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A photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, raising both hands in greeting while standing in a doorway of a temple-style building with an ornate painted ceiling and carved stone brackets. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, a long gold-coloured necklace with a large pendant, and a fresh garland of white flowers, red blooms and green leaves. Beside him a man with short hair, tilak and a similar orange shawl and gold necklace stands, and a bald priest in white dhoti and gold chain is at the left edge. Behind, a crowd of photographers with cameras and a videographer press forward, and an iron lattice gate is visible behind them.

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Outdoor photo of a central man in saffron-orange robes with a thick white-and-red floral garland, smiling with both arms raised, standing before a pink temple wall and ornate iron gate. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron shawls press close, several holding cameras and phones; one bald man wears a gold chain. A young man in white with a red-beaded necklace raises an arm nearby, and a cameraman films with a video camera on the right. Roughly a dozen people visible.2010-12-29A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a white vibhuti stripe and red kumkum dot, and a bright saffron-orange robe with a gold border stands at center, both arms raised with palms open, wearing a thick gold-beaded necklace and a green leaf and white flower garland. Around him, men in white dhotis and gold chains move forward, a bald attendant in white and gold ornaments stands at left, and a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands behind him. Photographers raise cameras and a videographer with a shoulder camera stands at right beside a pink building with an ornate iron gate. a person: the centre man's long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold beads match the candidate cues, and he is receiving a welcome in a procession-like crowd.2010-12-29Photograph of a crowd outside a temple doorway with pink walls and an ornate iron gate. A central figure with long dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange-saffron shawl over orange clothing, with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, raising both hands with palms open and smiling. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and some with bare shaved heads stand close, one holding a garland. Several photographers and a videographer with a camera on his shoulder crowd the steps, and devotees in the foreground reach toward the central figure.2010-12-29A smiling man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti mark with a red kumkum dot on his forehead raises both hands in greeting, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a gold border and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over a garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red and yellow flowers. Behind him a man in an orange shawl with gold ornaments stands close, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts presses around; several photographers with cameras crowd the left side in front of an ornate iron gate and pink wall. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central figure, distinguished by long hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklaces and a garland, though his identity is an appearance-based candidate only. The people are a crowd of photographers and devotees visible in the scene.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of two men outside a building with an ornate grey stone doorway and a wrought-iron gate painted white. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead raises one hand in a wave; he wears an orange-saffron cloth with yellow borders and a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold bead necklace, holding a saffron cloth. A partially visible bare-armed person stands at the right edge.2010-12-29Outdoor photo of a crowd on temple steps in front of a pink-walled shrine with an ornate ironwork gate. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment with gold borders and a long garland of white flowers, red blossoms and yellow marigolds, smiling with both hands raised. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style neck beads, raise their hands and cheer. Several cameramen and photographers with cameras and a video camera crowd the steps at left and centre. A figure in orange with gold-bordered cloth and a gold chain stands at left. Palm trees appear at upper right. Some people in the lower right are pressing palms together. The page flags the event as Swamiji-attended; the appearance cues of the centre figure (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, floral garland) are reasonably consistent with that claim, so he is labelled as a probable Swamiji candidate.2010-12-29Outdoor photograph of a crowd outside an ornate temple-style doorway with a pink wall and a barred metal gate. A central figure with long dark hair, orange-saffron robes with gold borders, a white-and-yellow garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace raises his right hand in a wave, with a mirror-glazed gold chain visible. Around him, saffron-robed men with shaved heads and gold-bordered white dhotis press close, one holding a camera. Several photographers and videographers with cameras, including a Sony HD camcorder, surround the group, and a man in white shirts stands to the right.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a gold-coloured yellow border and a long gold ceremonial necklace, raises both hands and smiles while standing outside a pink temple wall with an ornate iron gate and carved stone pillars. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a gold chain waves in a similar pose, and a man in a grey shirt stands at left. A dark-haired person is partly visible at lower right. The man in orange shows distinctive saffron robes, long hair and gold necklace cues, so he is recorded as a probable Swamiji in person; the surrounding figures are devotees or attendants.2010-12-29September 21 20102010-09-21Three men walk along a street past a pink temple-style wall and an ornate white metal gate with circular grille patterns. The central figure wears a saffron-orange robe with gold borders, long swept-back dark hair, a red forehead mark and a multi-strand gold necklace of beads; he raises both hands in greeting and smiles. a person, in the role of a saffron-robed sannyasi greeting people; the cues are long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces. To his left a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and a gold bead garland walks with a red cloth over his shoulder. To his right a man in saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold pendant and gold bead garland follows. Carved stone pillars and a stone step frame the scene.2010-12-29