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A photograph of a smiling young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a red bindi, seated on a white-draped bench or throne. He wears a long green and white flower garland and holds a small white item in his hands. Pink rose petals and a tray of apples lie on the cloth beside him. Behind him hangs a large printed poster of a bare-chested figure in orange with a rudraksha-style mala, with Tamil lettering below. A man in white ritual clothes stands at right, a woman in a blue sari sits in the background, and a seated man in orange and a second man in white are at left. a person candidate appearance is uncertain; the seated figure is a devotee with a garland, and identity is not established from appearance alone.

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February 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06A man seated on a white-covered throne-like chair at an indoor event, wearing an orange turban with a red bindi, orange robes, and long yellow beaded garlands with a ceremonial gold pendant necklace. Behind him a large banner shows a close-up of a figure in orange with an ornate gold necklace, with Tamil text printed on it. Rose petals lie on the seat and floor, and a man in white and another in a white shirt stand or sit nearby, with a purple cloth in the foreground.2007-02-06January 12 20072007-01-12February 06 20072007-02-06A smiling figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a large cream upholstered throne with round bolster cushions, a tan headband with a red tilak and a long dark hair. He wears layered garlands of red, white, purple and yellow flowers, a gold chain with a rudraksha-style bead mala, and holds a silver staff. Behind him stand attendants in white kurtas with yellow shoulder cloths, one holding a silver trident, and a bespectacled man in saffron with a gold mala and a wristwatch gesturing at his chin. Behind is a pink draped backdrop with partial banners, and a blue-covered table is visible at left. Prominent a person cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing, garlands and ceremonial throne.2009-12-25September 23 20062006-09-23A smiling man in an orange turban and orange saffron wrap sits before a white draped backdrop decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves. He wears long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold chain necklace with gold bead ornaments, and thick white and red garlands draped over his shoulders, with red pom-pom flower decorations. At the lower left, an elderly man with grey hair and glasses is partly visible, his hand raised. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the honoured seated figure, based on the orange turban and saffron clothing with gold ornaments and garlands.2008-07-27A man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi on his forehead sits centrally in an outdoor evening gathering, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white jasmine with pink, green and blue flowers, with a heavy gold chain draped over the robe. Behind and around him stand men in white shirts and a woman in a gold-and-brown sari, several with hands folded, and bunches of green bananas hang in the background. The scene reads as a devotional or ceremonial event.2007-08-17A smiling figure in an orange saffron turban with a red bindi and a long orange shawl stands at the centre of a night gathering. He wears a long white and multicoloured jasmine garland and a heavy gold chain with a pendant. Behind him a man in a white shirt stands beside a hanging bunch of green bananas, and a woman in a gold-and-pink sari with bangles watches. Men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the foreground at the right. Watermarked archive photo of a crowd at an evening event.2007-08-17September 17 20062006-09-17