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A 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.

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August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoors 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.2009-08-08A photograph outside a cream building with arched windows and a large tree, beside a grey minivan with its side door open. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a red tilak, wearing a white jasmine garland with red flowers, stands beside the van. In front of him a man in white clothes bows low, touching the ground. To the left a man in a white shirt and glasses holds a blue booklet, and on the right a man in pink with palms pressed together in namaste stands by the van. Several people are visible.2006-09-19A 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.2010-02-02A photo outside a building beside a silver SUV. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a white and red jasmine-style garland, stands barefoot on dusty ground, gesturing with one hand toward the vehicle. Two people stand partly in frame at left, one in a mustard-yellow top and one in a white printed sari with red and dark floral patterns; another orange-robed person is visible at the lower right edge. The wall behind shows a green-framed doorway and a blue-trimmed roofline.2006-09-19September 08 20112011-09-08Outdoor photo at dusk of a welcome at a car door. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, steps out of a silver car. A man in white ritual clothes on the left holds the open door. On the right, a bald man in white garments drapes a garland of white flowers with red roses and a yellow bloom, while a woman in a white sari stands beside him. A red carpet runs across the dirt ground, with a tall black speaker and palm trees behind. Whether the saffron-robed man is a person is unclear from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2010-01-22A photograph taken on a roadside as a long-haired figure in an orange robe sits in the open rear-side doorway of a silver SUV. The figure wears a yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, and smiles while a crowd presses close. A woman in a cream and orange sari leans in at the door holding a small plastic-wrapped offering, and another woman with a braid holds a small bottle and a yellow flower. A man in a white shirt stands at the left and a bearded man in a light shirt at the right, hands pressed together in greeting. Yellow and black kerb stripes and dry grass show behind the vehicle.2010-01-13August 06 20092009-08-06A photo taken outdoors beside a silver SUV at an ashram gate. A central figure in orange saffron robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, purple and white blooms and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. To the right, a younger man in orange with a gold necklace stands with hands folded, and another man in white dhoti and shawl stands behind him with palms pressed together. On the left, a woman in white with hair in a ponytail and folded hands faces the central figure at close range. Other devotees in white and orange stand behind the vehicle and along the edges of the frame. Tents and a brick wall appear in the background.2011-07-15Outdoors in daylight, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe stands smiling while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers places a garland of white flowers and red and green leaves around his neck. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, hands joined in greeting, stand nearby. A silver SUV is parked behind, and people look on from a balcony above a whitewashed building with a small framed picture on its wall.2009-08-11