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A photograph outdoors in front of a white single-storey building with green trim and laundry hanging from its upper balcony. A young person in saffron-orange robes stands at left wearing a long white flower garland and a gold necklace, while a woman in a purple sari bows low at the lower left with her head near the ground. To the right a row of women in saffron, white and red saris stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala stands centre-back, and a cameraman in a white shirt with a yellow shawl films the scene. The ground is decorated with a colourful rangoli design. Visible people: about eight to ten.

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Outdoor photo at a village house with a pale green building, palm trees and a grey SUV on the left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands on a patterned mat while a second saffron-clad attendant with long hair stands beside him, reaching toward him. A cameraman in a yellow shawl and white dhoti films nearby, and a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala watches. A woman in a purple sari bows low with her face near the ground. Women in white and orange saris with folded hands and children stand at right, and a person in white lies prostrate in the foreground.2010-01-19A photograph of an outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound. On the right, a man in an orange saffron shawl and a long white garland with red flowers stands smiling, his long dark hair swept back, as an older man in a white shirt bends low to touch his hands. Behind them, women in saris, including one in pink with palms pressed together in namaste and another in a purple blouse and red-and-gold sari with a flower in her hair, look on with smiles. Men in white and orange shirts stand near a white-walled building with a corrugated roof, a green metal gate and a low white block wall. The scene reads as a devotee greeting and honouring the garlanded figure. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland.2006-12-26Outdoor photograph at a gated compound. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a thick garland of white flowers with red blossoms stands at right, smiling and looking toward the left. A woman in a purple-and-white sari kneels at lower left, hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in a deep red sari with gold jewellery holds a small lamp or offering and smiles, and another woman in a purple sari with a flower in her hair bends forward, touching the ground near the garland-wearer's feet. Several other people in saris and shirts stand behind them. A green metal gate with ornate finials and a white building are in the background. Whether the garlanded man is a person cannot be established from this image alone.2006-12-26September 14 20092009-09-14Outdoor photo on a sandy dirt path beside palm trees and a white building. A man with long black hair wears an orange saffron robe and a large white and red flower garland, with a gold necklace and red rudraksha-style beads; he stands with his hand resting on the head of a devotee. The devotee, a man in white with a gold chain and yellow-and-red flower garland, bows low with head bent. Another bowing devotee in white and a woman in white with orange shawl kneel nearby. On the left, a young man in an orange robe and gold necklace holds a tall wooden staff. Behind, a woman in a beige shawl stands with hands folded in anjali, and a white-clad person stands at the right edge.2008-12-23December 30 20062006-12-30January 10 20092009-01-10Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beside a white boundary wall with palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands centre, smiling and gesturing with his right hand toward a man bowing deeply, forehead to the ground, in a lavender checked shirt. Around them stand a man in white kurta and white dhoti at left wearing a mala, an older man in white shirt and blue trousers with sunglasses, a young man in white, two women in blue saris and a woman in a patterned dress, plus a girl in pink, and a worker in grey-blue shirt and white head cloth at right. The standing figure in orange matches the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so the depiction is described as a person.2011-05-23Outdoor courtyard photo with a tiled floor and a white wall backed by palms. A central figure in orange saffron robes wears a long orange and purple flower garland and has long dark hair; a man in a white shirt bends to touch the feet of this figure. Around them devotees stand: a woman in a pink and cream sari holds a bouquet of red and white flowers, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, and several people in white ritual clothes and orange shawls surround the group. A few people in casual shirts and saris watch and smile. Presence of a central saffron-clad figure with long hair and garland is visible, but their identity is not established from appearance alone.2010-02-16Outdoor photograph on a sandy path beside palm trees and a white building. A long-haired figure in saffron orange robes stands centrally, wearing a white and red flower garland and gold-beaded necklaces; a devotee in white bows and touches the figure's feet... wait, the scene shows a man in white bowing with his hand resting on the robed figure's stomach area, with a second bowing devotee in white beside him. To the left, a younger person in orange robes with a purple painted marking on the cheek holds a wooden staff. Behind them, two women in white with orange shawls stand near a palm frond and yellow flowers. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala, a compatible presentation, but the appearance is only partially distinctive, so the figure is described by role as a robed sannyasi receiving devotees.2008-12-23A photograph of a central figure in an orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a multicolored and white flower garland and a gold pendant necklace, smiling and making a blessing gesture with raised palms. Two devotees in white garments kneel in front of him, and a group of people in white with orange shawls stand around, some with hands joined in namaste. On the right, a person holds an orange cloth and a silver-topped staff. The setting is an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and a painted decorated pillar behind. The central figure has distinctive long hair, orange clothing and ceremonial gold adornments, consistent with a person; the page does not name him for this event. Count of visible people is about ten.2007-12-23September 14 20092009-09-14