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Outdoor photograph at an Adi Kailasa event with a dirt ground and a row of onlookers. In the foreground a man in a white checked shirt and dark trousers bends forward, hands pressed to his chest, toward a figure seen from behind. That figure has long dark curly hair, bare shoulders and an orange cloth, and holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident-like finial. Behind them a line of devotees in white and pastel clothes, including a man in an orange shawl over white, stands watching, and a red-and-gold ritual object sits at the lower left. Piles of gravel and sand and parked white vehicles appear in the background. The staff and hair are the only cues to the a person candidate, and the figure is not clearly identifiable, so the appearance is uncertain.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts pressing around a silver car with its door open. In the foreground a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, bends forward at the car door while a man in a white shirt holds a white jasmine garland toward them. Many onlookers, some with raised hands, fill the street; a white gate and a building with a blue-and-white sign appear behind. a person in saffron turban and robe receiving a garland at a car door, with devotees in white around him.2008-07-29 +1 copiesFebruary 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photo on a dirt ground near a blue vehicle and palm trees. A man in an orange robe with an orange and white head-wrap sits on a plastic chair, raising one hand in greeting while smiling. An orange umbrella is held above him by a bare-shouldered young man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi bends forward toward him with folded hands, and another man in white dhoti holds a red tray. Several onlookers in white and checked clothes stand behind, and a white jeep is parked at right. Rope is strung across the scene.2012-01-04A crowded indoor satsang hall where a seated figure in an orange turban, orange shawl and red sleeveless top sits on a raised white seat, extending a hand toward a man in a cream shirt who bends forward with his hands pressed together in reverence. Around them, devotees in white shirts and orange shawls sit with palms folded, and many others stand in the background. A bald man in orange on the right wears a white beaded necklace. The seated figure has long dark hair and a turban with distinctive orange cloth and ornate adornments, a compatible presentation for the page's a person reference, though the appearance is only partially visible.2008-10-15July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of an outdoor roadside arrival beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A man in orange robes, a red undershirt and a long rudraksha mala smiles and rests a hand on the door. A man in a white shirt holds a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers, and a man in white bends forward at the lower edge of the frame. Several men in white shirts and a woman in teal stand behind, with trees and a utility pole in the background.2009-08-08December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a satsang at night where a man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair sits on a raised seat, leaning forward to place his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and dark trousers, who bows with his hands clasped. Surrounding them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a young man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stand close, and an older man with a white moustache watches. A cameraman on the right films with a video camera, and a red-covered table with offerings sits at the edge. The figure in the orange turban has distinctive long hair and orange robes, a person cue, seated in the role of the giver of blessing.2010-02-16Outdoor crowd scene in bright daylight with a large group of men and boys pressing close around a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red bindi and a white beard, who appears to be walking with his head bowed. Two men in orange robes stand beside him, one with long hair tied up and a full beard, and another on the right with a bare shoulder and dark beaded necklace. Several boys in white dhotis and shirts crowd in, and a tall wooden staff or rod extends diagonally across the left of the frame. Trees and a parked vehicle appear in the background.2007-08-09Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand while speaking. A young man in a white shirt and dark trousers kneels with palms pressed together, and another man in white bends forward with his head at the seated man's feet. Around them stand several men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas, some holding long silver-toned wind instruments. A white cloth covers the seated man's lap, with a small pink flower nearby, on bare sandy ground. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala.2006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking scene at an open dirt ground with a dark bed of embers and ash in the foreground. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder, holding a small framed portrait or photo card, steadies a barefoot man in white dhoti and shirt who is stepping through the ash pit, bent forward. Behind them a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace smiles and gestures. Devotees in white dhotis, orange shawls and a woman in red saree watch from the crowd, with a blue tarpaulin mat and parked vehicles in the background. A white structure is visible at the upper left.2007-02-14July 07 20092009-07-07