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A photograph taken outdoors on dry ground beside a silver hatchback car, with a parked white van, a yellow bus marked VIJAYANANDA, a red SUV and a multi-storey building behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around a silver kalasha tray holding flowers, with white and red garlands on the tray. A bald man in saffron robes sits in the car's driver seat, and a man in an orange shawl and white garments gestures with folded hands. A younger smiling man in an orange-red garment and saffron shawl reaches toward the tray. Another man in orange cloth covers his face with his hand at the right edge. Several onlookers in white clothes stand in the background near a red-and-white canopy.

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June 22 20092009-06-22Outdoor photo at a dusty ashram grounds beside a silver car. A long-haired figure in saffron robes wears a white flower garland and smiles while people greet him. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one holding a silver kalasha vessel with flowers and a pot-holder offering, and another man kneels at his feet. Orange-robed attendants stand nearby, a white van, a yellow bus labelled Vijayananda, and tents with blue fabric appear behind. Roles: devotees welcoming a guest with a purnakumbha-style offering.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Outdoor arrival scene on a dusty ground beside a silver hatchback car. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a long white jasmine garland and a red flower garland, with hands pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange robe with a shaved head stands near the car. Around them, older men in white dhoti and shirt, some with saffron-gold shawls, fold hands in namaskar; one white-clad man bends to offer or touch a silver vessel decorated with flowers. Behind are a blue-and-gold tent, parked buses and vans, and a brick stack. Several people wear white ritual clothing.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Outdoor photo at a dusty ground beside a silver hatchback car, a figure in orange robes and a saffron-orange shawl sits in the open rear door while a man in an orange-saffron robe stands beside him with long dark hair and a red-orange garment. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around in a welcome, one holding a glass vase of white flowers, another with folded hands, and garlands of white and red flowers are held nearby. A bus marked VIJAYANANDA, brick stacks, a white building and tents with blue and red drapes are in the background. Pre-event welcome with garlands and flowers.2009-06-22Outdoor photo at dusk of a welcome at a car door. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, steps out of a silver car. A man in white ritual clothes on the left holds the open door. On the right, a bald man in white garments drapes a garland of white flowers with red roses and a yellow bloom, while a woman in a white sari stands beside him. A red carpet runs across the dirt ground, with a tall black speaker and palm trees behind. Whether the saffron-robed man is a person is unclear from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2010-01-22Outdoor photo at a dusty ashram-style grounds beside a silver car. A bald man in orange robes sits in the rear passenger seat, and a younger person in orange stands at the open door. Men in white dhotis and shirts with white shawls stand around, one holding a brass pot with flowers and greenery while another lifts a long white and red flower garland toward a woman in a red and white garland receiving it. A man with folded hands, a blue striped tent and a yellow bus are in the background, along with several white-clad onlookers and red bricks stacked on the left.2009-06-22Outdoor photo at a car door on a reddish-brown dirt ground. A bald man in a plain orange robe stands beside an open silver car, one hand near the door, facing a group of saffron-robed sannyasis who press their palms together in greeting. One sannyasi wears an orange turban and long hair; another has a long beard and a bead necklace; a few others stand behind in orange with gold-coloured beads. A man in a red shirt at the right edge holds a garland of white and red flowers, and a man in a white shirt stands behind the group.2008-12-31 +1 copiesOutdoors on a paved forecourt beside white colonial-style buildings and parked silver cars, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti smiles broadly with hands together while people welcome him. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-bordered sari holds a flower bowl and joins her palms in greeting. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around him, one in a white shirt holds a bouquet of white flowers, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti folds his hands.2010-02-02June 22 20092009-06-22