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January 06 20132013-01-06A photograph of an outdoor ashram path with red dirt and paved stepping stones. In the centre, a barefoot man in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching upper cloth walks forward with a large garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow blossoms draped around his neck, plus gold chains and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several shaven-headed men in saffron robes with gold borders and sacred white markings on their foreheads carry offering trays of flowers and fruit. Visible people appear to be a procession of ashram devotees, one of them garlanded and walking ahead as a procession leader, consistent with a ritual procession or greeting. Consistent with a procession of ashram devotees and ritual offerings at an ashram grounds.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06Outdoor ashram scene in bright daylight among trees and flowering pink bushes. Red and white striped stone pillars with small name plaques stand in a dirt field, and stepping stones lead across the ground. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a thick garland of white flowers and red roses, a tilak on his forehead, and a gold necklace; he stands with his hands at his sides and looks ahead. Beside him on the right, a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth and beaded necklace holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them, a group of people in white and orange clothing stands near a blue canopy and a decorated umbrella. Whether the central figure is the a person candidate cannot be determined from appearance alone.2013-01-06A procession on a dirt path lined with white and red painted blocks and a mat runner. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak and a saffron wrap wears a heavy gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a garland of white flowers with green and blue beads, walking beside a bald man in saffron and a beaded garland. A cameraman on the left films with a handheld camera. Behind them, white-clad devotees walk with flags and a decorated palanquin, and a stone deity murti with a flower garland stands to the left.2012-07-03A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and sleeveless saffron shawl walks across a dusty temple courtyard, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style garland and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a man in white dhoti holds a red and gold umbrella over the path, and white-clad devotees follow. A dark stone deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers stands within an ornate arch beside a red-and-white painted pedestal bearing a Tamil label. Green trees and red-striped walls frame the scene.2011-12-21September 08 20152015-09-08A procession on a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a sandalwood forehead mark and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot in a rust-red shawl, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with gold border walks beside others in saffron-orange robes, carrying trays and offerings. Ornate umbrellas with coloured tassels are held overhead. Stone steps and a red-painted wall frame the scene, with a few people partly visible at the right edge.2017-01-01January 06 20132013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06Outdoor temple-grounds scene in bright daylight among trees. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks smiling in an orange-saffron shawl over an orange garment, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, and holds nothing visible in his hands. Behind him a man in a sannyasi-style orange cloth with a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray of white flowers, and another man with a shaved head wears an orange wrap. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, one holding a small object. Small black stone shrines and red-and-white painted plinths line the area, with a decorated pillar wrapped in straw and yellow cloth at right. The central man is the presumed Swamiji by appearance (probable), given long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha cues.2012-06-19January 06 20132013-01-06