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A 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.

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January 01 20082008-01-01A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits in front of a backdrop of yellow and white marigold garlands and a red fabric. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a thick red flower garland around his neck, with a small red mark on his forehead. His hands are raised in front of him, and a person in white clothing stands partly visible at the left edge beside a painted, blue-patterned pillar. This is a close-up photograph.2006-12-30A procession at an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick white and red flower garland over an orange garment and holds his hands together in front of his chest. Gold ornaments and a gold armlet are visible. Around him, men in orange and white robes and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding tall gold-topped staffs and a green banana-leaf decoration. A brightly tasselled canopy and white building are in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor 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.2008-05-19A man with long, swept-back dark hair waves his right arm while smiling outdoors beside a rustic wooden fence of logs and posts on sandy ground. He wears a bright orange robe with a gold border draped over his shoulder, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a pendant, and beaded rudraksha-style bracelets on his upper arm and wrist. A black loudspeaker with the Tamil word ஆழ்மீம் printed on it stands behind him, with trees and a hill in the background. A hand in the foreground reaches toward the fence. a person appears in person, matching the page's Dinotsava 2011 event at Arunachaleswarar Temple.2011-12-20January 01 20082008-01-01A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, white vibhuti and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange silk garment with gold border and a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers with gold beads. Behind him, men in orange and cream clothes, some with white forehead markings and gold-beaded necklaces, stand near a large ornate umbrella with orange, green and red panels and tasselled fringe, marked with bird emblems, and a gold finial. Outdoors at dusk with a tiled roof and palm trees visible.2008-01-01Outdoor stage event at dusk under an orange canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange draped garment with a golden-yellow border and a large white and orange flower garland, smiles and gestures with one raised hand while standing at the front. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange garment and floral garland) addressing the gathering. To his left, a man in orange robes holds a microphone and a man wears an orange dress with a pendant. Behind them, men in white dhotis with golden borders stand, and a shaved-headed man in orange sits in the lower right. Trees and a white screen are visible beyond the stage.2010-12-29A photograph of an outdoor procession under a large ornate canopy with red, purple and multicoloured fringed tassels. A long-haired man in the centre wears an orange and gold saffron garment, a white and green garland with pink flowers and gold beads, and a red bindi on his forehead; he is smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala looks upward, and at left a man in orange robes with gold bracelets and a gold necklace stands near a tall silver pole. Banana leaves and foliage fill the background. The centre figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a person appearance-based candidate, shown in person.2008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty path. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, and rudraksha malas wears a saffron-orange robe and a large white and red flower garland, with his palms pressed together in greeting. Above him a man in white raises a long pole topped by a saffron flag. Other devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, one in yellow, follow behind, with colourful umbrellas at the edges and a building with a red-tiled roof in the background. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues are the long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and garland.2006-12-30January 01 20082008-01-01