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Photograph of a street-side arrival and welcome outside a shop front. A central man wearing an orange turban and orange garment, with a white and red flower garland around his neck, smiles while a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands in front of him with palms pressed together. On the left a woman in a cream salwar with folded hands and a man in a white shirt stand near a dark stone pillar and a red-and-green cloth hanging. Behind them a crowd of men in white and light shirts watches, and red signage for a store and a Karur Vysya Bank ATM sign are visible above. The central figure wears saffron clothing and a garland, consistent with a sannyasi-style presentation, but the appearance alone is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing presses forward with hands joined in anjali mudra and raised palms. At centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange shawl, a green leaf garland and a purple flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace, with hands folded in greeting. A man in white with a red-and-gold shawl stands at left. Other people in white and orange behind them carry a pole and a camera. The setting appears to be an outdoor procession. Probable Swamiji is visible among the crowd, identified by the orange turban, long hair, saffron shawl, garlands and gold pendant at the centre of the group.2006-09-24A photograph at a temple doorway with weathered stone walls and a dark wooden entrance, a stepped gopuram visible through the gate. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulder, an orange turban and a long garland of yellow-orange flowers stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas surround him; one at right wears a red-and-gold embroidered shawl. A young boy in white stands at far right, and a bald man's head is in the foreground. a person is the central figure, distinguished by the orange turban, saffron cloth, long hair and flower garland, with devotees around him in ceremonial white.2006-09-24A photograph of a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, standing with palms pressed together in greeting. He is surrounded by several men in white shirts and trousers, some wearing lanyards and ID badges, in a white-pillared veranda with green trees behind. The orange-robed figure is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the saffron turban, garland and rudraksha mala, shown as in person.2008-07-29July 28 20082008-07-28Photograph of a crowd outside a temple gateway with a yellow signboard. A man in a saffron/orange turban with a red tilak, wearing a large garland of yellow and red flowers, smiles and holds his hands in namaskar toward a older man in white in the foreground. A man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and a pendant stands nearby, and another in white with a rudraksha mala and a white shawl with red border walks alongside. Several other devotees in white and orange shawls fill the background under stone pillars.2006-09-24July 30 20082008-07-30Outdoor procession scene under orange pennant strings and palm fronds with small bulbs. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long white and red flower garland, smiles and holds his hands together in greeting. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow shoulder cloths and rudraksha or lanyard-style neck cords, walk close, one with a raised arm and another holding a wooden pole. Behind them, a palm tree and banners with Tamil script line the street.2010-02-18A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and saffron cloth, with a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead, stands with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting. He wears a long garland of green-yellow beads and white, pink and blue flowers, and a rudraksha-style bead mala. Behind him, another man in saffron robes stands beside a bright festive backdrop with striped hangings and palm plants. To the left, a bespectacled man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands among other people in a crowd. a person: the smiling saffron-turbaned man with garland and bead mala, greeting devotees with namaste.2004-01-01Outdoor temple street scene during a procession. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands at centre with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a large garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves draped over his shoulders. Around him, men in white kurta and dhoti with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk closely. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt holds a pen. Behind, temple pillars, hanging banana leaves, and a blue canopy frame the scene.2006-09-24July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesDense outdoor crowd in a street procession, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. At centre, a smiling man in an orange turban with a tilak, wearing a large yellow and white flower garland with a green leaf-wrapped garland, holds his palms together in namaste. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders and he wears an orange garment. Behind him, an orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with other banners and red flags above the throng.2006-09-24