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Outdoor photo on temple steps of a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a large gold necklace, and a multi-strand garland of white and yellow flowers with green leaves. He sits and extends his hand toward a man in a white shirt who leans forward and offers a small yellow packet. Behind them, seated women in white and orange saris and other men in white and orange clothes sit on the stone steps; a man in orange holds a camera at right, and a pink temple wall with palm trees is visible.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and a thick garland of white jasmine, green leaves, and red and yellow flowers around his neck. He smiles and extends his hand toward a bowing devotee in white shirt and white dhoti who touches his feet. Around him, sannyasis in orange clothes, a man in white with a sacred thread, and seated women in white-bordered saffron and white saris sit on stone steps near a pink temple wall with palm trees behind. The saffron-robed man has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklace and garland cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity remains uncertain from appearance.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of a long-haired man seated on a stone step at an outdoor temple, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-gold garland of white and yellow flowers and green leaves, a red floral strand, and gold necklaces; he has white tilak marks on his forehead and is extending his hand toward a woman in a white sari with a gold border who bends toward him. Around him, saffron-clad men with shaved heads and white-marked foreheads stand and sit, one holding a camera, and white-clad devotees sit on the steps, with a pink temple wall behind them. Presented as a dressed-in-saffron figure with long hair and distinctive ornaments, in the page's context as a person; the scene suggests a devotional or blessing interaction.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard of weathered stone and pink-washed walls with a palm tree behind. A man seated on the ground at left wears orange robes, a long gold-chained necklace, a white and yellow flower garland with red blossoms, and a tilak on his forehead; he extends his hand toward a man in white dhoti and shawl at right, who holds a yellow packet and a rudraksha mala. Standing behind are men in orange robes, one holding a camera, and seated devotees in white and orange including a woman in white with a red bindi. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated man in orange with the garland, based on his long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and orange robes.2010-12-29Outdoor photo on temple steps with a pink-washed gopuram-style wall behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a large gold necklace and a garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, sits and gestures with an open hand while holding a yellow packet. Beside him, other saffron-clad figures and white-clad women sit on the steps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt bends forward, touching the feet of a woman in white-and-gold dress. Palm trees and a photographer in orange appear in the background.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of an outdoor temple-precinct scene. A long-haired man seated on stone steps wears an orange saffron garment, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, and a thick garland of green leaves, white flowers and red blooms with a gold ornament at his chest. He gestures with one hand while a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl bends forward to offer him something from a yellow packet. Behind them, standing figures in orange robes and white clothes watch, one man holding a camera, and a pink temple structure with tiered architecture rises in the background under palm trees. The seated man has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklace cues, so he is described as a probable Swamiji in the in-person presence of the event.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoors on stone steps beside a pink temple building, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron wrap sits smiling while receiving a blessing. He wears a green and white flower garland, a gold ceremonial necklace, and bare feet. A devotee in a white shirt with orange sleeve trim kneels close and touches his head. Other people in orange and white robes, including a shaved-headed man in orange rudraksha beads, stand and sit around the steps.2010-12-29