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Outdoor street scene in a busy town with shop signs and a billboard overhead. In the left foreground, a person in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a thick red and orange flower garland, faces right toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers with a red tilak mark on his forehead. The man on the right, in a white shirt and a reddish tilak mark, smiles and holds a folded gold cloth. Beside them, a bearded man in a white shirt wears a black beaded rudraksha-style necklace. A cameraman with a video camera stands behind the group, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.

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A street scene in a busy Indian town where a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a large red and orange flower garland, faces a group of men in white shirts and dhotis. A man with a moustache and a rudraksha mala pauses close to him, and another man in a white shirt with a vertical white tilak on his forehead gestures with raised palms. A video camera operator stands behind them and a crowd fills the sidewalk. Shop signs and advertising billboards line the street, including one with a photo of a woman in a red dress.2007-01-12A street scene in a busy Indian town market. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron turban and saffron robe wears a large garland of red and orange flowers, smiling as he is greeted. To the right, a man with a white tilak on his forehead and white shirt presses his palms together in namaste. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses close, and a man in a yellow-and-gold patterned cloth stands among them. Storefront signs and billboards line the street, including an LG advertisement reading Life's Good, and a cameraman is visible at the top right.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Night street scene with a crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling young man wears an orange-saffron turban and saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala and a long white-and-red flower garland draped over his shoulders. Beside him on the left, a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a gold medallion and holds a white-and-red garland. On the right, men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand near saffron-shawled attendants. Behind them, red and orange flags on poles and a shop sign in Tamil script are visible. The central figure's turban, saffron robes and ornate garland mark him as a probable Swamiji, a possible in-person presence in this procession-like welcome.2008-11-11January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor street photograph of a procession in a Tamil town. In the centre a man wears an orange turban, an orange and gold-bordered shawl over a saffron garment, a heavy gold necklace of beads, and has long swept-back hair; his palms are joined in greeting. Around him devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with white and red forehead markings, stand close, and a man beside him wears a white shirt and dhoti. Behind them are a banana plant with large green leaves, market stalls with blue tarpaulins and signboards, and a temple gopuram with painted deity figures. The person in orange shows distinctive saffron clothing and long hair with a gold necklace, consistent with the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues.2006-09-24December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo under a leafy tree at a temple-style setting with red and white striped walls and a blue banner with Kannada text. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe wears a yellow and white flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala, raising a hand in blessing while people in white shirts and orange garments surround him. Several men in orange and white kurtas and shirts crowd close; a bald man in white and orange vests stands at right, and a man in a white shirt faces the central figure. Others watch from the background, and a man sits in a tree at top left.2010-09-04January 13 20102010-01-13A photograph of an outdoor welcome outside a building with trees and a balcony behind. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands with his head bowed while an older man in a white shirt and glasses places a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves around his neck. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, some with hands folded in greeting, and a parked car is visible behind them.2004-01-04November 11 20062006-11-11A street procession moves along a road lined with buildings and signs. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, several with white cloth and sacred marks, walk barefoot; a man in front wears a white shirt and a pendant necklace. Orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas with tassels are visible above. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure at centre, appearing with his turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, in a procession of devotees.2007-01-12