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A photo outside a building beside a silver SUV. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a white and red jasmine-style garland, stands barefoot on dusty ground, gesturing with one hand toward the vehicle. Two people stand partly in frame at left, one in a mustard-yellow top and one in a white printed sari with red and dark floral patterns; another orange-robed person is visible at the lower right edge. The wall behind shows a green-framed doorway and a blue-trimmed roofline.

A photograph outside a cream building with arched windows and a large tree, beside a grey minivan with its side door open. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a red tilak, wearing a white jasmine garland with red flowers, stands beside the van. In front of him a man in white clothes bows low, touching the ground. To the left a man in a white shirt and glasses holds a blue booklet, and on the right a man in pink with palms pressed together in namaste stands by the van. Several people are visible.

A photograph of an outdoor roadside arrival beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A man in orange robes, a red undershirt and a long rudraksha mala smiles and rests a hand on the door. A man in a white shirt holds a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers, and a man in white bends forward at the lower edge of the frame. Several men in white shirts and a woman in teal stand behind, with trees and a utility pole in the background.

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A photograph of a street scene where a smiling figure in an orange saffron robe and a red-and-yellow garland stands beside a silver vehicle. A woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a brass tray with flowers and a kalasha-like vessel, while a man in white shirt and dhoti leans in to offer it, and a kneeling man in cream clothing bends low in the foreground. Two men in white dhotis stand in the background near a white wall and palm trees. The figure in orange has long dark hair with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace, offering a possible a person identification based on the swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland cues. Pada pooja style reverence is shown as devotees honour the figure at their home entrance.

Outdoor street scene in front of a building with green walls and a dark blue SUV with its door open. A man in a red-orange garment with a gold-and-yellow sash, gold armband and a long white and red flower garland smiles as he is greeted. Another man in a white shirt and orange shawl leans forward to touch his chest in a respectful greeting. A younger attendant in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace stands behind the car, and scattered red petals lie on the road. The central figure has long swept-back hair and wears ceremonial gold ornaments, matching the a person cues; he is greeted as a visiting guru during a house visit.

Outdoor photograph at a dusty site beside a grey car decorated with long garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and stands at the car's side with his hands extended toward an older woman in white sari with an orange shawl, who holds a silver tray of flowers and a silver pot. A woman in an orange sari and a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a silver plate of marigolds and lit oil lamps. Behind them, a man in white, a seated older man with folded hands, and children watch beneath banana plants, a chain-link fence and a string of orange and red pennants. The scene is an arrival-style welcome with a ritual aarti.

Outdoors on a dirt road beside a low white wall and palm trees, a smiling man in orange saffron robes and a gold headband stands wearing a long white and red flower garland, with a rudraksha-style red mark on his forehead. Behind him a man in orange holds a tall wooden staff and another man in orange with a gold chain stands at left near a dark car. An older man in white clothes bends forward with hands together to greet him, and a woman in an orange sari with a shawl bows beside them. A white van and a blue door are visible in the background.

A photograph taken on a roadside as a long-haired figure in an orange robe sits in the open rear-side doorway of a silver SUV. The figure wears a yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, and smiles while a crowd presses close. A woman in a cream and orange sari leans in at the door holding a small plastic-wrapped offering, and another woman with a braid holds a small bottle and a yellow flower. A man in a white shirt stands at the left and a bearded man in a light shirt at the right, hands pressed together in greeting. Yellow and black kerb stripes and dry grass show behind the vehicle.

A photograph of a courtyard entrance beside a white wall and green bamboo, with orange marigold strings on the left. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style presence not clearly visible, stands on a paved path with palms pressed or hands extended in greeting toward a woman in a pink dupatta and salwar with a floral arrangement. Beside her a man in a light pink shirt and a boy in a checked shirt join palms in welcome. On the left a person in white with a yellow shawl leans toward a black car. A potted plant sits near the greeting. A man in the foreground at right holds a red and orange flower garland. Six people are visible in total.

A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi walks forward beside a dark SUV, wearing a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha mala with gold beads, and saffron-orange robes with yellow borders. Behind him a woman in an orange sari and a saffron-robed man follow, and at right a bald man in saffron cloth carries a silver tray with a pot, yellow flowers and green leaves. A large umbrella-like canopy and palm trees stand in the background, with a white signboard on a brick wall. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, a bindi, a garland and rudraksha-and-gold adornments, consistent with the page's reference to his arrival.

A photo taken outdoors beside a dark car near bamboo plants and a white wall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles as he walks toward the car. Beside him a young man in white clothes and a yellow shawl holds a small object. On the right, a woman in a pink and gold salwar holds a tray with a red flower, and a man in a white shirt holds a long garland of orange and red flowers. Marigold strings are visible in the background.