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Outdoor photograph on a village street lined with palm trees and a parked silver car. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, wearing a large yellow and pink marigold garland, with another garland draped down the front. Ahead of them a man in white dhoti kneels on the road beside a colourful pink, yellow and green kolam rangoli floor design. A bald man in orange robes and a man in white with a yellow shawl stand nearby, a woman in a red sari presses her palms together, and men in white and light blue shirts gather around, some with hands folded in greeting. The scene suggests a welcome visit to a home.

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A village street in front of palm trees and a house during a Bhagavad Gita satsang house visit. A man in a white shirt stands at right placing a long garland of yellow marigolds and pink flowers over the head of a person in orange saffron clothing, who stands with head bowed. Behind them, a bald monk in orange robes and a white-clad man walk along the road, and a man in a light blue shirt at right holds his hands together in greeting. Parked cars, motorbikes, a kolam floor design, and a small offering tray are nearby.2010-01-23A photograph of an outdoor welcome on a dirt path strewn with green grass blades beside a silver car. In the centre, a barefoot figure in a loose saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks forward. To the right, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt holds up a long red and white flower garland, while women in white saris with gold borders, one wearing a gold necklace, stand with palms together. A girl in a pink dress with a red and green border stands at the right edge. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk along the path under tall trees, and a green electricity pylon rises at the right. A decorative kolam design lies on the ground near the feet.2010-01-20A photograph of an outdoor roadside arrival beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A man in orange robes, a red undershirt and a long rudraksha mala smiles and rests a hand on the door. A man in a white shirt holds a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers, and a man in white bends forward at the lower edge of the frame. Several men in white shirts and a woman in teal stand behind, with trees and a utility pole in the background.2009-08-08Outdoor photo at a village house entrance under a striped canopy. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers lifts a garland of white jasmine and red flowers over the head of a sannyasi in an orange robe, who bows forward beside an open silver car door. A woman in a white and orange sari holds a brass tray with flowers and a plant. Several onlookers in saris and shirts stand behind, a green banana plant and tiled roofs are visible, and rangoli-style floral designs lie on the ground. The sannyasi's appearance is not clearly recognisable, so identity is uncertain.2010-01-21A roadside outdoor photograph beside a white SUV with its rear door open, under leafy trees and a palm at the left. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti faces away, greeting a smiling long-haired figure in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a gold bangle. Behind them a sadhu in orange robes stands by the car, and a row of men in white shirts and cream or yellow dhotis stands along the roadside; one holds a yellow marigold garland and a brass tray at the left edge. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a welcome or greeting at the roadside.2010-02-02September 08 20112011-09-08August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph taken outdoors beside a teal-painted building under palm trees, showing a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a yellow marigold garland receiving attention from a group of people. In the foreground, a bald monastic in orange robes stands with his back to the camera. Seated on a blue cushion, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange garment and a yellow flower garland, holding a small object in her hands. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange robes stand, one holding a camera, another wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Yellow and orange flower petals are scattered on the ground, and a crowd gathers in the background.2012-01-03Outdoor photo at a Bidadi festival grounds beside a chain-link fence strung with red and orange flags and banana plants. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, a cream turban, a multicolour and white flower garland, and a gold-toned pendant necklace smiles and extends a hand toward a bending man in white. Behind, a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in grey with sunglasses fold their hands in greeting, a man in white kurta wears a mala, and a man in orange stands at right. a person: the central saffron-robed figure wears a turban, garland and ceremonial gold-toned necklace.2008-12-30Outdoors on a dirt road beside a low white wall and palm trees, a smiling man in orange saffron robes and a gold headband stands wearing a long white and red flower garland, with a rudraksha-style red mark on his forehead. Behind him a man in orange holds a tall wooden staff and another man in orange with a gold chain stands at left near a dark car. An older man in white clothes bends forward with hands together to greet him, and a woman in an orange sari with a shawl bows beside them. A white van and a blue door are visible in the background.2008-12-24A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white trousers garlanding a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth who stands beside an open car door. The garland is a multicoloured flower garland of yellow, orange, red and purple blooms. Behind them, a few other men in white and a woman in a pink sari stand near palm trees on a roadside. The seated saffron-clad figure has long dark hair and a tilak mark, consistent with a person appearance cue for the garlanded person, though the identification is uncertain from appearance.2009-08-08Outdoor photograph under a red and multicoloured canopy with a shaded courtyard and a pale building behind. A smiling man with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a long garland of white flowers with blue and red accents, and is garlanded and greeted by a man in a white shirt who bends forward with hands clasped. To the left, an older man in a white shirt and dark rudraksha-style mala stands near a small red and orange flag on a brass stand. Behind them, a man in white with palms pressed together in namaste, a woman in white, and other onlookers watch the greeting. The central figure wears a red bindi and an orange robe, and a visible orange sannyasi wrap appears again behind him. a person cues: the saffron sannyasi robe and garland are the distinctive features, but the appearance is not conclusively matched, so this is recorded as unsure.2010-01-21