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December 03 2016

A man with long dark hair, a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap and heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads stands beside a white car, placing his hand on a large tray of red and white flowers. Beside him, a young man in an orange turban and orange wrap holds a green and gold decorated bundle with a flower-filled vessel on top, while a man with white sacred ash marks and a beaded mala stands behind. Several people in orange turbans are visible in the background near a covered walkway, with palm trees above. The scene suggests a padapuja or welcome ceremony, with Swamiji (probable) appearing as the man in the centre-right wearing the heavy gold necklaces and long swept-back hair.

A photograph of an arrival at a building entrance beside a white car with its doors open. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red vertical mark on his forehead wears a rust-orange robe and a heavy garland of red roses and white flowers over a brown rope-like shawl; he gestures with his right hand. Around him, a shaven-headed priest in rust-orange robes with rudraksha malas stands at left, a second shaven-headed man in similar orange robes with white marks on his arms stands at right, and two men in dark collared shirts, one with a red badge, stand nearby. In the foreground at lower left is a brass vessel holding green leaves and a coconut. A greenery and a white building wall form the background. a person: the central man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, consistent with the page's arrival report.

December 25 2008

A photograph of a smiling man in a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style garment stepping out beside a white car, wearing a long red and white flower garland, a gold ornate necklace with rudraksha beads, gold armlets and a white tilak on his forehead. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand around him. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a brass plate with a kalasha-style pot topped with a coconut and flowers, and a devotee in white bends forward to greet him with folded hands. The setting is a courtyard with yellow walls and palms. The man at the centre has long swept-back hair and ornate gold adornments, which is a probable appearance-based match for a person being received with pada puja honours; the printed caption on the image is copyright only.

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September 02 2017

Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with a red-framed open shelter and palm trees behind. A bare-chested man in a rust-brown robe stands at centre, bowed with his head down while a long orange-and-yellow marigold garland is placed around his neck, and a second garland of pink flowers rests over his arm. Behind him, a white sedan is parked. On the left, a shirtless attendant in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a tall ceremonial umbrella with red and colourful fringe. Several men in orange clothes with orange turbans stand in the background, and a woman in a white sari kneels at lower left with a flower offering. The distinctive rust-brown robe with garlands and crowd of saffron-clad attendants suggests a ceremonial reception; the honoured figure's identity is not established from appearance alone.

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 photograph of a procession outdoors in front of a red-ochre compound wall. A bearded man in a rust-red robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, walks at the centre wearing a thick white and red flower garland. Behind him, a person holds a tall gold-handled parasol with fringed red and gold canopy, and several other ornate umbrellas are raised above the crowd. Attendants in orange and white dhoti-style clothing walk nearby, a black SUV is parked behind, and a videographer in white films the procession from the left. The scene looks like an ashram ceremonial walk.

Outdoor welcome on a tree-lined road with parked white vehicles behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a long yellow-green bead garland stands at centre, smiling and reaching toward a brass-and-flower tray held by a man in white dhoti and shirt. Beside him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a yellow-decorated kalasha wrapped in red flower garlands, and a man in white shirt and orange shawl stands close. A man in white shirt kneels in the foreground, and a basket of red flowers is held on the right. The orange-robed figure is a person appearance-based candidate with saffron robe, long swept hair and a bead garland, shown as welcomed by the devotees, so a person is in_person.

A procession outdoors on a dirt path in front of a parked silver SUV and a brick wall. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak wears an orange robe, layered gold necklaces and a long white-and-green flower garland, smiling and raising one hand; the figure is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces. Flanking him, shaved-headed men in orange dhotis with gold necklaces carry a silver kalasha decorated with red flower garlands and mango leaves, and one holds a tall wooden staff. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a wooden staff, and on the right a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a silver staff topped with a bird finial. The scene resembles a ritual procession with a kalasha.