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A photograph of an outdoor arrival scene on a roadside. At the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a large pink-and-red flower garland, smiling as he is received. A red and orange ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands above him on a red pole. Around him, young men in white shirts and dhotis wear rudraksha malas and pink-and-green name badges, and one man in white bends low, with flower petals scattered on the ground. A man in an orange wrap stands at the right edge, and a video camera appears in the background among palm trees and vehicles. The recognition is an appearance-based candidate with long hair, saffron robe and garland, labelled as a probable Swamiji and presented as the honoured guest.

A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, surrounds a central figure in a saffron-orange robe who wears a pink flower garland and has a sandalwood tilak on the forehead. A red umbrella with colourful tasselled fringe is held overhead. On the left a man stands beside a silver vehicle, and a camera operator in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala films the scene. Green trees and palm trees are in the background. The central figure has long dark hair and a saffron robe with a pink garland, consistent with the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, though the identification is uncertain.

July 07 2009

2009-07-07 +1 copies

A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands under a large white parasol with red tassels and a painted red-and-blue floral motif, wearing a long white and multicoloured flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. He stands in a crowd of men on a dirt ground; to the left a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands together in namaskar, and another in white with an orange shawl holds papers. Several men in dark polo shirts with circular logos and white-clad devotees stand around, some with hands folded. Trees and a building appear in the background.

November 13 2006

November 13 2006

2006-11-13 +1 copies

Outdoor photo on bare dirt ground under a large ceremonial umbrella with white canopy, red tassels and a red-and-gold lotus-motif design. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a multi-coloured white flower garland stands smiling with hands together. Around him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a folded red-and-gold cloth, several men in saffron shawls stand nearby, and devotees in black polo shirts with circular badges stand behind. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala on the central figure, who is shown being welcomed under the umbrella.

July 26 2010

December 30 2006

Outdoor photo at dusk of a smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban with a red bindi, wearing a long pink rose garland with a yellow and white flower tail and a dark rudraksha mala. He raises one hand in greeting toward a person at the right edge in white. Beside him an older man in white kurta with an orange shawl bends toward a grey SUV on a green carpet; tree line and stage lights behind. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues of orange turban, rudraksha mala and garland.

A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a dirt ground beneath a large ceremonial umbrella with white and red fringed tassels and a red, blue and gold lotus-petal motif. He wears a long multicolour-and-white jasmine garland, a rudraksha mala and sandals, and holds his hands together at his waist while speaking. Around him, men in black polo shirts with circular badges stand with hands clasped. To the left, a man in white holds an orange-and-gold fan, and other men in orange robes stand behind. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and the ceremonial garland under a ceremonial umbrella.