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Outdoors on a dusty roadside lot beside parked vehicles, a person wrapped in a deep maroon-red cloth with a red-saffron shawl is being garlanded with long white jasmine garlands tipped with green leaves and orange-red flowers. A devotee in white clothes, held up by a bare-armed person in the foreground, raises the garlands, while a woman in an orange-saffron sari stands nearby and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a red-orange garland and looks on. Buildings and trees are in the background.

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July 03 20142014-07-03Outdoors 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.2011-07-15Outdoor street scene beside a silver-grey hatchback with its side door open. A man in orange clothing with long dark hair stands at left, looking up. At centre, a person wearing a large white jasmine garland crown and a red rose garland stands among devotees; hands in white clothes hold the crown in place. Surrounding men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala. A man in an orange dhoti stands on a rooftop behind, and a tin roof and tree are in the background. The scene reads as a welcome of a visiting guest with flower garlands.2010-01-09July 03 20142014-07-03April 30 20132013-04-30A photograph of a street scene beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange shawl and a red flower garland, has a large white flower crown with red blossoms placed on his head by a man in white kurta. Around him, men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas press in and gesture, some with hands raised in greeting. A man in an orange top stands at the left edge; a bearded man sits inside the van. Corrugated roofs, a yellow wall and a tree form the background. The crown and garland, long hair and red-orange clothing match the page's Swamiji candidate; the candidate is physically present in the scene, though identity is an appearance-based judgement.2010-01-09June 28 20142014-06-28July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a rust-brown sannyasi cloth wrapped over a yellow-gold waistcloth, stepping out of a dark SUV beside an open door. He wears a long garland of white jasmine with red flowers and a gold-bead necklace, with rudraksha beads visible at his chest. He smiles and looks down. Beside him a woman in an orange sari bends forward, and at the right edge a person in orange holds a tall wooden staff. Behind the vehicle a palm tree and a light building appear. a person is described by his brown robe, long swept hair, garland and gold necklace, and he appears to be arriving from a trip.2013-04-30A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stepping from a dark SUV while a woman in an orange sari with a gold border places a white and red flower garland around his neck. He wears a rudraksha mala and has a gold-colored belt-like wrap at his waist. Behind them, a man in orange robes holds a tall wooden pole, and a silver tray of flowers and green leaves sits at the lower right. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the man receiving the garland, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues.2013-04-30A photograph of an outdoor arrival at a ceremony. A man in the centre wears a rust-orange turban, an ochre-brown robe, and layered gold necklaces with a large pendant, and stands beside a dark grey car. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread holds a long-handled umbrella or canopy pole. On the right, a grey-haired woman in orange clothing holds a garland of pink lotus flowers and white jasmine, with rudraksha beads visible. A young man in the left foreground wears a bare-shouldered wrap. The a person identity is uncertain from appearance alone; the figure is described by role as a turbaned, gold-adorned person being received.2016-12-03Outdoor street scene beside a silver van with its side doors open. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands with head bowed while a man in a white shirt drapes a long garland of pink and red flowers with white blossoms over their head and shoulders. Beside the van, a person inside the open door wears white. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari holds a plate of yellow flowers and a man in a blue and white striped shirt watches; a steel tray with pink petals sits at the bottom. A white car and a roadside with a small red flag appear behind.2010-01-10