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Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, performing aarti with a lit oil lamp over a white vehicle decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flowers. A probable Swamiji, showing long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, performs the ritual. Around him, a group of about ten men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, with a red umbrella and orange flag above and green trees behind. A plate of flowers sits at the lower left.

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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12Night-time outdoor welcome. A man with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange saffron robe, stands smiling while another man in orange bends forward to touch his feet in reverence. To the right, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl holds a brass pot decorated with yellow marigolds and pink flowers, and a red umbrella with tassels stands above the scene. Behind them, men in white kurtas with yellow shawls press their palms together in greeting, and a silver vehicle is parked nearby.2009-11-16A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18November 20 20062006-11-20July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a devotee outdoors being welcomed with garlands near a white van. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back dark hair, has white and red flower garlands placed around his neck by a man in white kurta clothes who bows forward. Nearby, a man in an orange robe carries a black bag and a small trident-like staff, and a woman in a white sari holds a plate with offerings. Other men in white kurtas and orange robes stand behind, with trees and a white van in the background. The long hair and orange-red cloth are shown, but the identity of the garlanded figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.2009-08-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a parked silver SUV and green shrubbery. A man in long flowing saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks forward smiling and gesturing with his right hand. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a brass kalasha decorated with a garland and red flowers. At right, a young man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a long-handled red and multicoloured fringed umbrella over the group. Another white-clad figure stands at left behind the SUV.2007-08-09July 27 20082008-07-27December 23 20092009-12-23August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, and his appearance fits the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a silver vessel decorated with garlands and red flowers. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl holds a red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels. A silver SUV and a white car are parked to the left, and tented bunting and green hedges line the road.2007-08-09