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A photograph of a crowd greeting arrival at an airport terminal. In the centre, a man wrapped in a rust-red turban is draped with a long garland of white jasmine and orange and red marigolds and rose petals. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes, one with rudraksha beads and sandalwood-coloured forehead markings, hold and adjust the garland. Behind them, a crowd presses against a barrier, with some raising white paper sheets, and uniformed security staff stand nearby.

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June 30 20152015-06-30Photograph of a bare-shouldered man in a rust-red turban and orange-red robe, seen from behind, receiving a long garland of white jasmine flowers and green leaves with red-pink blossoms placed around his neck. Surrounding him, school children in maroon uniforms with white headbands and a small child in a yellow shirt reach toward him; a uniformed police officer in khaki and an onlooking crowd in white caps and shirts stand behind. On the left, a shaved-headed attendant in orange and a rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. Scattered red and pink petals cover the scene, and the setting appears to be a building entrance corridor.2015-10-02A photograph at an airport terminal showing a crowd of onlookers behind a metal railing, many holding up mobile phones to take pictures. In the centre, a person wearing a rust-orange turban and a heavy garland of pink, yellow and blue flowers is being garlanded and has a hand reaching to them. To the right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a bead bracelet holds a tall silver staff. A man in a white shirt in the lower left leans in toward the garlanded figure. Sign-boards and glass doors are visible behind the crowd.2015-06-30A dense crowd photograph of a procession at an outdoor festival. At centre, a bare-chested man wears a large rust-orange turban decorated with pink flower petals, a thick gold ceremonial necklace, bangles, and a long rudraksha-style mala, with a flower garland of yellow and orange marigolds draped over his shoulders. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus in maroon and orange wraps wear white and beaded garlands, and a bald man in glasses stands nearby. Devotees press in from all sides, some in white shirts with yellow marigold garlands, and a brass kalasha vessel is raised above the crowd. The central figure has distinctive turban and gold adornments but his appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2015-09-15October 02 20152015-10-02A central figure wearing a rust-red turban, a red-brown robe with gold-striped bands, and a thick multicoloured garland of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, smiling and raising one hand in greeting beneath an orange ceremonial parasol at an airport arrivals area. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-brown robes with rudraksha malas stand beside him. A woman in a turquoise sari holds a tray of flower petals at left, and several schoolgirls in red uniforms and white headbands crowd around him. a person is the central figure: a turban, a red-brown robe, and a flower garland; the page labels this a welcome at the airport. Two physical people are not part of the central group: a woman with a tray and a standing man in glasses. Visible count: about eleven people.2015-06-30Photograph at an airport concourse of a man in saffron-red robes and a red turban receiving a large garland of red and white flowers. A bald sannyasi in red-orange robes and rudraksha beads lifts the garland over his head while a second robed attendant in orange stands to the left. Onlookers in white shirts and casual clothes watch from behind a railing, and a CISF control sign is visible on the left. The recipient's appearance is uncertain and not confidently matched to a person from appearance alone.2015-10-02A photograph at an airport terminal where a man in a white shirt and brown belt drapes a rust-orange shawl over the shoulders of a shaven-headed monastic in saffron-orange and gold robes and a rudraksha mala, while thick red and pink flower garlands are placed around him. Beside him stands another saffron-robed monastic with a tilak on the forehead, and a third robed figure in ochre with a mala stands at right, all with sacred ash markings. Onlookers in the background raise phones to film, and glass doors and signage frame the scene. Several other people in shirts are visible in the background.2015-06-30October 02 20152015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban being showered with petals and heavily garlanded with white and red flower necklaces at an indoor arrival area. The figure wears a large gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha beads, and has an upturned face. Around him, a bald man in orange robes stands behind, a man in a white shirt holds a camera and lanyard, and several devotees with raised hands and phones surround the scene, with pink petals scattered in the air. Swamiji (probable): the figure wears a saffron turban, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas, cues consistent with the page's identification as Nithyananda Paramashivam being welcomed on arrival.2015-10-02September 15 20152015-09-15