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Outdoor photo on a sandy dirt path lined with palms and thatched huts. A young man in an orange robe and orange shirt, holding a tall wooden staff, stands at left with a gold-bead necklace. Beside him a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hair, wearing a white and red flower garland, a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha beads, stands with a hand extended. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala bows forward, and a kneeling person in white touches the ground in obeisance. Another man in white with folded hands stands at right, and a smiling woman in white is partly visible behind.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a sandy dirt path beside palm trees and a white building. A man with long black hair wears an orange saffron robe and a large white and red flower garland, with a gold necklace and red rudraksha-style beads; he stands with his hand resting on the head of a devotee. The devotee, a man in white with a gold chain and yellow-and-red flower garland, bows low with head bent. Another bowing devotee in white and a woman in white with orange shawl kneel nearby. On the left, a young man in an orange robe and gold necklace holds a tall wooden staff. Behind, a woman in a beige shawl stands with hands folded in anjali, and a white-clad person stands at the right edge.2008-12-23Outdoor photograph on a sandy path beside palm trees and a white building. A long-haired figure in saffron orange robes stands centrally, wearing a white and red flower garland and gold-beaded necklaces; a devotee in white bows and touches the figure's feet... wait, the scene shows a man in white bowing with his hand resting on the robed figure's stomach area, with a second bowing devotee in white beside him. To the left, a younger person in orange robes with a purple painted marking on the cheek holds a wooden staff. Behind them, two women in white with orange shawls stand near a palm frond and yellow flowers. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala, a compatible presentation, but the appearance is only partially distinctive, so the figure is described by role as a robed sannyasi receiving devotees.2008-12-23July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of an outdoor temple-grounds procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in an orange dhoti-style garment with a white and orange shawl stands at centre, wearing a white-and-orange flower garland, a multi-strand gold ceremonial necklace and a red bead garland, with long dark hair swept back. A younger attendant in white with an orange shawl holds a tall wooden umbrella pole topped by a red canopy fringed with colourful tassels. An older man in white with an orange shawl stands before him, gripping his arms and placing a garland or flower string. Behind, a cameraman films and another person in a purple shirt holds a small object. Other attendants in orange and white stand nearby.2010-07-26Outdoor photo at a temple or ashram entrance under a thatched palm-leaf roof. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron wrap, wearing a white flower garland with a red-and-green garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and garlands, with a red bindi. Around him, a man in an orange robe with a bearded older sadhu in saffron stand at left, while men in white shirts and grey trousers stand nearby, one bowing with palms pressed together at right. A black vehicle and palm trees are behind.2009-08-08Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside white-walled buildings, palms and parked vehicles. A young man in orange robes and a gold bead necklace holds a long wooden pole at left. Beside him a young woman in an orange sari with long dark hair bows her head while a older man in a white shirt and white dhoti drapes a large garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers over her, and a woman in white with an orange shawl holds a metal tray of yellow flowers. Devotees in white stand with hands folded behind.2008-12-23 +1 copiesA 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.2009-12-29Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a decorated tent. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, with a gold-toned bead strand at his chest, and smiles. A man in white shirt and trousers with folded hands bows toward him, while a man in white with a yellow shawl and a gold-rimmed plate stands nearby. A man in an orange robe holds a tall golden staff on the right, a person in white kneels in the foreground, and a cameraman in an orange garment films beside a water tank. Several people in white and orange are visible.2009-12-23Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a thatched structure and trees. A central figure in long wavy black hair, an orange robe, a large gold necklace and a gold crown-like headpiece stands at the centre. A devotee in white dhoti and orange shawl is prostrating at his feet. Around them, men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls stand watching; one man in a red shirt carries an orange shoulder bag, and another holds a tall staff with a trident-like top. Stone slabs and a bucket lie to the right.2007-12-23Outdoor procession with palm trees behind. A smiling young man in orange saffron robes wears a white and red jasmine garland, a gold headband with a red bindi, and a pearl necklace; he is centred and is near a gold ceremonial staff topped with a kalasha-like finial and a fringed canopy. Around him, orange-robed attendants wear gold beaded necklaces and a bearded man in glasses holds the gold staff. A man in white stands at the right edge, and a wooden pole is visible at left. Appearance-based candidate: a person as the garlanded, headbanded man in saffron robes, based on the saffron/orange clothing, headband and garland cues.2008-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23