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Outdoor photo at a house entrance with a green-walled building behind. A young man in orange robes with short dark hair smiles and extends his hands toward a woman in a white sari with gold border, long braid with flowers, holding a floral tray and garland. An older man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands beside her, and another man in white with a mala looks on. At left, an elderly woman in orange sari with a mala presses her palms together. A silver SUV is parked behind the gate and several people in white stand in the background.

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January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor photo of a street arrival at a residential compound beneath a red and maroon fringed canopy. A man in an orange saffron robe with a bare upper body stands centre, smiling and receiving a small offering tray from a woman in a white sari. Behind him a line of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with folded hands in namaste, look on. Another person in orange stands beside him holding a folded orange flag on a pole. On the left a woman in white and a man in white shirt press palms together. A dark car is parked at the lower left, with green-roofed buildings and palm trees behind. Count of visible people is about twelve.2010-01-21A courtyard scene of devotees carrying offerings in a procession-like line beside a white-walled building. In the foreground a bald older man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, bowing over a brass tray of sliced fruit held by a woman in a red-bordered beige sari. A young man in white with an orange-saffron shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them a woman in red and white sari holds a tray of coconuts, another man in a white shirt carries a small metal pot with a coconut and flowers, and several older women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand and watch. A white car is parked at the edge of the frame.2006-10-23January 28 20102010-01-28A courtyard photograph of a devotional offering line in front of a white wall. An elderly man in white dhoti and shirt, with glasses, holds a brass vessel with flowers while a woman in a red blouse and saree reaches toward it. Behind, devotees in white, cream, blue and green saris and shirts stand in line; a young boy in a grey shirt holds a tray with coconut and fruit. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands at right. A parked silver car and a small white door are visible. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual gathering in daylight.2006-10-23A photo taken outdoors beside a dark car near bamboo plants and a white wall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles as he walks toward the car. Beside him a young man in white clothes and a yellow shawl holds a small object. On the right, a woman in a pink and gold salwar holds a tray with a red flower, and a man in a white shirt holds a long garland of orange and red flowers. Marigold strings are visible in the background.2010-02-05Photograph of a doorway entry at a house visit. Two men in saffron-orange robes lead the way: the figure on the left has long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and holds his hands together in front of him; the central figure wears a long white and dark red flower garland with a red bindi, long swept-back dark hair and an orange wrap. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black beaded necklace stands in the doorway, and a woman on the right in a cream sari with gold border and gold bangles smiles and holds the frame. Marigold garlands hang over the door. Through the white grille door, several people in white, purple and cream clothing stand in a courtyard with palm trees. a person cues on the central figure: long swept-back hair, orange wrap and a large white and red garland.2010-02-16A photograph of a street scene where a smiling figure in an orange saffron robe and a red-and-yellow garland stands beside a silver vehicle. A woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a brass tray with flowers and a kalasha-like vessel, while a man in white shirt and dhoti leans in to offer it, and a kneeling man in cream clothing bends low in the foreground. Two men in white dhotis stand in the background near a white wall and palm trees. The figure in orange has long dark hair with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace, offering a possible a person identification based on the swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland cues. Pada pooja style reverence is shown as devotees honour the figure at their home entrance.2010-01-10Outdoor courtyard arrival at a house visit in Coimbatore. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a yellow and red marigold garland and a red bindi, stands at left smiling with palms pressed together in greeting beside a silver car's bonnet. Beside him a second person in an orange robe also holds hands in greeting. On the right, a man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, presses his palms together, while an older man in white shirt and white dhoti holds his palms together near a brass aarti plate with flowers. A woman in a red sari stands behind them. Potted plants and a stone-clad wall with palm trees form the background. The swami-candidate's cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, garland) are present, so the person at left is a probable Swamiji.2010-02-17A photograph at a house entrance with a covered porch and green plants behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a gold bracelet, stoops forward smiling while holding a long pink flower garland. A woman in a pink sari with a brown shawl holds a brass plate of offerings, possibly for aarti, and smiles. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe stands beside an open car door; the robe, swept-back long hair and ornaments give a compatible appearance, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person. Another person in orange clothing holds a mobile phone at the right edge.2010-02-17A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long ceremonial gold bead necklace, standing outside a house beside a gate with gold finials. He reaches toward a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red flower in her hair, who offers a brass vessel decorated with white flowers and green leaves. A silver car is parked at left and a small child stands behind him. Swamiji (probable): the man shows long hair, saffron robe and gold necklace, and he is receiving a devotee's offering.2010-01-19A photo of a devotee ceremony outside a building on a patterned floor. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a pink flower garland stands centrally, with a white-garlanded figure beside him. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti kneels and washes the feet of a seated or bending woman in a pink sari, while a woman in a blue sari with a green shawl bends forward holding a brass plate with flowers. Other devotees with folded hands in white dhotis, sarees and saffron robes watch from both sides, and a silver car is parked behind.2010-01-10