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A photograph taken at an indoor gathering under an orange cloth canopy. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth, wearing a long swept-back dark hairstyle, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads and a large pink flower garland, stands on the right holding a printed newspaper-style sheet with his eyes lowered. Standing to the left, a man in a blue and yellow checked shirt with an ID badge looks at the paper, beside an older man in white with a white forehead mark. Other attendees in white and a shaved-head monk in saffron stand around. Cues suggest a person present in person, shown reading the printed sheet; the visible people appear to be devotees, attendees and monks.

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A photograph of a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt on the left, holding green-and-white papers, facing a bare-chested man on the right. The right-hand man has long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, a pink flower garland, a crown-like ornament at his head, rudraksha beads and an orange-saffron wrap over his shoulder. He holds up a printed newspaper page with Tamil text and a photo. Behind them stand several people in white dhotis and shirts, one bald man in orange, and a yellow curtain with a hanging decorative panel. The swami-appearing figure has distinctive long hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha and garland cues, so he is a probable match to Swamiji, though this is appearance-based only.2012-06-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a blue and yellow checked shirt holding and pointing to a folded Tamil-language newspaper for a person in an orange-saffron cloth with a long swept-back hair, white vibhuti stripes across the forehead and a pink flower garland. The man in the checked shirt leans in to look at the newspaper while the garlanded figure smiles and holds the paper. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand under a canopy with orange drapes and a patterned pillar. Swamiji (probable): the garlanded figure in orange clothing with long swept-back hair and vibhuti matches the page's claim of Swamiji present. Printed newspaper headlines are visible but unreadable at this size.2012-06-20 +1 copiesA candid photo of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead, a red and pink flower garland and gold necklace, and a saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders, holding open a printed newspaper or pamphlet with Tamil text. Beside him, a man in a blue and yellow checked shirt with a moustache looks at the printed page and holds small items in his hand. Other people in white and light clothing stand behind them under a pale draped orange cloth backdrop and a canopy.2012-06-20 +1 copiesJune 20 20122012-06-20 +1 copiesA photo of a saffron-robed man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, a pink flower garland and a gold necklace, holding open a Tamil newspaper. Several people stand around him: a man in a blue checked shirt at left leans in to look at the paper, and an older man with a white forehead mark stands behind. Another saffron-clad shaven-headed man appears at right. Orange curtains and a tiled roof form the backdrop. The paper has a headline and photos of several people. People count is about five visible.2012-06-20June 20 20122012-06-20June 20 20122012-06-20A photograph of a man in a blue and yellow checked shirt bending forward to read a printed newspaper page held by a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth. The newspaper-holder has long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a pink flower garland and gold-toned beaded ornaments. Behind them, several people in white and light clothing stand under a yellow curtain and a canopy, with a colourful painted panel at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, with the person reading the newspaper beside him and other devotees in the background.2012-06-20 +1 copiesJune 20 20122012-06-20 +1 copiesJune 20 20122012-06-20 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ashram gathering under a yellow fabric canopy. A man in an orange saffron wrap and a long pink rose garland, with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style beads at his neck, holds open a printed Tamil newspaper page with both hands while speaking. Facing him is a man in a blue and white checked shirt holding a small blue object. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and listen, including an older man and a bald man with a tilak. Colourful painted panels and fluorescent lights are visible overhead. a person: the robed man with the rose garland and rudraksha cues is a candidate, identity uncertain from appearance.2012-06-20June 20 20122012-06-20 +1 copies