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A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring in a pillared hall decorated with orange marigold garlands and a banana plant. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on a steel plate, with white flowers scattered at his feet. A man in a white dhoti and shirt bends low to touch or honour his feet. Behind them, a woman in a blue skirt and white top presses her palms together, an older man in a white shirt and glasses stands watching, and a man in an orange robe and white-clothed attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand nearby.

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A photograph of a padapuja-style welcome at a covered entrance hung with orange and marigold garlands. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron-coloured robe and a dark rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on a silver plate and smiles. A woman in a dark blue sari kneels and scatters white jasmine flowers at his feet. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and cream shirt watches, a shaved-headed priest in white wears a gold necklace and a white dhoti with orange border, and a man in orange robes stands at left.2011-05-23A standing man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair, smiles while his bare feet rest on a metal plate. A man in white clothes kneels before him, scattering white flower petals onto the floor around the feet. Behind them, a man in a white shirt with glasses stands with hands together, a woman in a blue skirt and white top holds her hands in namaste at left, and several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and gold necklaces stand in the background. An orange and yellow marigold garland hangs along the pillar and ceiling of a covered hall with a banana plant beside it.2011-05-23A covered veranda with a granite pillar wrapped in marigold garlands and a banana plant behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on a metal plate, wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-and-white flower garland with a rudraksha mala, smiling. A man in white kurta bows low, touching the feet of the standing figure, with loose white jasmine petals on the floor. Three people stand to the left with hands joined in namaste: a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a white top and blue skirt, and an older man in a striped shirt. At right, a bald priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and an orange-bordered shawl stands near another saffron-clad attendant. The scene appears to be a padapuja-style honouring. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.2011-05-23A man in a white kurta and white pants bends low to wash or touch the bare feet of a man standing on a round brass plate under a covered porch. The standing man wears a flowing saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and has long swept-back dark hair; he smiles and looks down. Marigold garlands in orange hang along the ceiling and wrap a concrete pillar, with a banana plant behind. A silver car and an elderly man in a striped shirt and glasses stand in the background, and a person sits in the car.2011-05-23A photograph of an outdoor procession on a red carpet. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, smiling and looking down toward a devotee who prostrates at his feet in white clothing, with long hair and an orange-tipped tuft visible. Behind him stand bearded men and attendants in white kurtas with orange shawls, several holding long gold-topped staffs and orange flags. Colourful canopy umbrellas and orange flags are visible in the background.2007-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an orange-draped throne, wearing an orange robe and a long red-and-white flower garland. He rests one hand on his knee and his bare feet rest on a small orange-covered footstool with a brown patterned mat. In front of him a grey-haired devotee in a white kurta and white dhoti kneels with folded hands, facing him. Behind them stand brass kalasha pots, brass bowls with flowers and offerings, a brass oil lamp, and blue and purple deity murti draped in garlands. The ashram hall has an orange floor and carved stone walls. Photo shows an in-person seated figure with distinctive long hair, saffron robes and garland, matching a probable Swamiji presence.2010-06-27July 29 20072007-07-29A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors smiling as a large white and green jasmine garland is draped over his shoulder by a woman in orange. He wears a gold-bead necklace, gold bangles and a red-and-white forehead mark. Behind him a man in an orange shawl with a forehead mark and a man in white dhoti stand near a red floral garland and a temple-like structure with teal roofs. A woman in white bends forward in the foreground. The man is presented with the garland in a welcoming ritual; the appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beads are consistent with Swamiji (probable).2011-12-11A standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and yellow marigold garland and a gold bead necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark, smiling on a raised concrete platform. A taller saffron-robed attendant with a shaved head and a red-and-white garland stands to the left beneath a red fringed umbrella. Several white-clad men in dhotis stand behind, one with a smeared pink face and another in a yellow-striped shawl with glasses. Scattered petals lie on the ledge, under an overcast white sky. The man in the centre has long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style gold beads, matching the appearance-based cues of Swamiji (probable), with the page noting this event.2010-10-17July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17