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Outdoor welcome at a house visit beside a parked silver minivan under a striped canopy. A smiling man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland, and receives a brass tray of flowers and offerings from a woman in a turquoise blouse and cream sari with a long braid. Nearby, another saffron-robed figure stands by the open van door. Several men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style neck malas stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A woman in a white sari with a plaited braid and flower adornment watches from the left, and a striped mat covers the ground. Four to six people are visible.

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January 21 20102010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21A photo of a welcome ceremony under a decorated canopy. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland of white and pink flowers stands at center, receiving women in white and gold-bordered saris who hold brass kalasha pots decorated with pink and white flowers. Behind him, another saffron-robed monastic and an older man in white dhoti and shirt stand beside a maroon van. A bearded man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a red pendant, and a man on the right wears a white shirt with a white forehead mark. Pink and purple cloth draped overhead.2010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor photo at a house visit on a sunny day. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, receives a white and red flower garland placed over the shoulders. A man in white dhoti and shirt bows and holds the garland with both hands. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala presses her palms together in greeting, and several older men in white stand behind her. A white car is parked at the right edge beside a white-pillared house entrance with potted palms.2010-02-17Outdoor photograph at a building entrance beside a silver car, with leafy trees behind. A man in orange robes with long dark hair stands centre, palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, and wears a rudraksha-style necklace. A man in white dhoti with a yellow-and-red sash holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, gesturing with an open hand. At right, a woman in a blue sari holds a pink flower garland, and a bare-chested older man in white dhoti stands with palms joined. Another white-clad man stands at left. Marigold and pink flower decorations fill the scene.2010-01-10A photograph outside a house in daylight. A person in a long-sleeved orange sleeveless top and orange cloth stands at right, with long dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland draped over the shoulders, receiving a silver vessel with flowers from a woman in an orange sari. A man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward with his head lowered toward the garlanded figure. At left, an older woman in a white sari with a dark shawl and red bangles stands with her hand extended, and two older men in white stand behind her. Behind them are a cream-coloured building with white columns, palm plants and a silver car at the right edge. The garlanded figure with long hair and orange clothing is a probable Swamiji candidate, identified from appearance cues only.2010-02-17January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoors under a striped red, green and purple canopy, a man in a saffron orange robe stands barefoot on a colourful striped mat beside a silver minivan with its side door open. He has long dark hair and a red forehead mark and is smiling with palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a white flower garland toward him, and devotees in white with hands folded stand nearby. A driver in orange sits inside the van. Other men in white stand in the background beside a patterned grille-windowed building. Floral offerings are visible at the left.2010-01-21Outdoor photo at a building entrance with a yellow metal gate on the left and a white car behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, stands with palms pressed together in greeting at the centre. Devotees surround him: a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a woman in a blue sari, and a woman in a blue sari holds a long pink flower garland. An older woman with grey curly hair on the right has hands folded in greeting. Trees and a white multi-storey building form the background.2010-01-10A photograph of an outdoor arrival at a house with a white two-storey building, red-tiled roof and gold-painted gate, with a saffron flag on a pole. A young person in an orange-saffron garment with a white-and-red flower garland and a tilak on the forehead smiles while a woman in a white sari holds a brass pot topped with a coconut and yellow flowers. Another person in white reaches toward the garlanded figure. A silver SUV is parked beside them, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right. a person appearance cues are limited here: the garlanded figure wears saffron and a garland but the description does not establish his identity from appearance alone.2009-08-08A 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.2009-07-17