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A photograph of a street scene outside a two-storey concrete building with a blue-railed balcony. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe stands in the centre, smiling and raising one hand toward a row of women in saris, who hold brass kalasha pots decorated with flowers and coconuts. Women in turquoise, orange and blue saris line the left side. On the right, a man in a white shirt gestures toward him, and a few people stand on the balcony and near a parked car. A printed banner on the building reads a Tamil heading. Appearance-based cues: a person in saffron with long swept-back hair, greeting devotees in a welcome ritual, with a kumkum-style aarti offering.

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Outdoors in a village courtyard with a thatched hut and trees behind, a crowd gathers around a central figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with long dark hair, whose hand is raised in blessing toward an elderly man in white who bows with his head down. The robed figure's other hand rests on the head of a young girl in a red top and red-patterned dress. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a checked shirt bend forward, and a man on the right wears white with a rudraksha mala. a person appearance is noted, based on long swept-back hair and saffron robe, in an in-person blessing scene.2010-01-20Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace, smiling as he places both hands on the head of a man in a white shirt who wears a large garland of yellow, pink, red and white flowers. Around them, devotees with folded hands and joyful expressions watch, including a woman in a beige sari with gold bangles and an elderly man in white with his palms pressed together. Blue sky, palm trees and a tree line form the background, with flower petals on a ledge at right.2006-12-23July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe reaching out to touch the head of a woman at a metal railing, as a line of devotees waits. He holds folded paper slips in his other hand. Several women in salwar kameez and saris stand at the railing, one in a blue top and one in an olive-patterned kurta, with red bindi marks on their foreheads; some hold white slips and have palms pressed together. Colourful painted banners with bird motifs hang in the background. A man in white is visible at the right edge. This appears to be a darshan blessing line. Swamiji (probable): the man wears long swept-back hair and saffron-orange sannyasi robes, matching the page's reference to a Swamiji event.2009-12-03Outdoor festival scene during a procession or darshan. A woman in orange sari and red blouse stands in the centre holding a silver plate of fruit, a halved coconut and bananas, while a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead raises a hand toward her head in blessing. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Devotees in white and yellow clothes, one with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, stand watching in a crowd beside a white building. a person: the orange-robed figure with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark, giving blessing as a presiding sannyasi during the Brahmotsava darshan.2008-12-23Photograph of a street-side devotee welcome outside a building, with a white SUV parked behind the crowd. A man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a multi-strand gold necklace and a garland of red, pink and white flowers stands centre, smiling and holding a steel plate. A woman in a light green sari, with flowers in her hair, offers a brass kalasha with flowers toward him. Around them stand white-shirted men with rudraksha mala, a man in white with vibhuti marks, and women in teal and pink saris. Appearance matches the page's Swamiji claim with several cues (long hair, saffron robe, gold necklace, garland), so the central figure is labelled as a probable Swamiji.2010-01-19December 05 20092009-12-05A photo of a sarvadarshan-style event in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and decorated pillars painted with flowers and geometric motifs. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a sleeveless orange top, stands smiling in the centre while a woman in a pale sari with gold bangles reaches out to touch his shoulder. Beside him, another man in an orange robe with a red-and-maroon shawl holds a white cloth bundle. Several women in white and yellow saris with folded hands and bangles sit or stand around them, and men in white and yellow kurtas stand in the background, some with hands joined in greeting. Framed photographs line the wall at upper left.2009-12-09Outdoor photo of a welcome at a temple or ashram entrance. A long-haired figure in orange saffron robes wearing a garland of marigolds and flowers stands centre, with a second saffron-robed attendant beside him. Women in saris, including one in a green-yellow sari and one in teal and pink, hold brass plates and pots of offerings and flowers, consistent with an aarti or welcome ritual. Men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, a boy in red stands at left, and a silver SUV and trees sit in the background.2010-01-19January 20 20102010-01-20November 06 20112011-11-06A street scene outside a row of old tiled-roof buildings with arched white-and-red facades and a utility pole. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with rudraksha malas around the neck, stands with palms pressed together in greeting beside a silver car. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace looks on. To the right, women in saris hold brass and orange-topped kalasha pots and an aarti plate with flowers and a lamp, offering them in welcome. A man in a white shirt stands among the crowd, and several onlookers fill the background.2011-05-24