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A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick pink and white flower garland around his neck stands with palms pressed together in greeting. He wears an orange saffron robe and rudraksha beads. Behind him, a man in orange clothing with a visible rudraksha mala is partially visible, and several men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the street. A shopfront sign reads Om Nama Sivaya. The setting appears to be an outdoor street procession or temple-approach gathering in Tamil Nadu. Probable Swamiji: the flower garland, rudraksha beads, long hair and saffron robe fit the appearance cues, and the page places him at this event.

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A smiling man in an orange saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long pink rose garland with white jasmine strands and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of men in white and orange clothing gathers outdoors; a man on the left wears a gold ceremonial necklace over his orange garment. A Tamil sign reading Om Nama Shivaya is visible in the background, with string lights above.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor temple-festival scene with a central young man in saffron robes and a pink-and-white flower garland, hands pressed together in greeting with a small red tilak on his forehead. Around him, saffron-clad attendants stand with bare-chested and white-clad devotees; an older man in a white shirt and a bearded man in orange robes with a gold-chain pendant stand to the left. Behind them, a canopy of orange and green flags hangs over a stall with a painted deity panel and a red-and-yellow shrine, with a white-clad crowd and red seating blocks in the courtyard. Roughly five to six people are visible.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12February 05 20092009-02-05A smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the brow, wears a large garland of white jasmine and red roses over a bare upper body with a yellow cloth. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white lanyard presses his palms together, and another man in white smiles with a red mark on his forehead. At the left and right edges, men in saffron-orange robes with ornate gold necklaces stand near the frame, one holding a folded white towel. Green plants and a stone carving appear in the background. a person is visible, identified by long swept hair, rose garland and ceremonial gold necklaces among the devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a crowd at a public event. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders wears a thick garland of white jasmine, red, yellow and purple flowers. Behind and beside him stand several men in white and light shirts, one wearing a gold chain, another with a beard and dark sunglasses. A white banner with a blue logo and green graphics stands in the background.2009-12-24A photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a thick yellow-orange flower garland with gold ceremonial beads, his palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed and a faint smile. He has white and red tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white shirts and an orange-robed attendant stand close, one holding a long ceremonial umbrella. Outdoor setting with green foliage. Appearance-based label: a person, in_person, given his long hair, saffron cloth, flower garland and gold beads.2008-10-15July 23 20122012-07-23A smiling man with long dark hair and white tripundra marks on his forehead, a red bindi, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long necklace of gold bead-and-bell ornaments alternating with multicoloured beads. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron robes, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, stands near a small red-petalled offering basket at the left edge. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and a bare-chested man, stand behind them in an outdoor festival setting with striped canopy tents and a blue pole. The men in the foreground are close to the camera; several other people stand in the background.2009-11-25February 08 20122012-02-08September 09 20142014-09-09