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A photograph taken under a blue-grey tent ceiling with bare bulbs and ceiling fans. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron cloth stands centre-frame, eyes closed, arms spread wide and smiling, with a rudraksha mala visible at his chest; the appearance of the man matches the Swamiji (probable) candidate, with the saffron wrap and long hair as the distinguishing cues. Around him a crowd of devotees in white shirts and white kurtas, some with event lanyards, one woman in a yellow sari, stands with arms raised and hands clapped.

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Under a tented hall with ceiling fans and string lights, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a beaded rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a blue carpet with both arms outstretched, smiling and holding a small white object in one hand. Around him a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and shirts, some with ID lanyards and one in orange, claps, raises hands and watches; a camera on a tripod stands at the right edge. The probable Swamiji cues are the swept-back long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, with the figure acting as the centre of the gathering.2006-12-16A figure with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha bead mala walks barefoot down a blue carpet with a red border under a tented ceiling with ceiling fans and hanging lights. Behind him, a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing ID lanyards, press along the sides, many with hands raised. A man in white at the left edge gestures toward him, and a cameraman with a camera is visible near the right. The appearance matches the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so this is a person walking in a convention hall at a spiritual gathering.2006-12-16A large crowd of mostly men and some women dressed in white shirts and white dhotis fills a tented hall under ceiling fans and string lights, with a dark stage backdrop behind them. In the centre foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala, hair swept back, stands on a red carpet with both arms raised overhead, hands clasped, as the crowd around sways with raised hands and folded palms. Banners and portrait panels line the hall behind the stage. The scene reads as a devotional gathering or satsang with ecstatic singing and praise.2006-12-16A large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stands in a tented hall with arms raised, hands clasped above heads, during a group devotional gathering. Other participants in white clothing and a few in pink shirts face the stage, and a cameraman stands on the left. Blue and red floor mats, white draped ceiling fabric and hanging lights fill the tent.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A central bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange dhoti, with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, smiles with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. Around him, a crowd of devotees in orange shawls and white or grey clothing claps and stands in a room with a patterned tiled ceiling and white curtains. A young girl in glasses on the left wears an orange shawl and claps, and a woman in white with a red bindi stands at the centre-right. The white-clad man at the right holds a red object. The scene looks like a satsang or group devotional gathering.A photograph from an indoor tented event with a green carpeted floor and white canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange draped garment and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot with arms spread wide, face lifted upward, as if mid-dance or in ecstatic expression. Behind him a crowd of about twenty people in white clothing watches and claps, mostly women in white saris and men in white kurtas and dhotis. At the right edge a young man in white with a yellow scarf holds a video camera. Overhead lights and a ceiling fan are visible.2006-11-26A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, with a long rudraksha mala hanging on his chest, standing with both arms raised wide and palms open while smiling with eyes closed. Behind him a group of devotees in white and cream clothes clap and raise their hands; a woman in a white sari with grey-blue border and a woman in a multicoloured shawl with a pendant are prominent at right, and a man in a white turban stands in the background against pale grey curtains. The atmosphere is an energetic ashram gathering with clapping and joyful movement.September 23 20062006-09-23A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands on a blue stage mat with arms outstretched, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Around him, people in white dhotis and orange-bordered shawls, and women in colourful saris, stand and sway on red carpeting at an event. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling portrait of a figure in a white turban, with Tamil text beside it.2006-12-16