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Photograph of a welcome at an airport arrivals area. A man in a white shirt with dark curly hair stands with his arm raised, facing a figure wearing an orange-red turban and draped in a large garland of pink and yellow flowers, the face partly covered by the garland. Behind them a shaved-headed attendant in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a painted forehead smiles. On the left, a woman in a red sari holds a tray of pink and yellow flowers, and another saffron-robed attendant stands at the edge. A crowd of men presses behind a metal barrier, many holding up mobile phones. The recipient's identity is not established from appearance, so a person is unsure.

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June 30 20152015-06-30A photograph at an airport terminal showing a crowd of onlookers behind a metal railing, many holding up mobile phones to take pictures. In the centre, a person wearing a rust-orange turban and a heavy garland of pink, yellow and blue flowers is being garlanded and has a hand reaching to them. To the right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a bead bracelet holds a tall silver staff. A man in a white shirt in the lower left leans in toward the garlanded figure. Sign-boards and glass doors are visible behind the crowd.2015-06-30June 30 20152015-06-30A photograph of a crowd greeting arrival at an airport terminal. In the centre, a man wrapped in a rust-red turban is draped with a long garland of white jasmine and orange and red marigolds and rose petals. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes, one with rudraksha beads and sandalwood-coloured forehead markings, hold and adjust the garland. Behind them, a crowd presses against a barrier, with some raising white paper sheets, and uniformed security staff stand nearby.2015-10-02A photograph at an airport terminal where a man in a white shirt and brown belt drapes a rust-orange shawl over the shoulders of a shaven-headed monastic in saffron-orange and gold robes and a rudraksha mala, while thick red and pink flower garlands are placed around him. Beside him stands another saffron-robed monastic with a tilak on the forehead, and a third robed figure in ochre with a mala stands at right, all with sacred ash markings. Onlookers in the background raise phones to film, and glass doors and signage frame the scene. Several other people in shirts are visible in the background.2015-06-30A photograph of a crowded outdoor entrance with a white marble facade and dark pillars. At centre, a smiling man in a red-maroon turban and saffron-orange robe wears heavy garlands of white flowers, pink and red blooms, and green leaves, with gold bangles on his wrist. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand beside men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris with red bindis. A white van and palm trees are visible in the background. The scene suggests a welcome procession, and the central figure's appearance is a probable match for Swamiji based on the turban, saffron clothing, and garlands.2014-06-20A dense outdoor crowd surrounds a central figure in saffron robes. A bald, older man in orange clothing receives a thick garland of pink and red flowers from a person in front of him, while a long-haired figure with a swept orange headwrap and orange wrap stands with their back to the camera. Men in white shirts and white dhotis press in around them, some wearing orange scarves, and several wear straw hats. Smiling people and folded hands fill the frame, with a bald man in glasses and an orange shawl in the lower right. The setting appears to be a public outdoor gathering with many onlookers.2009-07-23Indoor photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a plainly decorated hall with orange and yellow garland bunting along the walls. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron robe stands with eyes lowered as a shaved-headed man in white clothes places a flower garland around his neck. Around them, devotees in saffron and white kurtas and shirts crowd close; one man in a dark grey shirt holds a fruit basket aloft and extends a hand toward the central figure's head. A cluster of onlookers, some in orange clothing, fill the frame. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person receiving garlanding; identity is inferred from the page and visible cues only.2008-10-09Outdoor photograph beside a white car at what appears to be an entrance area. A man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a white and red garland bows with hands held together while a second man in orange, also with long hair and a pink and yellow flower garland being lifted over his head, stands beside him. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis assist, one in a white shirt on the left and another in white on the right, while women in white-flowered hair garlands and saris, one in a red blouse, stand in the foreground with hands folded. A printed pedia.org, which is omitted here2010-02-14Outdoor photo at a building entrance with a marble facade and palm trees behind. A central figure in a rust-red turban with gold trim, a maroon robe with a gold border, and a thick garland of pink and white flowers blesses a crowd by placing a palm on a devotee's head. Nearby, a bald man with gold earrings and a rudraksha mala stands in orange-brown robes, and devotees in white shirts and orange kurtas press palms together in greeting or bow their heads. Gold bangles are visible on the blessing arm, and a clay pot sits in the background.2014-06-20June 09 20142014-06-09Outdoor photograph of a dense crowd around a central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban, wearing a large pink-red flower garland. Beside the figure, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-red robe and is draped in orange cloth, and a bald man in white shirt and glasses stands nearby. Men in white shirts and cream caps press close, some reaching out with hands. Behind them, multicoloured fringed umbrellas with tassels and a decorated canopy with purple tassels stand over a procession. The crowd fills the frame.2009-07-23