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Outdoor photo at a palm-lined site with a dirt embankment behind a wire fence. A silver SUV is parked on a paved path at right, and a person in saffron/orange robes stands at its door with hands pressed together in greeting. Near the vehicle, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and several women in cream and orange saris stand among devotees holding flower garlands and offerings. Behind them, a man in a white shirt claps and a person in a saffron robe stands by a drum. Framed portrait posters on stakes line the path. Only the person in saffron at the car is visibly an ascetic-style robe wearer; no visible cues confirm a particular identity.

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November 25 20092009-11-25A photograph of an arrival welcome outside a building beside a silver-grey SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a heavy gold-coloured necklace of bead strands stands at centre, receiving a long white and yellow flower garland while a woman in a red sari with white flowers in her hair adjusts it. Around him, men in white shirts and saffron-orange robes stand near the car, one holding a tall wooden pole with an orange flag. In the foreground, women in red and cream saris and a man in a light-blue shirt hold brass plates of flowers and garlands. Behind them, yellow and orange ceremonial pennants hang on a gate and a palm-lined street is visible.2009-11-25January 18 20092009-01-18A photograph of a crowd greeting a man in orange-saffron robes at a roadside outside a blue-painted temple gateway, with palm trees and a string of pennants overhead. The central man, with a broad smile and a saffron-orange garment, holds a bundle of flower garlands and gestures toward a grey vehicle with its door open. Women in white saris with jasmine flowers in their hair reach toward him with garlands, and devotees with folded hands press close around the car. A cameraman in a green shirt stands behind the vehicle. The scene is a welcome procession with garlanding and darshan-style greeting.2009-02-15November 25 20092009-11-25February 15 20092009-02-15Outdoor photograph of a welcome on a dirt path beside a silver SUV, with green trees and palms behind. A man in orange saffron robes with long hair and a large orange-and-red flower garland smiles and gestures while stepping toward the vehicle. Nearby, a young man in white with an orange shawl holds a tall umbrella, a woman in orange sari holds a basket of flowers, and several women in white and yellow stand with palms pressed together in greeting.2008-07-27Outdoor street scene at a roadside with a silver car in the foreground, its door open. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his back to the camera beside the car. A woman in an orange sari holds a brass plate and garland at right, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Several other people in white and orange clothing gather near the vehicle. Trees, colourful roadside signboards and a garlanded setting along the road form the backdrop.2008-04-19December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph taken beside a silver minivan on a roadside, with a yellow boundary wall and palm trees behind. A man with a shaved head, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, leans out of the open rear door, smiling and reaching toward a crowd of devotees. Several women in white saris with flowers in their hair, a girl with braids and white flower garlands, and older men in white shirts press close around the vehicle. Some hands are raised in greeting or folded in namaskar. The man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by his role as a saffron-robed devotee within the crowd.2009-02-15Outdoor photo at dusk of a welcome ceremony beside a light blue minivan. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white jasmine and yellow flowers stands centre-right, having garlands and flowers placed on him by women in sarees with jasmine in their hair; one woman in a maroon blouse and patterned saree holds an offering. At left a man in a white shirt with a gold chain presses his palms together in anjali, and an older man in white with glasses and a pendant stands nearby. A second person in orange stands at right behind the van, and a yellow-clad man appears at far left. Palm trees and a white wall with ornate gates are visible behind.2009-11-25Outdoors on a dirt ground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, saffron robes and a gold-bead and rudraksha necklace stands beside a silver car while a woman in a white sari with a saffron-gold border offers him a kalasha with a coconut, mango leaves and yellow marigold garlands. Nearby, a man in white dhoti stands by the open car door, a man in saffron robes with a long mala and other devotees in white and black shirts gather. A gold trident and a multicoloured umbrella canopy stand in the background, with a banner and tents behind. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron receiving the kalasha welcome, with long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-and-gold necklaces. Eight physical people are visible.2009-12-23