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Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV at dusk, with trees and a large boulder behind. A man in orange robes and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold pendant, stands near the car holding up a long white and orange garland. Beside him, a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl with a pink-and-maroon sari stands with her back to the camera. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange robe and a beaded necklace. A bearded man in orange robes stands at left, and several people in white clothes stand in the background. Marigold garlands are draped over the car.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV parked near a grassy slope, boulder and blue-roofed building behind. Four men in saffron/orange robes stand around; a long white flower garland with red ribbon accents is held over a silver plate with a coconut and leaves in the foreground. The man at right with long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold-coloured garland is not confidently identifiable, so no a person candidate is asserted. Others wear orange robes with marigold and beaded garlands; one bearded man at left and a man with a white-and-orange garland receive the offering. A woman's head is visible at lower centre. Appears to be a welcome or arrival ritual with garlanding.2008-12-26Outdoor photograph on a dirt road beside a silver SUV decorated with a long garland of orange, yellow and purple flowers draped over its bonnet. A man in an orange kurta and gold-coloured garland stands centre, lifting a white flower garland over the head of a second person in orange robes with long dark hair who bows forward. A bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace stands at left. In the foreground a woman with dark hair in a braid holds a plate with a coconut and banana leaves. Green shrubs, a fence and a blue-roofed building appear behind. Ritual welcome with garlanding of a devotee arriving by car.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 31 20062006-12-31Outdoors on dry dirt ground beside a silver SUV and leafy trees, a group of men greet each other. In the centre, an older man with long grey hair and a white beard wears a saffron wrap over his bare shoulders and a large white and orange flower garland. Facing him, a man in an orange turban and orange robe clasps hands in greeting. On the left, a bearded man in white kurta holds an orange shawl and a flower garland with yellow blooms. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, including one on the right with his back to the camera, and a man in a red shirt in the background.2006-12-31November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at an ashram setting with a grey SUV and a rocky hillside behind. A man in orange dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a white-and-gold head wrap stands at right, hands raised with palms together, facing a woman in an orange sari with a dark braid and a multi-strand flower garland. Beside her, a bearded man in orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace holds a silver pot topped with yellow flowers and a yellow-filled tray. Left of frame, a man in white clothes holds up a long garland with orange and white flowers, and a person in white stands at the edge. Orange-robed devotees with garlands and a long ceremonial staff with a golden finial stand behind, and a camera operator is visible in the background. Wide shot with garlands and offerings during a welcome.2008-12-27September 08 20112011-09-08Outdoors beside a silver SUV, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes with a long multicolour flower garland (yellow, pink, purple, white) and a rudraksha mala is being garlanded and steadied by a person in white clothing. Around them, white-clad men with bare upper bodies and gold-bordered dhotis, one holding a mala, press hands together in greeting, and a camera operator films from the right. A tent and a brick wall stand in the background, and the person with long hair and orange robes and a saffron head wrap is a probable Swamiji, based on the flower garland, saffron robes, long swept hair and rudraksha beads.2011-07-15December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and stands bowing with hands at his sides, appearing to be the one being welcomed. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis hold a silver tray and a long red-and-white flower garland, which one man lifts over the white gatepost. A third man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and a white-clad figure stand nearby. Silver SUVs are parked behind, and a kolam-style white chalk design is drawn on the ground at the gate. a person with long hair and saffron robe receiving a garland welcome.2010-01-20December 29 20082008-12-29