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Outdoor 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.

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December 29 20102010-12-29A 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 20102010-12-29Outdoor 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.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 20102010-12-29Outdoors 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.2010-12-29December 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.2010-12-29A photograph of a crowd on temple steps. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits cross-legged, wearing an orange saffron cloth, a gold ceremonial necklace, and a long garland of white jasmine, green leaves and red flowers. He gestures with one raised hand and holds a small yellow cloth bundle. Behind him a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands, and around them seated and standing devotees wear white dhotis and orange-and-gold shawls, some with white tilak on their foreheads. Pink temple walls and carved stone pillars frame the scene, and a visible sign of a palm tree stands at the right edge. The seated central figure shows distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, so this is a person in person, with other devotees around him.2010-12-29