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October 28 - 1 November 2004 - Mass Living Enlightenment Initiations in Tiruvannamalai

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A crowded indoor hall at a healing and blessing event. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl places her hand on the head of a young boy in an orange shirt who bows his head. Beside them stand a young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, another young man in white with an orange shawl and a gold chain holding a paper slip, and an older man in a white shirt holding a slip. Several orange-clad devotees and people in white are visible behind them, and offering trays with small framed pictures and brass items sit on a white cloth in front. Mostly plain white, orange and grey tones.2008-03-28A long-haired figure in orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala raises a hand in blessing toward a young girl with flowers in her hair, while a toddler in a brown outfit and a man in glasses lean in nearby. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants with red-bordered shawls and beads stand near a white-clad figure holding a tray. Appearance-based candidate: a person, giving blessing to devotees during darshan.2008-03-23A photograph inside a book fair hall with rows of bookshelves and red curtain valance behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala stands at a table stacked with books, leafing through a book. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching, including a bearded man with a cross-body bag, an older man in white with glasses, and a man holding a small black device.March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph inside a plain cream-walled room with a dark tiled floor. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red sleeveless top and hands printed booklets to a group of men in white shirts and dhotis. A younger man in an orange robe stands beside him, and a bearded man with a tilak and bare torso holds a camera. Another man in white raises a phone above the crowd, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the foreground. Long hair, saffron shawl and red top are the cues for the central figure, who may be a person distributing literature to devotees.2009-08-08A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron robe with a gold border, wearing a long rudraksha mala, smiling and walking through a crowded evening street lined with shops and string lights. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside him, and an older man in a yellow-orange wrap walks behind. Other men in checked shirts and white clothes stand in the background, and one white-clad person is in the right foreground. The appearance of the saffron-clad man, with his turban, swept hair, distinctive saffron robe and rudraksha mala, is a probable match for Swamiji, and he is walking through the crowd in a procession-like setting.A photograph of a bookstall display indoors. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe with a gold-bordered sash, wearing a long rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, stands smiling with his hands gesturing toward the table. Swamiji (probable) is shown by the orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robes with gold border. To his left stands a bearded man in orange robes with a gold band and white dhoti. Behind them a man in a white shirt and a young man in white kurta with folded hands stand near the table. The table, draped in white cloth, holds stacks of books and DVDs in cases and a few framed items. Behind is a backdrop of draped fabric in purple, gold, blue, red and silver.2004-10-06Night photograph of a crowded temple entrance at Tiruvannamalai. A man wearing an orange turban and orange-saffron shawl stands at centre, clasping hands with a man in a light blue shirt. Around them, sannyasis in orange robes, a long-haired man in orange and white, and devotees in white shirts press close. A dark stone gateway with a patterned door is behind the group. a person cues are not clearly established here; the central orange-turbaned figure has a turban and saffron clothing, but the appearance is uncertain, so the candidate is marked unsure.2008-01-02May 09 20082008-05-09Photograph of an evening gathering with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with hands raised in greeting or folded in reverence. On the right, a long-haired figure in a bright orange turban and orange robe, with dark rudraksha mala beads around the neck, sits on a white-covered seat and extends one hand toward a younger man in orange with a red tilak and beads. A grey-haired man in a white shirt and beaded mala stands nearby. The figure's long swept hair, orange turban and orange robes match the appearance cues associated with Swamiji, so this is a probable identification based on appearance alone.2008-05-09January 02 20082008-01-02January 04 20122012-01-04