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Outdoor photo on a sandy street beside trees and a parked silver car. A bare-backed sadhu with long matted hair and a rudraksha necklace in orange cloth applies ash or powder to a central man. The central man has long dark hair, wears an orange robe, a marigold garland and a red-and-gold shawl, and bows his head forward. Around them stand men in white shirts and white dhotis, one holding a phone, and a man in a white shirt at right with a gold bracelet. A blue sign with white lettering is visible behind them. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, orange robe, garland and shawl, and is receiving the blessing.

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August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo on a dusty road beside parked vehicles and trees, with a building sign behind. A young man with long dark hair and a smile wears an orange robe and a large gold-coloured garland, and is being greeted. Facing him, an elderly sadhu with matted grey hair, a long white beard and bare, ash-smeared upper body holds out a red and gold cloth. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a child in orange clothing stands nearby. a person: the young man with long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a gold garland is a distinctive presentation for the page's a person reference, though appearance alone is not conclusive.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11July 30 20092009-07-30Outdoor photo beside a silver SUV under palm trees. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a multicolour flower garland, is being embraced by a man in orange robes who has curly dark hair and is draping a garland over him. A third person in orange robes with a gold-coloured necklace stands at right holding a phone to his ear, and another person in orange stands at left edge. A wooden sign with lettering is visible behind.2009-12-24Outdoor street scene in India with a crowd greeting a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes who wears a thick pink and magenta flower garland and a pale orange shawl. Beside him, a man in saffron robes holds a white and red flower garland, and another man in white shirt and white dhoti walks nearby. Two older women in white and cream saris with bordered edges press palms together or reach toward him. Behind them, men in white shirts and a uniformed police officer stand along a roadside with trees and a multi-storey building. A tall billboard in Tamil script stands at right.2009-02-15Outdoors on a dirt road in front of a plain white building with an orange and blue draped tent behind. A man in orange robes, with an orange head wrap and a red and white flower garland, bows his head while an older white-haired man in white shirt and dhoti pours or ties on the garland and touches his head. A woman in a beige sari holds a silver vessel with flowers. A silver car is parked at left, and white-clad attendants stand nearby in white and yellow clothes.2010-02-17A photograph of a devotee outdoors being welcomed with garlands near a white van. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back dark hair, has white and red flower garlands placed around his neck by a man in white kurta clothes who bows forward. Nearby, a man in an orange robe carries a black bag and a small trident-like staff, and a woman in a white sari holds a plate with offerings. Other men in white kurtas and orange robes stand behind, with trees and a white van in the background. The long hair and orange-red cloth are shown, but the identity of the garlanded figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.2009-08-01December 30 20092009-12-30December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor street scene in a village with palm trees, a thatched bamboo fence and a white building behind. A man in an orange-red turban, saffron robes, a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads stands at center, smiling and extending his hand toward a bowed elderly woman with grey hair in a white sari who offers a plate of flowers and fruit. Around him stand saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas, a bald man in saffron, a younger shaved-headed boy in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt. The scene appears to be a padapuja welcome at a home visit, with a dark car at the lower left.2014-07-03A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors on a street during a public visit. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl over a red sleeveless top stands centre, smiling and reaching toward the head of a person seen from behind with a dark bun and hair clip. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange t-shirt with a red circular emblem and rudraksha-style beads, press palms together and look on. A white van stands behind them and onlookers, including a small child in orange, fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl, offering blessing.2009-08-03