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March 12 2008

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A photograph of people entering a room through a doorway decorated with a colourful, flower-strung canopy. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of red and white flowers and walks forward. Beside him, a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head stands in the doorway. To the left, a woman in a cream sari with a floral pattern holds a basket of flowers, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind her. Another man in white clothes stands near a side table with a floral cloth and offerings. The room has yellow walls, tiled dado, a wooden cabinet and a wall fan. The man in saffron is shown in a welcoming procession; appearance-based label: a person, with visible cues of an orange robe and a flower garland.2008-03-12A photograph of a devotee's home entrance during a pada pooja, with marigold and mixed flower garlands hanging above the doorway. A man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing a long flower garland of white and red blooms, stands centre-right as a devotee in a white outfit kneels before him. Another orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a book. Around them, several women in saffron, pink, and turquoise saris with hands folded, and men in white shirts, watch closely. The orange-robed man with the long hair is the probable Swamiji, shown with distinctive long hair, saffron robes and garland.2009-09-10A photograph of a procession inside a plain yellow-walled hall with a red tiled floor. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long red and white flower garland walks barefoot at centre, with dark hair swept back and bare upper body, appearing to be a person candidate by his garland and orange robes. He is accompanied by a woman in a cream sari with a brocade border who carries a woven basket with flowers and offerings. To the left a woman in white with folded hands stands near steel pots and water jugs. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange, women in white saris, and men in white kurta clothing follow past a colourful festoon-decorated canopy and a table with a patterned cloth. Five to six people are visible.2008-03-12A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers, walking through a white-walled doorway between two open reddish-brown doors. Behind him, a palm-frond garland hangs over the entrance and a decorated pandal with colourful cloth and a thatched roof stands under palm trees. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a blue checked shirt and a man in a pale beige shirt press hands together in greeting, and children stand at the left edge holding cloth bags. A man in a white kurta with a pendant on his chest, hands folded, walks beside him. Small Tamil signboards are on the right wall.2009-08-03June 26 20142014-06-26Indoor photo in a plain cream-walled room with a window framed by a colourful draped and marigold-garlanded canopy. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a red-and-pink flower garland and an orange robe, smiling and leaning toward a man in a white shirt who is raising a hand near his face. Around them stand several men: one in a white shirt on the left, one in an orange t-shirt, one in a striped shirt, and a shaved-headed man in orange seen from behind in the foreground. A white wall fan hangs on the wall, and a framed portrait of a seated figure on a throne, garlanded with white flowers, hangs on the right. a person: the central man with long hair, orange robe and red garland fits the page's identification through hair and orange clothing, though the appearance is only partly clear.2008-03-12A photograph taken in a home interior, looking through a white arched doorway into a room with framed photographs on the wall, a wall clock, a ceiling fan and a chandelier. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a red shawl and a thick red flower garland with yellow flowers, and smiles as he walks forward. Around him, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower in her hair stands at left, another person in orange stands in the foreground with back turned, and a man in white kurta holds a framed picture while a woman in white sari holds a tray nearby. Patterned rugs cover the floor, and a yellow flower arrangement sits on a shelf at right.2010-01-09Photograph of a crowded indoor room with pink walls and a red trim border, where devotees gather around a central figure. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red-orange upper garment and multiple rudraksha malas, smiles while holding a small white flower garland and a yellow fruit. A shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl stands to the left, and another shaved monk in orange robes stands behind. In the foreground a devotee in a white shirt presses palms together in namaste, and a woman in a saffron sari with a red bindi stands at right. Behind them a decorated altar area with red and white drapes and flower strings is visible, plus small framed pictures on the walls. Several onlookers in white shirts crowd the background.2014-07-04February 04 20092009-02-04A photograph taken inside a small room during a Tamil Nadu house visit. A long-haired figure in a rust-red cloth and a dark red beaded necklace stands at the centre, smiling, with a white forehead mark and a red bindi, wearing a garland draped over the shoulder. Crowded around are men in white shirts and a shaved-headed man in saffron, a woman and a child on the left, and an orange-robed figure visible through an open doorway. a person cues are limited to the long hair and rudraksha-style beads; identity is uncertain.2014-06-27January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a covered courtyard entrance at a temple-like building with white walls and open wooden doors. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long floral garland of white jasmine and red roses walks forward, his long dark hair swept back, with a red mark on his forehead. He is flanked by men in white dhoti and shirt, a man in a blue shirt, a young boy in a dark shirt, and a girl in green with a woman in red on the right. Behind them, a canopy with green leaves and a red and white cloth strung overhead. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron robe cues, matching the page's reference to Swamiji, so the appearance-based label applies, though it is probable rather than confirmed. Another man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Printed signs in Tamil are on the walls.2009-08-03