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Outdoor photo at a village setting with banana bunches hanging at the top of the frame and flooded fields and palms behind. Beside him a woman in an orange sari and a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala follow. Devotees in white and coloured saris press palms together or bow near a white stone pillar with a brass lamp on top, and a woman at lower left folds her hands to her face. Pink and white flower offerings sit in the foreground, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.

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January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor photo under a canopy of leafy branches at a Tamil Nadu event. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a large white and red flower garland and a gold pendant stands with raised right hand, smiling, on a red-patterned mat. He appears to be a probable Swamiji; the cues are long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and a flower garland with gold ornament. Women in white and cream saris and a woman in a light green sari hold brass plates of flower petals and offer them as he is greeted. Men in white shirts stand behind, and a crowd with purple and green bunting surrounds them.2009-08-11January 21 20102010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor welcome procession on a red carpet along a village street under a clear sky. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a multicolored flower garland walks forward while women in saris and salwar, including one in a yellow sari with a long braid and another in blue, hold up decorated coconuts and flower offerings on trays. Men in white dhotis and orange garments stand with folded hands along the sides. Orange and red bunting hangs overhead, and a small child in pink is held at right. Yellow flowering trees, a white building and a pink-roofed structure stand behind the crowd.2010-01-21A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe walking along a red carpet strewn with pink flower petals, wearing a long garland of white flowers and red, blue and green beads. Devotees line both sides with hands pressed together in anjali; women wear saris in yellow, maroon, pink and gold, and a small child stands at left. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the group behind him. Behind the entrance arch hang bunches of green bananas on banana plants, with brass oil lamps on pedestals and red-and-gold railings. The figure has the saffron robe and garland cues of a sannyasi, so this appearance-based candidate is described as a person receiving devotee greeting at the entrance; the setting appears to be a house visit or satsang welcome.2010-01-21A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe wearing a long white flower garland with multicoloured ribbon-like strands, standing in a doorway with a pink wall at right. He has long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling. Around him, people with folded hands greet him: men in white shirts at left, women in saris including a purple-blue sari and a green-and-pink sari at right, and a girl in a red top. A banana-leaf canopy and a yellow bus appear in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland, and is shown being greeted as a visitor.2010-02-15A crowd gathers outdoors under a canopy of banana plants with bunches of green bananas hanging overhead and strings of paper bunting. At the centre, a woman with long dark hair in a saffron-orange garment and a large red floral garland smiles as people press around her. Behind her, a bald man in an orange robe stands near a white-uniformed official and a uniformed police officer. Several people in white clothes join palms in greeting, and a man with a long beard in white is at the right edge. A video camera operator and a parked vehicle are visible in the background.2010-01-23Outdoor street procession on a dirt road between white two-storey buildings with orange trim, flags and a banana plant. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, walking barefoot and raising a hand in blessing. Beside him an attendant in orange robes carries a tray with offerings. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, press close on both sides, and a few older men with white hair and white clothes stand at the right.2008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a doorway in a pink-framed entrance where a smiling man in an orange saffron wrap and a long white-and-green-and-yellow flower garland stands with his palms raised in greeting. A woman in an orange and red sari stands beside him, and a man in a white shirt presses his palms together. Another man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and a young man in orange with a mala stand at right. A small boy in a green polo shirt looks on at left, and a young girl in a white dress with a pearl-trimmed top bows low at the bottom right while a woman in a teal and gold sari bends forward in front. a person is the central figure in orange, with long swept-back hair, a garland, and a rudraksha-style mala, shown in person being greeted at the doorway.2010-02-15Outdoor photo of a procession at an event site with a decorated white-and-red canopy and bunting overhead. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a red dhoti, a red shawl and a large garland of white flowers with green leaves, is walked forward by devotees. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and women in white saris with orange-red shawls press close, several with hands folded in anjali. A bald man in orange robes stands behind the central figure, and a man in orange robes at left guides the group. Dirt ground, banana leaves and a small sign at left complete the scene.2010-12-29