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A photograph of an outdoor reception beside a red-orange bus with a windshield and side mirror. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms and rudraksha beads, smiles at the centre. A shaven-headed monk in saffron with rudraksha malas leans forward in the foreground. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a dry field, one raising an index finger skyward. Dry scrub and bushes line the background under a pale sky.

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July 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoors on a dusty roadside beside a red-and-orange tour bus, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala smiles and gestures with his right hand while walking. He wears a thick white and pink flower garland and is flanked by shaven-headed monks in saffron-orange dress with rudraksha malas. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them, one raising an arm. Dry grass, trees and a yellow vehicle appear in the background under bright sky.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesNight-time photo beside a maroon-and-orange bus at a doorway. A smiling man with a white tilak across his forehead, wearing orange-saffron cloth and layered rudraksha/bead necklaces and garlands, stands in the centre; the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair and ornate cues, shown in person. Left, a shaved-headed man in white clothes and a bead necklace and a man in a white shirt with red-orange garland stand near. Right, a woman in maroon sari with a bead mala and a shaved-headed man in maroon garments hold a large flower garland on a tray. In the foreground a devotee in white bows or touches the feet, and a woman with flowers in her hair faces away.2014-06-21July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA procession outdoors in Thiruvannamalai with a crowd behind and a white-and-orange bus marked NITHYANANDAM in the background. Centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a white flower garland smiles and holds a tall golden staff, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned robe and rudraksha mala. Around him, sannyasi in rust-red robes with white tilaka and rudraksha malas walk alongside; at left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and spectacles; at right, a man in white with rudraksha mala. Yellow flowering trees stand behind the group. Appearance-based label: a person, walking in the procession as a figure with the ceremonial staff and garland.2017-03-11April 09 20172017-04-09