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A crowded photograph at a temple entrance of devotees pressing forward around a smiling young man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking and a red bindi, wearing an orange shawl and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Many men and some women wear orange shawls over white shirts; several wear white caps with blue peaks. A man in a white shirt with a gold wristwatch reaches toward the crowd, and another wears a rudraksha mala. Stone pillars and an arched doorway frame the scene. a person cues are long swept hair, orange shawl, garland, and a central position in the procession-like crowd; identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.

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August 02 20082008-08-02August 01 20082008-08-01A dense crowd of men and some women in white clothes with orange saffron scarves press through a stone temple entrance with carved gopuram-style stonework on the right. A woman on the left with a red and yellow flower garland and vibhuti marks smiles broadly. A man in front wears glasses and an orange scarf over white. Several men wear white baseball caps. Many bystanders wear orange shawls, and one man in a light shirt on the upper right holds a phone. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows a devotee crowd entering a temple.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02December 27 20072007-12-27February 05 20092009-02-05A crowd of devotees surrounds a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a saffron wrap over his bare upper body. He wears a white and orange flower garland with blue and orange ribbon accents and a rudraksha mala. Young men in white shirts, orange shawls and pink shirts press close around him, and a bearded older man in a green shawl stands at lower left. A woman in orange stands beside him, and the background is a plain concrete block wall. The scene suggests a devotee gathering during a procession or darshan, with several devotees reaching toward him.2006-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace, walking through a crowd at a temple entrance. Behind him, a white ornate gopuram tower rises. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and white shirts press close, some raising hands, and a man in a white cap appears among them. Swamiji (probable): the central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2008-08-02August 01 20082008-08-01A dense crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing surrounds a central figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, smiling broadly. Men on either side wear orange shawls and white shirts, many with rudraksha malas. At the top left, a large ornate yellow and red ceremonial umbrella or canopy is visible. In the lower left, a long brass horn or trumpet is held by a musician. A woman's hair with white flowers appears in the lower foreground. The setting appears to be a festive procession or temple gathering. a person: the central figure wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace, consistent with the page's reference to a visit.2008-08-02