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A photograph of an outdoor street scene in front of a yellow building with a staircase. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland, red-and-orange clothing and a red bindi, stands at centre-left and applies a red mark to the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala in front of them. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, a white jasmine garland and orange-red clothing, cues consistent with the page's identification, though the appearance is uncertain. Around them stand devotees in white, a man in an orange robe, a bald man in orange at right, a man in a yellow scarf and older men in white dhotis. A white van with a roof rack is at right, and a large poster of a smiling woman hangs on the wall above, with Tamil text.

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A crowd escorts a young man in saffron-orange robes with a thick white jasmine garland draped to his waist and a red flower garland at the chest; his eyes are lowered and his palms are pressed together. A bald man in orange and a long-haired bearded man in orange stand beside him, while a man in white with a rudraksha mala on his chest steers the group forward. Men and women in white garments watch from a concrete courtyard with a yellow-washed wall, a staircase, a parked white SUV, and a red-and-white garland-decorated doorway behind them. A large poster on the wall shows a smiling woman in a red top with Tamil text. Count of visible people is roughly 15-20 in the frame.2009-07-17July 17 20092009-07-17A photograph of a street-side welcome in a narrow lane with a yellow-washed wall and a marigold-decorated arch overhead. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a thick white jasmine garland stands smiling, with a red bindi on his forehead; probable Swamiji by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garland), set as in_person. Around him, a bearded man in orange with glasses stands at left, a man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala and red pendant presses his palms together at right, and another man in white with folded hands stands at far right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a woman with a bun stand behind, along with a few other onlookers, and a woman's head is in the foreground lower centre. A silver vehicle is parked at left.2009-07-17July 17 20092009-07-17September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of a devotee outdoors being welcomed with garlands near a white van. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back dark hair, has white and red flower garlands placed around his neck by a man in white kurta clothes who bows forward. Nearby, a man in an orange robe carries a black bag and a small trident-like staff, and a woman in a white sari holds a plate with offerings. Other men in white kurtas and orange robes stand behind, with trees and a white van in the background. The long hair and orange-red cloth are shown, but the identity of the garlanded figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.2009-08-01Outdoor street scene beside a white van with blue stripes. A long-haired figure in saffron robes and a white-and-red flower garland stands at the centre, smiling, with a small red tilak on the forehead. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes steadies the van door. Men in white shirts and white dhotis crowd around, reaching out to touch the robed figure. A billboard with faded portraits stands in the background against a blue sky with a utility pole. The robed figure's long hair, saffron garb, garland and tilak are appearance cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, so this is a probable identification from appearance only.2009-08-08A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18A street scene in front of a yellow-walled building with garlanded roadside decorations. A man in orange robes with a long white-streaked beard and glasses stands beside a central figure with long dark hair, orange robe, red tilak and a heavy white jasmine garland with a red flower garland. A bare-chested man with white beads holds a coconut wrapped in red cloth and a white flower garland with green leaves in a ritual offering. Devotees in white and yellow clothing surround them, and a grey SUV and auto-rickshaw stand nearby.2009-07-17Outdoor photo of a crowd pressing around a central figure in an orange sannyasi robe with a large red and white flower garland, smiling with long dark hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala, surround him, and an older man in a green shirt and white towel leans in at the front. A woman in a green blouse and white garland is embraced nearby, and a man in an orange robe stands at right. A white bus and a yellow Tamil-language signboard appear in the background on a street.2009-08-03December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of a street-level procession outside a yellow-washed building with a staircase and a striped garland decoration overhead. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland with a red-and-white flower cluster at the chest, smiling as he walks. Two priests on the left hold a white flower garland and a leafy offering, one bare-chested with rudraksha malas and orange cloth, the other with a sacred mark on his forehead. To the right, men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a red-banded rudraksha mala, and a young man in a yellow shawl walk alongside, while devotees with palms pressed together line the background. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.2009-07-17