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Outdoor photo at the inauguration of the KAILASA spiritual embassy in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling person in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a brass handbell in one hand and a brass oil lamp in the other. Beside them a man in a maroon robe with a rudraksha mala holds up the lamp. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt shouts with raised arms beside a white flagpole tied with yellow cord, and another man in white with folded hands claps. Several other men in white and maroon raise their hands in celebration against a white building with a tin roof and green shade cloth.

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July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a ritual welcome outdoors in front of a white wall. A central figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala under a white and red flower garland, holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a flame in the other. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the orange turban, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and flower garland. To the left, a man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaste; behind him a man in maroon clothes with a red shawl raises his arms in greeting. Several other men in white and maroon clothes crowd behind, watching the aarti.2008-07-28A photograph of an outdoor celebration at a white-walled building with a green shade cloth and lattice windows. A woman in an orange saffron garment with a long orange turban and a garland of white and red flowers, plus a rudraksha mala, stands center, laughing with her arm extended toward a yellow rope held overhead by a man in white dhoti and shirt. Around her, men in white dhotis, red and maroon kurtas with shawls, and an orange-clad man stand watching and smiling. a person candidate appears among the group based on the orange turban, garland and rudraksha cues, though the figure is not clearly identifiable. Five or more people are visible.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a newly inaugurated spiritual centre. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a large white-and-orange flower garland, holds a brass lamp with flame and a bell, offering aarti near a white flagpole. Crowds in white dhotis and shirts raise their arms and clap around them, some in maroon kurtas. A man in an orange robe kneels at right beside a tray of offerings on a red carpet, and a white building with a lattice window stands behind a green-leafed hedge.2008-07-28January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a white-and-red-and-green flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala. He stands with eyes closed and mouth open in an ecstatic expression, one arm raised, with smoke or incense haze around him. Several men in white shirts and maroon or red shawls stand around him, some smiling, one raising a hand, in a crowd outdoors against a plain whitewashed wall with a lattice window. Swamiji (probable), appearance-based label only: the central figure shows orange turban and robe, long hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland, consistent with the page, though this is not a confirmed identification.2008-07-28