necklace of bead strands stands at centre, receiving a long white and yellow flower garland while a woman in a red sari with white flowers in her hair adjusts it. Around him, men in white shirts and saffron-orange robes stand near the car, one holding a tall wooden pole with an orange flag. In the foreground, women in red and cream saris and a man in a light-blue shirt hold brass plates of flowers and garlands. Behind them, yellow and orange ceremonial pennants hang on a gate and a palm-lined street is visible.2009-11-25A photograph taken under a covered concrete porch at an outdoor arrival area. A person in an orange saffron robe stands centre, having a pink, yellow and white garland placed around the neck by a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Around them, several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a maroon and brown patterned sari with jasmine flowers in her hair look on. A woman in a red sari with a white flower garland in her hair holds a brass tray, and a silver tray with a coconut, betel leaves and flowers sits in the lower left. A dark car is parked behind the group, with flower petals scattered on the ground.2010-02-14A photograph of a street arrival outside a yellow-walled building with marigold garlands strung across the top. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti lifts a long white flower garland over the head of a figure in saffron-orange robes, who has a grey beard and glasses. A second man in a white shirt stands at the left beside a silver car, wearing a yellow shawl and white dhoti. Other men in white shirts crowd around, and a small crowd is visible inside and beside the vehicle. The garland is draped over the saffron-clad figure's head and shoulders, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the neck.2009-07-17June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copies