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Outdoor photo at dusk under a deep blue sky with palm trees behind a crowd. A central figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban, with long swept-back hair, smiles and reaches toward a small clay pot, wearing a long garland of green leaves with pink and orange flowers. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl leans in, and a boy in an orange shirt looks on. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand around, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a chain-link fence, with orange flags visible behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth and a long white garland with red flowers and a gold-bead mala stands at left, smiling, with his right hand raised near his side; the presentation cues include long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold-bead mala, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards and rudraksha-style malas stand with hands folded in namaskar, one man bowing deeply. Another orange-robed figure stands at right edge and a person kneels at lower left. Yellow petals lie on the ground.

A photograph of an outdoor festival crowd. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, an orange sleeveless robe and a thick white and red flower garland with rudraksha beads, and raises his palms in greeting. Beside him on the right, a man in white kurta, rudraksha mala and yellow shawl raises both arms. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis raise their hands, and orange and white bunting hangs overhead with string lights and palm fronds behind.

January 08 2010

2010-01-08 +1 copies

Outdoor photo at a large open ground with floodlight towers and a crowd standing behind barriers. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and a saffron turban, with a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting and smiles. Beside him, a long-haired man in saffron robes with a bare upper body walks while holding a marigold garland with orange and red flowers. Around them, men in white shirts and a uniformed police officer move through the group, and women in white saris stand in the background. A green cloth mat lies on the sand to the right.

January 12 2007

Outdoor photo of a festive crowd on sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms and blue sky. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland with multicoloured ribbon accents laughs with arms spread wide, with an orange shawl over the shoulder. Men in white dhotis and white shirts surround him, one holding a stick, and others in white and dark shirts stand behind. Small flags flutter in the background.

Outdoor photo on a dirt ground in front of an orange and yellow tented pavilion, with trees and a white vehicle behind. A central man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a red-and-white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Around him people in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a gold-bordered sari, and uniformed police officers greet with folded hands. A young man at left wears a yellow shawl over white clothes. Physical figures are sharply visible; the orange-robed central man shows distinctive saffron clothing, orange turban and garland cues, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in person.

Outdoors under trees, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a red and white flower garland and long dark hair extends a hand in blessing toward an elderly man in white who stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and sarees, some wearing rudraksha beads, stand on a ground covered with green leaves. A man in a white kurta at left gestures with raised palms, and a woman in white with a white hair flower watches. A musician with a flute or pipe appears among the crowd.

Outdoor photo of a procession at dusk on a dirt ground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears an orange turban and a long dark rudraksha mala, with hands folded in front, walking forward and smiling. A woman beside him in orange garments holds a long garland of red and orange flowers. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers, and women in white saris with orange borders, some with hands joined in greeting, stand or walk. A uniformed police officer stands in the background near tall light poles and a large white screen structure.

2010-02-16 +1 copies

Outdoor photo under a clear blue sky of a central figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban with a red and white tilak mark, wearing a long multicolored garland of red, yellow and white flowers and rudraksha beads. Around him, several men in white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, smile and gather closely; one man in an orange wrap bows forward at left, and another man at right wears dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala.

December 28 2006