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December 11 2005

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A smiling person with long dark hair wearing a loose orange-saffron robe steps barefoot up a blue-and-white step onto a red carpet, reading a small white paper held in both hands. Behind on the left, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge looks on. A blue-and-white banner on the wall reads Dhyanapeetam Centre's World Spiritual Conference 2005, with a small portrait and a bird logo. The person's appearance matches the page's Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so this is a probable identification.2005-12-11A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long, loose hair and a white and red flower garland walks barefoot on a red carpet with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a man in white dhoti and a red-and-gold bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and several men in white clothes and red shawls also stand with palms joined beside blue steps and white plastic chairs. A blue banner reads CENTRE'S SPIRITUAL CONFERENCE 2005 and a framed portrait of a figure in white is visible at the top. The wall is white and the setting appears to be an indoor conference hall.2005-12-11A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks forward along a grey carpet inside a large tented hall, carrying a dark beaded mala in one hand. He wears a red bindi and a red undershirt, and gazes ahead with a slight smile. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside him, and another in white kurta bends low near the floor. Red plastic chairs, striped green mats and white cloths line the hall, with a banner and a few seated attendees in white in the background. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style mala are visible cues of the walking central figure, who appears to be a presenter of the Salem event.2007-12-13December 11 20052005-12-11A photograph inside a plain hall with pale blue walls, ceiling fans and tube lights, with blue draped cloth and yellow garlands along the walls. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks across a red carpet; a person appearance with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, identity uncertain from appearance. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and long hair carries a small red-covered book. Along both sides of the hall, men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a mat-covered floor is visible on the right.2010-02-18A photograph of a covered open-sided hall with an orange corrugated roof and red-framed windows. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe walks barefoot across a striped green, pink and blue mat, smiling and looking down. He wears orange garments wrapped over his body. To his right, an older bespectacled man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant holds a rolled item and walks alongside. Behind them a man in white and another in orange move through the room, and a pedestal fan, white plastic chairs and a table stand nearby. A large printed banner on the back wall shows a man in white turban-like headwear. A camera operator is visible at the left edge. The long hair, orange saffron robe and rudraksha cues are distinctive and align with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji.2006-12-10A tented hall with blue fabric canopy and metal poles. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, and an orange saffron wrap walks barefoot across green-and-white mats. Around him, men in white kurta and dhoti with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk alongside. Red plastic chairs are stacked in rows behind, and framed photographs hang on the wall. The central figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, so this is a person candidate present in person, with companions in white ritual dress.2007-12-13December 13 20072007-12-13A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a large gold-coloured garland walking down a red carpet runner between metal railings in a hall with terracotta-coloured walls. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl walks with bare feet. Devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands folded in anjali mudra and some bow low, including women in white and a man in a white shirt at right. A woman in white bends forward at far left. Colourful pillars and a tiled roof frame the hall, with an open doorway and palm trees beyond. a person: the saffron-robed man with long hair and a gold garland is the visible central figure, walking as a guest of honour.2010-08-15November 21 20092009-11-21July 12 20092009-07-12October 16 20102010-10-16