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Outdoor photo on a hillside path among green shrubs and trees, with a cream-coloured building with barred windows behind. A man in an orange shirt stands on the building's roof at top left. In the foreground, a crowd of men in white shirts and orange garments press together; several have palms pressed in greeting or hands folded at the chest. A dark-haired person in an orange garment wears a white flower garland. A grey-haired elderly man in white and orange stands at right. A colourful striped banner with red lettering is partly visible behind the group.

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Outdoor crowd scene on a hillside path among green trees, with a single-storey cream building behind. A person in an orange shirt stands on the rooftop taking photos. A decorated banner with colourful pennants and the word a person reads across the path. Many men in white shirts and orange shawls stand close together, some with hands pressed in greeting. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a white flower garland and an orange garment. A man in white holds a folded hand gesture at the centre of the crowd. No one in the scene is identified.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo on a hillside path among green trees beside a pale yellow building with barred windows. A colourful banner reading "NITHYANANDADHYANAPEETAM" in white letters on red, with multicoloured border triangles and dangling ornaments, is strung across the scene. A group of people in orange saffron shawls and white clothes gathers near the banner; a man in white shirt and trousers stands at centre. In the foreground a woman in a yellow sari with blue border presses her palms together, and another figure holds white flower garlands. Sandals are scattered on the dirt slope.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02January 23 20102010-01-23A crowded devotee welcome at an event hall. Central figure is a smiling woman seated in an orange saffron garment, wearing a large white and pink-magenta flower garland with yellow accents, being touched and honoured by a boy in a white shirt and khaki trousers who reaches toward her hands. Behind her, a woman in a white and yellow sari bends forward. Men in white shirts and dark-framed glasses press forward on the left, some with rudraksha malas, and a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala smiles at right. A uniformed officer stands in the background. Behind them, a large red-orange banner shows a smiling figure in orange with a long beaded necklace and a red turban-like head covering, with a sign panel below.2006-09-23August 02 20082008-08-02June 13 20102010-06-13A dense outdoor crowd presses along a tree-lined road in what appears to be a procession or welcome. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange garland and long dark hair stands out above the crowd, with hands raised and a smiling expression. Around him, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls and orange cloth, reach toward him and clap or wave. Several bald and white-clad attendants move nearby. Behind the crowd, large banners with portraits and printed Tamil text hang from poles and a small pale structure is visible. Some people wear vibhuti and red tilak marks. The central figure has long dark hair, orange robes and a garland, which is a probable Swamiji appearance cue.2010-12-29A 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 crowded outdoor scene near a tiled-roof building. At centre, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange robe with a long white and multicoloured floral garland stands with head bowed while a man in a white shirt and orange shawl places a hand on the garland. Around them, many devotees press close, some in orange robes with white forehead markings, others in everyday shirts. Smoke rises in the background and a tiled roof overhangs the crowd. The central figure's appearance is uncertain, so the role is described as a sannyasi in saffron robes.2013-06-23