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A crowd escorts a young man in saffron-orange robes with a thick white jasmine garland draped to his waist and a red flower garland at the chest; his eyes are lowered and his palms are pressed together. A bald man in orange and a long-haired bearded man in orange stand beside him, while a man in white with a rudraksha mala on his chest steers the group forward. Men and women in white garments watch from a concrete courtyard with a yellow-washed wall, a staircase, a parked white SUV, and a red-and-white garland-decorated doorway behind them. A large poster on the wall shows a smiling woman in a red top with Tamil text. Count of visible people is roughly 15-20 in the frame.

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A photograph of a street-side welcome in a narrow lane with a yellow-washed wall and a marigold-decorated arch overhead. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a thick white jasmine garland stands smiling, with a red bindi on his forehead; probable Swamiji by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garland), set as in_person. Around him, a bearded man in orange with glasses stands at left, a man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala and red pendant presses his palms together at right, and another man in white with folded hands stands at far right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a woman with a bun stand behind, along with a few other onlookers, and a woman's head is in the foreground lower centre. A silver vehicle is parked at left.2009-07-17A street scene in front of a yellow-walled building with garlanded roadside decorations. A man in orange robes with a long white-streaked beard and glasses stands beside a central figure with long dark hair, orange robe, red tilak and a heavy white jasmine garland with a red flower garland. A bare-chested man with white beads holds a coconut wrapped in red cloth and a white flower garland with green leaves in a ritual offering. Devotees in white and yellow clothing surround them, and a grey SUV and auto-rickshaw stand nearby.2009-07-17January 12 20072007-01-12July 17 20092009-07-17January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a street-level procession outside a yellow-washed building with a staircase and a striped garland decoration overhead. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland with a red-and-white flower cluster at the chest, smiling as he walks. Two priests on the left hold a white flower garland and a leafy offering, one bare-chested with rudraksha malas and orange cloth, the other with a sacred mark on his forehead. To the right, men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a red-banded rudraksha mala, and a young man in a yellow shawl walk alongside, while devotees with palms pressed together line the background. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.2009-07-17A photograph of an outdoor street scene in front of a yellow building with a staircase. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland, red-and-orange clothing and a red bindi, stands at centre-left and applies a red mark to the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala in front of them. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, a white jasmine garland and orange-red clothing, cues consistent with the page's identification, though the appearance is uncertain. Around them stand devotees in white, a man in an orange robe, a bald man in orange at right, a man in a yellow scarf and older men in white dhotis. A white van with a roof rack is at right, and a large poster of a smiling woman hangs on the wall above, with Tamil text.2009-07-17A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and red flower garland draped over the shoulders, walking outside a building toward a white car. The figure has long dark hair and a red bindi and smiles. Around them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with hands pressed together in greeting stands at left, a younger man with long hair in white kurta and orange shawl stands beside, a younger man in orange garments steadies the figure on the left side, and a woman in a sari with a garland and a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers stand at right. A blue signboard and tiled wall are behind them. The central figure appears as a probable Swamiji with saffron robes, a long flower garland and long hair, so the swamiji field is set accordingly.2010-02-15July 17 20092009-07-17A photograph of a crowd gathered in a narrow courtyard lane outside a building with painted walls and hanging banners. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair, a large orange-beaded necklace and a long red-and-white flower garland, walks forward with bare feet. Around him are men in white shirts and white dhotis, several with orange shawls, and a woman in a white sari near the right edge. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers at right gestures toward the group. Behind them are colourful posters with figures in saffron turbans and a green banner. Visible cues are consistent with the a person candidate's presentation, so the figure is identified as a person leading the procession. Around 30 people are visible.2007-01-12July 17 20092009-07-17January 18 20092009-01-18