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A photograph of a stage event in front of a large banner with a painted orange-turbaned figure and Tamil script in red and yellow. Four men stand on the stage. On the far left a man in a white shirt claps. Next to him a man in a white shirt and grey skullcap stands with hands folded. A figure with a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and orange robe holds a book. An older bearded man with white hair wearing an orange robe with a green-bordered cloth holds the book up with the other figure. Green and white plants decorate the stage edge.

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A stage event with a large backdrop showing a saffron-draped figure and a yellow banner with red Tamil lettering. Four men stand in front of a row of white-covered seats with flower arrangements in the foreground. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti claps and points. Next to him, a man in a white kurta, white dhoti and a white cap holds out a book to a younger man with long dark hair wearing an orange turban and orange robe. On the far right, an older bearded man with grey hair in an orange robe with a dark border receives the book with both hands. Plain saffron and orange garments dominate the scene.2006-11-24A stage event with a large backdrop painting of a figure in an orange turban beside a Tamil banner. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left clapping. A man in a grey cap and white kurta-dhoti at centre holds a book or booklet together with an orange-robed sannyasi in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala, who stands at right with long hair and smiles. At far right, an older white-bearded man in orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti holds the other end of the book. Red and white flowers decorate the stage edge.2006-11-24A stage event with a large backdrop showing a painted orange-turbaned figure and a yellow banner with red Tamil lettering. Four men stand in front of the backdrop with flowers in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the left claps. A bearded man in a white shirt and black skullcap hands a book to a younger man in orange robes and an orange turban with long hair. On the right, an older bearded man with grey hair wears an orange robe and shawl with a dark border and receives the book. Four people are visible.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Four men stand together on a decorated stage, passing a small green booklet between them at a public event. On the right, a bearded man with long white hair wears an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and holds one end of the booklet. Beside him, a figure in an orange turban and reddish-brown robe with long dark hair smiles and holds the other side. To the left, a clean-shaven man in a white shirt and dhoti reaches in, and an older man in a white kurta and dark skullcap with glasses also grips the booklet. A far-right man in white clothes stands at the edge. Red and orange flowers and foliage fill the foreground, with a yellow banner and a painted lakeside backdrop behind them.2006-11-24A photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind. A central figure wearing a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robes and a long wrap across the body, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a small box while two men in white shirts and white dhotis reach to present it. A third man in white shirt and a grey-and-white cap stands behind them. Red and orange flowers line the foreground. The banner shows Tamil text on yellow and red with an orange cloth image on the left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept hair, saffron turban and robes, rudraksha mala.2006-11-24November 22 20052005-11-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a stage event with a large banner behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange saffron head wrap and an orange robe with rudraksha malas stands receiving a small white dish or tray held out by two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one on each side. A third man in a white kurta and a skullcap stands behind to the left. Marigold flowers line the bottom of the stage. The banner shows Tamil script in red and yellow lettering and a saffron-coloured cloth. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long hair, saffron head wrap and rudraksha malas, presented an offering at a Kanchipuram ashram inauguration.2006-11-24A photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind. A man in orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and a beard, drapes a red-and-gold shawl with a gold border over an older man wearing a grey cap and glasses, who has a white flower garland. On the left, a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a tray with fruit. Tamil text on the banner reads Paramahamsa and a second word. Appearance cues on the orange-robed figure (long hair, orange turban, orange robes) are present, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-11-24Stage event with a large banner behind the group showing an orange-robed sage figure and Tamil lettering. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair, an orange head wrap, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a book with a bearded elder in orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck garland. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand on the left and right, and a man in a white kurta and cap stands beside the central pair. Marigolds and white flowers fill the foreground, and a red and gold valance hangs above the stage. Swamiji (probable) is the figure with long hair and the saffron head wrap, based on appearance cues, and is presented as in person.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24