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A photograph of a street welcome outside shopfronts in Tamil Nadu. A young man in an orange shirt and white forehead markings stands at center right, wearing a heavy garland of pink, yellow and white flowers and smiling. Beside him, a man in an orange top with glasses, a beard and a rudraksha mala extends his hand in greeting. Other people include a woman in a blue sari with a gold necklace, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard, a bald man in a checked shirt seen from behind, and a woman's head at lower left with a hair clip. Parked silver SUVs and yellow shop signs fill the background. Five people are visible.

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Outdoor street scene in front of a roadside shop with yellow signage and parked silver SUVs. A young man in an orange-saffron sannyasi-style cloth, with a bare upper body, stands centre-right wearing a large garland of pink, yellow and white flowers and green leaves, smiling. A woman in a salmon-pink sari with gold jewellery and glasses reaches toward him, and a shaved-headed man in an orange garment with a white-and-blue checked shirt stands nearby. Men in white shirts and a woman in the foreground watch. Several people are visible, and the garlanded man has distinctive long hair and orange cloth, but the appearance is not clearly matched to any specific person.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor street scene beside a silver minivan. A long-haired man in a long-sleeved orange robe and red-orange shawl, wearing a large rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses, stands in front of a man in white and a woman in a blue sari with a rudraksha mala. A person in a long-haired orange robe is garlanded with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, pink roses and white jasmine, with a rudraksha mala; a bearded orange-robed devotee with glasses touches a forehead area. In front, a man in striped pink clothing bows down, and a coconut and offering plate with flowers sit at the lower left. a person with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas stands at centre right in orange robe with garland receiving honour; the orange-robed figure at centre left is a devotee.2009-08-08Outdoor photograph on a roadside beside a silver SUV. A smiling young man in an orange-saffron garment and white tilak wears a large garland of red, pink, yellow and purple flowers with green leaves and a row of yellow beads. A bearded man with glasses in orange robes holds a bouquet of flowers. Two men in white shirts bend forward; one touches the garlanded man's shoulder while another lowers his head near the front. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Behind them a yellow bus with blue lettering and a white car are visible. The garlanded man is shown smiling and receiving the welcome.2009-08-08Outdoor street scene in a crowded market lane with marigold garlands strung overhead and a parked white van behind. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears long white and red jasmine-and-rose garlands, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, and is smiling with head bowed as people press around him. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stand close, and a woman in a purple shawl and blue top holds flower offerings nearby. Uniformed police are visible in the background. The garlanded figure shows distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha and garland cues, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate being welcomed on the street.2009-07-14August 08 20092009-08-08July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesAugust 08 20092009-08-08A street scene in a village road with a green-and-white shop front bearing a Suguna Chicken sign and Tamil lettering. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a long pink-and-yellow flower garland is greeted by a man in white dhoti with a red border, who holds the figure's hands in greeting. A smiling woman in white sari holds a brass vessel with a leaf and yellow flowers. Other men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand nearby, and a man in an orange shawl with beads stands at left beside a silver car. Palm trees and a dusty road complete the setting. The saffron-robed figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland, matching Swamiji (probable) cues, shown in person.2010-02-17