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Outdoor scene under a thatched palm-leaf canopy at a stall with shelves of books and framed pictures. A figure in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark stands centre-right, with a bearer holding a large orange umbrella above him. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis around them. A banner on the stall reads in Tamil and shows a portrait of a saffron-clad figure. a person is identifiable by the long hair, saffron clothing and umbrella-bearing attendance, though appearance is only suggestive.

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Outdoor photo at a festival procession under an open sky, with a decorated yellow-and-red canopy and strings of orange and purple decorations overhead. Center: a man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, with long dark hair, standing beside a man in saffron robes with a red sash who faces him. Left foreground: a long-haired figure with long dark hair in orange robes seen from behind. Right: men in white and off-white dhotis and shirts, a man in light pink, and a woman in pale clothing in the crowd. Several attendees wear saffron shawls and white clothing. The people visible number roughly 15 to 20.2008-05-19A young man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over his body, a white flower garland around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Beside him a man in white clothes holds a long wooden staff, and behind them a thatched hut is decorated with strings of red, green and yellow paper lanterns. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at the left, and a large red cloth is draped over an object in the background. A printed poster on the hut shows a photo and Tamil text. The person in saffron has distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland, which matches the page's cues for a person, shown greeting people at the event.2008-05-19October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor procession on a dirt road with many people walking barefoot, most in white dhotis and kurtas. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes walk side by side: the one on the left wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron wrap with a patterned hem, and the one in the centre has long swept-back dark hair, a saffron garment, a heavy ornate gold-and-beaded necklace, and gold bangles, holding a small white object. Swamiji (probable) appears as the centre figure given the distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Other devotees in white and cream, one man on the right wearing a rudraksha mala and cream dhoti with gold border. Trees, a blue truck and lamp posts in the background.2011-12-08Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beneath a red canopy with fringed tassels in green, blue and white, with palm and tropical trees behind. A long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead smiles and holds his hands together at his waist, a person candidate by his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him a younger man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl and a small red bindi. On the right a shaven-headed monk in orange draped robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. Several people in white garments and a dark-haired figure in the foreground are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2007-01-09January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of thatched-roof buildings with orange flags. A central figure in an orange robe and orange sandals walks forward, with an attendant in a white shirt and white dhoti holding an orange umbrella over him. Around them stand several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with necklaces, one holding a yellow folder, and a figure in an orange robe at left. A white jeep and a banner stand in the background.2009-08-08January 21 20092009-01-21January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession under a purple canopy with red tassels on a wooden pole. A smiling man with long dark hair and an orange turban with a red tilak mark stands in the centre, wearing an orange shawl and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. Behind him, a man in orange holds a rudraksha mala, and men in white kurtas carry poles and an orange-and-red decorative fan-shaped umbrella. A red and blue banner with white script and triangular flags of many colours hang above, with green trees behind.2005-12-31December 20 20112011-12-20