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A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold bead necklace standing beside an open silver car door, extending a hand to bless a young girl in a pink dress. Around them a crowd presses in: a bald man in orange, a woman in a green sari holding a fruit basket of bananas, oranges and pineapple, and a child in a white headband. Behind, a pink draped backdrop, a red carpet, and a figure in white with folded hands stand under a canopy hung with colourful patterned cloth. The gathering reads as a welcome or blessing on arrival. a person is indicated by the long swept hair, saffron robe and gold beaded mala, a sannyasi's visible cues.

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A photograph of a festive outdoor event at a temple-style entrance decorated with coloured cloth pillars and a pink draped backdrop, with a green leaf canopy overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment with gold-toned adornments, stands beside an open silver car door and reaches toward a girl in a pink top who holds a small bowl of offering. Around them, a bald man in white with a red tilak and glasses, a woman in a white garment with a beaded necklace, a young girl in a green top and yellow skirt, and several other devotees in white and saffron crowd close. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod appears in the background. a person in saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, distributing prasad to devotees.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoors 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.2009-12-23A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl over a white garment, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting as he leans toward a car window. Behind him, a crowd of onlookers in white shirts and light clothing gathers under a sunny sky, and several large red-and-white decorated parasols or umbrellas are raised above the crowd. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark wavy hair, saffron shawl and a flower garland, cues consistent with the event described on the page, and he is greeting well-wishers in a procession setting.2008-01-01A photograph under a pink-white canopy at an outdoor event. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a white and pink flower garland smiles toward the crowd, with his hands held together near his chest. Behind him, a gilded ornate structure is decorated with yellow marigold and colourful flower garlands. Around him, several people in white and saffron clothes, including a woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha mala, a girl in a pink-patterned dress, and other devotees stand close, some with hands folded. A video camera operator is visible at the upper right, and the crowd's heads are seen in the foreground. A person in a printed-pattern blouse sits to the right. The visible people number roughly six to twenty. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a flower garland, shown in person at the centre of the gathering.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01November 25 20092009-11-25November 11 20082008-11-11Outdoors under a tented canopy, a long-haired man in orange robes seated on a cushion with a zebra-print pillow hands a small item to a girl in a pink top and teal-green skirt. Two other men in saffron-orange robes stand nearby, and seated devotees, including women in saris and children, watch around a red carpet with floral patterns. Behind them, white-clad attendants stand near a vehicle and a banner showing a deity. The girl holds a green object and receives the item at the event.2008-12-24A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18January 01 20082008-01-01