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Night photograph outside a building at a temple-style event. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and has long swept-back dark hair; an older man in white clothes stands behind and places a hand on the garlanded figure's head while another man in white dhoti and shawl assists. Nearby, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand, a young woman in white with a red shawl, and a parked silver SUV on the left. A brass plate of red petals rests on a white-covered table at right, and a pink banner with Tamil and English text hangs behind under string lights. a person cues: long swept-back hair and saffron-orange garments with a flower garland, receiving honour from the white-clad elder.

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Night photograph of a welcome at an outdoor ashram entrance beside a silver SUV. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and is being welcomed as the car door is opened. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a second orange-clad attendant hold a brass tray with a kalasha-style offering decorated with flowers and leaves. Other devotees in white and orange stand nearby, one in a white dhoti and a woman in an orange shawl. Behind them a pink banner and string lights line the entrance. Visible people are roughly seven in number.2012-01-08Night photograph at an ashram entrance lit by bright floodlights. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands beside a silver SUV while an elderly man in white clothes drapes a long garland of white flowers and yellow-and-red marigolds toward them. A younger man in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby, and a table on the right holds a brass tray with red petals and a small box. Behind them a signboard in Tamil script hangs on a wall with lamps, and trees line the grounds.2012-01-08Night-time photograph outside a parked silver minivan with its side door open. A man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a dark rudraksha mala smiles and holds his hands together in greeting as he steps forward. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds up a long white and red flower garland, while another in white holds a tray. Several men in white clothes stand nearby with hands folded in namaste, lit by floodlights and green foliage. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, orange turban and rudraksha mala are visible cues of his presentation, and the page identifies this event as involving him, so the orange-clad man is recorded as a probable in-person candidate.2010-01-09Night outdoor scene at a dirt-ground roadside beside a dark silver SUV with its door open. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with gold border, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style neck adornment stands by the vehicle, smiling as an elderly woman in white holds up a large white and purple flower garland and a brass kalasha-style pot with green leaves. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby, one with palms pressed together in greeting, and a child in white is at the lower left. The setting is a welcome with garlands, a ritual arrival at a vehicle.2011-05-16Night outdoor photo at a roadside gathering beside a dark car with its door open. In the centre, a long-haired figure with his back to the camera wears an orange robe edged with gold and a white flower garland, standing by the open car door. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls, several shaved-headed, stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a man in white kneels in the foreground. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a green banana leaf or plantain offering. Warm string lights and lamps glow in the background among onlookers. The orange-robed figure cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone, so no identification is made.2011-05-16Night photograph outside beside a silver car with its side door open. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland with a maroon bead strand, stands at the vehicle. A man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward and places his hands on the garlanded figure's shoulders, while another man beside him holds a tray with flowers. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand behind with hands folded in anjali, and green-lit trees form the backdrop. The garlanded figure appears to be a sannyasi in saffron clothing rather than a clearly identifiable person; no appearance-based a person candidate is established with sufficient cues.2010-01-09 +1 copiesApril 29 20152015-04-29Outdoors beside a silver SUV, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes with a long multicolour flower garland (yellow, pink, purple, white) and a rudraksha mala is being garlanded and steadied by a person in white clothing. Around them, white-clad men with bare upper bodies and gold-bordered dhotis, one holding a mala, press hands together in greeting, and a camera operator films from the right. A tent and a brick wall stand in the background, and the person with long hair and orange robes and a saffron head wrap is a probable Swamiji, based on the flower garland, saffron robes, long swept hair and rudraksha beads.2011-07-15August 03 20092009-08-03Evening outdoor arrival on a red carpet runner beside a silver SUV. A figure in orange robes with an orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala stands centre, receiving a garland of purple and white flowers from another person in orange. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the carpet's edge, offering flowers, while men in white shirts and a woman in a teal sari stand by. Behind them are bamboo scaffolding, string lights and a small crowd in the dusk. Appearance-based a person cues are the orange robes, head wrap and mala, but the figure is partly obscured and identity is uncertain.2010-01-19Outdoor evening arrival at an event. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a white flower garland with a red-and-white garland, smiles while a man in a white shirt and black trousers embraces him at the side of a silver vehicle. A man in white kurta stands by the open car door, and a man in a green checked shirt and a woman in a pink sari bend nearby on a red carpet. A large dark screen with red-lit graphics and lights on poles stands in the background. The orange-robed man's appearance with turban and garland is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role as a garlanded visitor in orange.2010-01-23 +2 copiesNight photograph outdoors on a dirt path beneath dark trees lit with green light. A silver SUV stands at left with its door open. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, smiles while a man in white kurta and white dhoti receives a large white and maroon flower garland from a man in white. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis, and a woman in a white sari, gather around. At right a bald man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace holds a white plastic bag. Petals are scattered on the ground. Swamiji candidate in saffron with turban and rudraksha mala appears in person and is being garlanded.2010-01-09