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A photograph outdoors in bright sunlight of a man with long dark hair, palms pressed together in namaste and smiling broadly. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over a saffron garment and a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms, plus a gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant. Behind him a man in a cream kurta with an orange shawl and other people stand near parked silver cars. On the right, a man in orange clothing wears a rudraksha mala over white.

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A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl over a white garment, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting as he leans toward a car window. Behind him, a crowd of onlookers in white shirts and light clothing gathers under a sunny sky, and several large red-and-white decorated parasols or umbrellas are raised above the crowd. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark wavy hair, saffron shawl and a flower garland, cues consistent with the event described on the page, and he is greeting well-wishers in a procession setting.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A procession at an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick white and red flower garland over an orange garment and holds his hands together in front of his chest. Gold ornaments and a gold armlet are visible. Around him, men in orange and white robes and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding tall gold-topped staffs and a green banana-leaf decoration. A brightly tasselled canopy and white building are in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty path. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, and rudraksha malas wears a saffron-orange robe and a large white and red flower garland, with his palms pressed together in greeting. Above him a man in white raises a long pole topped by a saffron flag. Other devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, one in yellow, follow behind, with colourful umbrellas at the edges and a building with a red-tiled roof in the background. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues are the long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and garland.2006-12-30Outdoor street scene in daylight beside a parked silver SUV and a tree. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a multi-coloured flower garland in pink, white and green, and gold ceremonial beads, is greeted by a man in white clothing who presses his palms together and reaches toward him. Another person in orange robes stands behind. A woman on the right holds a brass pot and a pink flower garland. A man on the left wears white with a rudraksha mala. Partial buildings under construction appear in the background.2010-01-19A man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a white and red flower garland with green leaves, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a beaded bracelet on his wrist, with white vibhuti and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a procession beneath palm trees, and a wooden staff or pole rises at left.2006-12-30July 02 20042004-07-02A photograph of an outdoor arrival scene beside a silver car and a brick wall. A central figure with long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, orange saffron robes, a long white and multicolour flower garland and a gold bead necklace smiles and holds his palms together in greeting. Several men in white and orange stand nearby, and a woman in a bun bows with folded hands at right. A cameraman films from the right, and a silver bird finial sits atop a staff in the background. The central figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes, a garland and gold necklace, so this is a probable Swamiji appearance in person, shown here greeting devotees.2011-12-11Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over the orange cloth. Swamiji (probable) appears on the right, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Beside him stands a bearded man in saffron robes with a red forehead mark, and behind them figures in white and yellow clothing blur in the background of a sunlit open area.2010-02-12January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, smiling with eyes lowered. He wears a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads and a red bindi with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Behind him, a silver SUV is parked beside a green gate, with pink bougainvillea and green foliage. A partially visible man in white stands at the left edge.2006-07-11A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a large red-and-white rose garland around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a man in white holding a long wooden pole and a man in orange robes at the right edge, with blurred lamp lights in the dark background. Other attendants in orange and white clothing flank him.2008-08-01