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A photograph of a festive outdoor event at a temple-style entrance decorated with coloured cloth pillars and a pink draped backdrop, with a green leaf canopy overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment with gold-toned adornments, stands beside an open silver car door and reaches toward a girl in a pink top who holds a small bowl of offering. Around them, a bald man in white with a red tilak and glasses, a woman in a white garment with a beaded necklace, a young girl in a green top and yellow skirt, and several other devotees in white and saffron crowd close. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod appears in the background. a person in saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, distributing prasad to devotees.

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A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold bead necklace standing beside an open silver car door, extending a hand to bless a young girl in a pink dress. Around them a crowd presses in: a bald man in orange, a woman in a green sari holding a fruit basket of bananas, oranges and pineapple, and a child in a white headband. Behind, a pink draped backdrop, a red carpet, and a figure in white with folded hands stand under a canopy hung with colourful patterned cloth. The gathering reads as a welcome or blessing on arrival. a person is indicated by the long swept hair, saffron robe and gold beaded mala, a sannyasi's visible cues.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01November 11 20082008-11-11A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18Outdoors on a dirt ground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, saffron robes and a gold-bead and rudraksha necklace stands beside a silver car while a woman in a white sari with a saffron-gold border offers him a kalasha with a coconut, mango leaves and yellow marigold garlands. Nearby, a man in white dhoti stands by the open car door, a man in saffron robes with a long mala and other devotees in white and black shirts gather. A gold trident and a multicoloured umbrella canopy stand in the background, with a banner and tents behind. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron receiving the kalasha welcome, with long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-and-gold necklaces. Eight physical people are visible.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a welcome at a temple or ashram entrance. A long-haired figure in orange saffron robes wearing a garland of marigolds and flowers stands centre, with a second saffron-robed attendant beside him. Women in saris, including one in a green-yellow sari and one in teal and pink, hold brass plates and pots of offerings and flowers, consistent with an aarti or welcome ritual. Men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, a boy in red stands at left, and a silver SUV and trees sit in the background.2010-01-19A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl over a white garment, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting as he leans toward a car window. Behind him, a crowd of onlookers in white shirts and light clothing gathers under a sunny sky, and several large red-and-white decorated parasols or umbrellas are raised above the crowd. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark wavy hair, saffron shawl and a flower garland, cues consistent with the event described on the page, and he is greeting well-wishers in a procession setting.2008-01-01Photograph of a festive gathering under a white tent decorated with hanging colourful cloth panels. In the foreground a young woman with long curly dark hair wears an orange top and a red-and-gold sari, seated and reaching toward a tray of offerings. Beside her a woman in orange holds a plate, and a man in an orange shawl with a tray stands at right, with flower petals and garlands spread on the floor. Center, a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands with hands joined in greeting, while a boy in a white shirt and dark tie and other devotees in white and orange gather close. Several people in white and saffron clothing surround the offering area during what appears to be a devotional or darshan moment.2008-07-17A photograph under a pink-white canopy at an outdoor event. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a white and pink flower garland smiles toward the crowd, with his hands held together near his chest. Behind him, a gilded ornate structure is decorated with yellow marigold and colourful flower garlands. Around him, several people in white and saffron clothes, including a woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha mala, a girl in a pink-patterned dress, and other devotees stand close, some with hands folded. A video camera operator is visible at the upper right, and the crowd's heads are seen in the foreground. A person in a printed-pattern blouse sits to the right. The visible people number roughly six to twenty. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a flower garland, shown in person at the centre of the gathering.2008-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and green shrubs. Two large umbrellas with red, yellow and green panels and fringed edges shade the group. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a white garland and gold necklace, wearing a tan turban, smiles at the right foreground. Nearby, people in saffron and white clothes, including a bearded man in orange with glasses, gather around a silver tray of sweets held by a young man in a cream kurta. Women wear red, orange and pink saris, and a white vehicle is parked behind the crowd.2008-12-27