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Outdoor photograph beside a silver pickup truck with its door open, under palm trees and beside an orange-red compound wall. A central man with long swept-back hair, a smiling expression, a red and blue flower garland, a large gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala wears a red-brown dhoti and shawl and is surrounded by several attendants in reddish-brown and white robes with yellow borders, forehead markings and rudraksha malas. The attendant on the left in front carries a brass kalasha with a green leaf and gem-studded base, and another attendant on the right holds a small drum. Several attendants walk alongside in procession. The central figure matches the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues of swept-back hair, a gold pendant, a mala and garland, and is shown in an arrival procession with attendants bearing ritual items.

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Outdoor arrival scene beside a silver SUV with its rear door open, palm trees and a red brick wall behind. A central man with long dark hair wears a red-orange robe with gold border, a heavy red and blue flower garland, a large gold ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a rudraksha mala; he smiles. To his left a man in saffron-red clothes holds a brass kalasha vase with green leaves and yellow flowers and wears a rudraksha mala. To the right another man in red-gold robes with rudraksha malas and a tilak holds a silver plate. A man in orange cloth stands at the far left.2015-01-04April 14 20132013-04-14December 15 20112011-12-15February 28 20132013-02-28 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02Outdoor photo beside a dark SUV on a dirt track near rocky hillside scrub. A smiling man in a red-maroon robe with yellow-orange borders and a large beaded gold-toned garland waves in greeting to a bare-shouldered young man in a similar red and yellow robe with a rudraksha mala seen from behind. A third robed young man with a rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in white with a long braid is at the right edge. Several men in white shirts stand behind the vehicle. Dust and bare earth frame the scene.2014-08-24Outdoor photo on a dirt roadside beside a dark SUV. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland, smiles and reaches toward the car door. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and orange marigolds and pink flowers, offering it toward a small girl in a red and gold dress and gold headpiece. Other saffron-clad men and women with white tilak marks stand behind, and a cameraman films. Palm trees and a tree shade the street.2014-08-20June 27 20132013-06-27A procession of devotees in saffron and white ritual dress walks along a paved path outside a building. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe wears a long multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, and a dark rudraksha-style mala; the bare-chested figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange with a white turban holds a ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange with a flower-decorated pot at chest height walks beside him. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, orange shawls and white vibhuti marks follow, one drummer partly visible, and a white car is parked behind. Hanging green leaf strings decorate the entrance above.2016-04-10December 18 20112011-12-18Outdoor photo on a hexagonal paver walkway beside a white car and palm trees. A man in the centre wears a maroon-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long white and red flower garland with green leaves, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold armbands and a white and red forehead mark. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in maroon clothing stands by the car. On the right a young man in an orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a clear pot of water, green leaves and a coconut-like top, the typical kalasha offering.2015-02-05A procession outdoors on a paved path beside a white car, with a man in a rust-brown robe at centre smiling broadly. He wears a maroon turban, long white and pink flower garland, layered gold necklaces and armlets, and holds his hand out toward the car. Around him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and white-and-gold dhotis carry tall silver trident-topped staffs, with white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Green foliage and bamboo overhang the scene. A man in a person appearance cues: long styled hair is absent but the turban, ornate gold necklaces and garland match a ceremonial presentation, so this is recorded as probable.2016-12-23