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April 27 20122012-04-27November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor procession scene with devotees in white and orange clothing. In the foreground, a woman with a tilak and an orange shawl over white clothes holds a large silver bowl heaped with red flower garlands and white jasmine strands, with a coconut and green leaves on top. Beside her, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and orange-and-red tilak smiles, while a woman in glasses and a red-and-saffron top stands behind. On the left, an orange umbrella-like canopy with floral embroidery is held overhead, and a figure in white with an orange sash stands near it. Orchid sprays and flower garlands fill a tray at right. Bystanders stand in the background against a stone wall.2008-12-31Outdoor photograph of a welcome on a dirt path beside a silver SUV, with green trees and palms behind. A man in orange saffron robes with long hair and a large orange-and-red flower garland smiles and gestures while stepping toward the vehicle. Nearby, a young man in white with an orange shawl holds a tall umbrella, a woman in orange sari holds a basket of flowers, and several women in white and yellow stand with palms pressed together in greeting.2008-07-27November 11 20132013-11-11Outdoor arrival scene on a dirt path beside a silver car, with green trees and palms behind. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and red flower garland is being greeted with a tray of offerings and a lit lamp by a young man in white with an orange shawl. A large red umbrella with fringe is held above the group. On the right, several women in white and yellow saris stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A uniformed officer stands near the car, and a man in orange robes with a garland is at the left edge.2008-07-27Outdoor photograph of a welcoming procession at an ashram. A young man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace walks forward with a bald man in similar orange garments beside him. In front, a woman in an orange sari with a black bead mala carries a silver tray of yellow flower garlands and green leaves. Behind them a line of women and girls in orange saris and bead necklaces stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A dark SUV and palm trees are visible in the background under a tree canopy.2013-11-05A photograph of a street-side welcome outside a silver SUV. A woman in a red blouse and orange sari, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver aarti plate filled with marigolds, yellow and pink flowers and lit oil lamps toward a smiling man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, multiple gold necklaces and a purple-and-white flower garland. Hands are extended toward the plate from the foreground. Around them, men and boys in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with gold border reaches forward. Orange flags are visible in the background.2008-12-31A procession on a dirt road with many people in orange and white. In the centre, a man in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver tray of yellow flowers and leaves. Other devotees in orange, white and yellow shawls and robes walk behind, with a yellow and red striped umbrella overhead and a white bus with a Nithyanandam sign in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, an orange robe, a garland and a rudraksha mala; this is an appearance-based label only.2009-12-23August 23 20112011-08-23Outdoor procession on a village road with a crowd of devotees. At centre, a smiling man with swept-back long dark hair wears a deep red-maroon dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold-beaded necklace and multiple gold-toned garlands of white and yellow flowers. Beside him, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-yellow flower garland and rudraksha mala walks with hands joined. Other saffron-robed sannyasis carry long ceremonial staffs and wear rudraksha malas. Decorated ceremonial standards with floral and emblem designs, a silver ceremonial umbrella and a brass-coloured parasol surround the group, while men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris line the procession. Dry scrubland and vehicles appear in the background.2013-11-11A procession of devotees dressed in orange saffron robes walks along a sandy path lined with a wooden fence, leafy trees and green shrubs. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with a red border carries a silver vessel holding a small green plant on a silver tray, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and bangles. Beside her a man in orange robes holds an ornate red, blue and yellow fringed umbrella over the procession. A garland of purple flowers is worn by a figure further back, and white-clad attendants follow behind. The scene suggests a ritual procession during a temple festival.2008-12-31