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A crowd gathers outside a pink and white house with red trim on a residential street. A man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and a large garland of pink, orange and purple flowers, and is surrounded by devotees pressing close. Behind him a man in glasses wears an orange robe, and an older man in a white shirt stands near a white car. In the foreground a person holds a Sony video camera filming the scene, and a woman in a yellow sari with a red flower in her hair stands at right.

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A crowded outdoor street scene in front of a white house with red trim and a red-brick boundary wall with lattice panels. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, a rudraksha-style mala and a fresh garland of yellow and pink flowers, smiles while people press in around him. Beside him stands a younger man in orange, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti reaches toward him. Women in saris, including one in a yellow sari, and a man in a pink shirt are close by. A camera operator with a video camera stands at left, and a white car is parked behind the wall. A tall brass lamp stand with gold fittings appears at right.2010-01-19A crowd gathers at the entrance of a pink and white building with a black iron gate and a silver SUV parked behind. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a red-and-pink garland and a gold-coloured necklace, with a red bindi on the forehead; a visible Swamiji (probable) candidate, identified by long swept hair and orange ascetic robes with ornate gold adornments, is being greeted by devotees. A woman in a white top with an orange shawl stands beside him holding a bouquet, and men in white shirts and trousers surround them. A man on the left holds a video camera on a tripod. Several people in pink, white and striped shirts press close, and a yellow-shirted woman stands at right.2010-01-19December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo at a house visit: a central figure in an orange saffron robe with a white and yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or yellow shawls, stand on a stone courtyard in front of a white car, while a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass puja tray and a woman in an orange saree and another in a teal kurta join palms in namaste. A cameraman with a video camera is at the left edge, and frangipani trees and green plants surround the courtyard.2010-02-18August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a crowd gathered at an entrance, with a woman in a red sari and gold necklace holding a brass tray of flowers and a decorated item on the left. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange robe wears a large pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala; he is a person by appearance, with saffron clothing and a garland as cues. Nearby, men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a shaved head, stand around him, and a cameraman on the right films with a professional video camera. Banana plants and a ceiling fan are visible behind, and a devotee in orange bends forward in the foreground.2010-01-23Outdoor ceremony against an orange-painted wall with a hanging banana bunch and foliage. On the right, a figure with long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace and an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, beside an orange-cushioned armchair. Nearby, a devotee in orange kneels with palms joined, a man in orange with a mala and a man in white with a yellow shawl stand, and a cameraman in white shoots with a Sony video camera. A low table holds a wooden tray of fruit and flowers, and a woman with white flowers in her hair sits in the foreground. a person is the figure in orange with long hair, gold necklace and namaste, identified by appearance cues only; other people are devotees, priests and camera operators.2010-07-24A press scrum outside a temple in Tamil Nadu. Journalists and cameramen crowd around a figure in orange ochre robes with a long rudraksha mala, a long swept-back hairstyle, and a red kumkum mark on the forehead; a second bald man in white with a tilak stands beside them. Microphones bearing news channel logos are thrust forward, a camcorder is raised overhead, and a young man in a white shirt speaks. Pillared stone architecture of a temple complex is visible behind the crowd. a person (orange robes, rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair and kumkum) is among those being interviewed by the press.2012-07-24Outdoor street scene during a crowded public procession in Tamil Nadu. A central figure in a red-orange robe and a bright orange-and-white garland stands surrounded by devotees; a man in a light-coloured garment holds a large saffron, yellow and white flower garland. Nearby men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and a man in front raises a hand. On the left a cameraman films with a large Sony video camera on his shoulder. Behind them a white van, a striped purple-and-green canopy and a dense crowd fill the street. The central figure's face and identity are not established from appearance; the robed garland-wearing person is a devotee or honoured guest in an orange-red robe.2009-08-03August 08 20092009-08-08A crowd of devotees in white shirts and trousers presses around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe who wears multiple flower garlands in yellow, white and red. Several men in white clothes hold garlands and reach toward the figure, while a man on the left raises a video camera. A white vehicle and a striped awning appear in the street behind the crowd, and many more onlookers stand at the back.2009-08-03A photograph of a crowd gathered around a dark minivan outside a yellow building on a street. A central figure stands in the open van doorway, smiling, with long swept-back dark hair, a red and multicolour bead garland, and a red-orange cloth wrap over a reddish garment. Several shaven-headed young men in saffron and white cloths, wearing rudraksha malas, surround him; one at the steering wheel is in saffron. Older devotees in white shirts press forward in the foreground, and a photographer with a camera is at the left edge. a person is the central figure in the van doorway, identified by his long swept-back hair, the garland and the red-orange wrap, with the page noting the Tamil Nadu Vijaya Yatra house visit.2014-06-24 +2 copies