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November 27 20142014-11-27July 07 20142014-07-07Outdoor photo on a paved path beside a brick wall and green garden. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long red and pink flower garland, smiling as he extends his hands toward a bouquet of mixed flowers. Beside him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti holds the flower bouquet, and a second man in a white shirt with a wooden bead mala smiles as he presents it. On the right, a woman in an orange-gold silk sari with flowers in her hair holds a silver-meshed vessel decorated with white jasmine, yellow blossoms and mango leaves, a ritual welcome arrangement. Sunlight and palm fronds are visible in the background.2010-02-16Outdoor photograph in a sunny garden courtyard with palms and cycads behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers lifts a red and white flower garland toward a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair who wears a saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and a saffron top. A woman in a gold and green sari stands beside them, holding a brass pot with green leaves and white flower garlands. Another person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a woman in green stands at the far left. Cars are parked in the background. The long hair, saffron clothing and reception-with-garland setting match the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so the robed man is identified as a probable Swamiji receiving a welcome garland.2010-02-16A candid photo at a temple entrance with a crowd behind. A man with long dark hair, a multicolour flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms, gold armband and bangles, and white ash on his forehead smiles while reaching toward a bunch of bananas held by a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas. Nearby, a man in an orange robe and bare-headed attendant in orange also wear rudraksha malas. A devotee in a white shirt with folded hands and a striped cloth bows, and a woman in a maroon sari with white flowers in her hair stands in the foreground. Stone temple walls and a gopuram-style structure appear behind.2012-08-17A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-brown robe, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red roses with green leaves, sitting on a red velvet throne with gold carved panels behind. The figure has long-appearing hair and gold bangles and smiles while a smiling older woman in a beige and red sari holds a bunch of bananas near a tray of bananas and offerings. An elderly man in white shirt sits in the foreground beside a pink cloth and a wooden tray. Behind them, women in white and cream saris and marigold garlands stand near a green-draped altar with a gold deity murti. The scene suggests a devotee offering fruit during darshan.2015-04-23A photograph of a smiling man in a rust-orange wrap garment with a bare shoulder, draped in a thick white jasmine garland with red flowers and a pink rose, wearing a red floral head garland and rudraksha beads on his arm. Devotees, mostly women in cotton saris and glasses, stand close with fruit, mangoes and folded papers, while a man in an orange shawl stands beside him. The setting is a bright open hall with a corrugated roof and a red table. a person: the central figure wears a rust-orange wrap, rudraksha beads and a floral garland, and the page links him to a talk on the Bhagavad Gita.2012-05-20July 09 20122012-07-09December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a ceremonial offering at an indoor event hall decorated with red drapes and floral arrangements. A figure in an orange-red robe with white garlands sits at left and reaches to take fruit from a silver tray of oranges, bananas and mangoes held by a woman in a green sari with a white garland and gold jewellery. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands behind, another woman in a maroon blouse and white garland and a man in a white shirt with a white floral garland stand at right with folded hands. Audience members sit in chairs in the background.2009-02-21Outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style red and white flower garland, being garlanded by a man in a white shirt who reaches over his shoulder. Nearby, a woman in a dark green sari with orange border stands beside a brass basket of flowers, and a woman in a yellow and orange sari with a white flower braid waits with hands pressed together. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, with banana plants and a white building in the background.2010-02-18January 31 20152015-01-31