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A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange robe walking barefoot down a green carpeted aisle under a white tent canopy, hands folded in greeting and wearing a long white flower garland with a dark tassel and a dark wavy hairstyle. Devotees line both sides: a woman in white sari with silver-grey hair presses her palms together on the left, and men in white shirts and white dhoti with gold border, some with lanyards, stand on the right and in the background. A plastic chair sits at the left edge, and a framed picture of a saffron-clad figure is visible on a pillar at the upper left. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robe, long dark wavy hair and flower garland match the page's Swamiji-present note, so the walking figure is presented as a probable in-person sighting.

A photograph of a central figure walking along a green carpet under a white tent, hands pressed together in namaste. The figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a long garland of white flowers, and has long dark hair with a headband-like adornment. Devotees line both sides: an elderly woman in white with grey hair, also in namaste, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some attendees' hands are folded in greeting. Plastic chairs sit at the left edge, and a framed picture is visible on a pillar. Appearance-based a person cues include long hair, saffron robe and floral garland; the event is a procession-style walk under a tent.

September 17 2006

A photograph of a procession under a white tent with coloured bunting along the roof. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe, with a white flower garland around the neck and a crown-like headpiece, walks down a green carpet with palms pressed together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas line the carpet, and devotees in white on the left, including a grey-haired woman, stand with hands folded in namaste. A banner in the background bears Tamil text and a portrait. The walker's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

A tented event hall with white draped fabric and a patterned red-and-orange ceiling cloth. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red-orange mala, walks barefoot on a green carpet with palms pressed together in namaste toward the seated audience. Behind, another person in orange robes follows. Along the left, rows of people in white clothing sit on white chairs with hands folded in greeting, and a man in white stands near the back. Potted palms and a black speaker stand at the edge of the hall, and red plastic chairs are set near the carpet.

A photograph of a procession inside a white marquee with red and yellow bunting and stage lights along its rafters. A man in an orange robe and orange head wrap walks down a green carpet runner with palms pressed together in namaste. Lines of young men in white kurta-style clothes and women in saris stand on both sides, also with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt and trousers stands at right. Other figures in white and orange robes walk behind.

A photograph of a procession walking down a green carpet through an event hall. A figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red accents and a gold pendant, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. The figure has long dark hair swept back and a crown-like headband, with distinctive ornamental cues; this is a person appearance-based candidate, walking in procession and greeting devotees. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in grey trousers and a white shirt with a lanyard-style pendant follow alongside. On the left, people stand with hands folded in anjali, several wearing rudraksha malas. Behind them is a banner in Tamil and a camera operator on a raised platform.

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A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white and green garland around the neck, walking barefoot along a red carpet under a pink arched entrance. He presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him walks a woman in a cream sari with a pink border and a second saffron-robed attendant with long hair. Men in white dhotis and white shirts line both sides of the carpet, several with palms joined in greeting, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks alongside. Hanging potted plants and green trees appear behind the arch, with a gold bird-shaped object at the lower left edge. The central figure's appearance shows several cues: long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a garland, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is a probable Swamiji (probable) receiving a welcome.