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Outdoor photograph on a dusty roadside in Tamil Nadu, dated 31.08.2006 12:06 in the bottom corner. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange shawl over white clothes, palms pressed together in namaste while extending his hands toward a bare-chested devotee holding a garland of white flowers, pink blooms and green leaves. Swamiji (probable): the bearded man with long hair and saffron shawl is a candidate for the Nithyananda Paramashivam, identified by appearance cues only. An older priest in the left foreground with a shaved head and sacred marks on his body assists the devotee, and a man with a rudraksha mala and white towel stands behind. Another man in white shirt pours water or milk over the devotee's head from a white vessel. Several onlookers gather, and a van and bicycle are visible in the background.

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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA candid outdoor photograph dated 31.08.2006 at 12:07 in the lower right corner. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a white garment with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and is smiling with his head bowed toward a bare-chested man in a yellow lungi on the left. Beside them a woman in an orange sari with glasses gestures with open hands, and older men in white clothes and white towels smile around them. A man in a red shirt raises an arm at the back. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the bearded man with long swept-back hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; the scene shows devotees greeting him at an outdoor event.Outdoor photograph in a sunlit, slightly blurred setting with trees behind. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds a wooden stick or staff raised near another person's head, and a rudraksha-style mala hangs from his neck. Other people in white clothes stand behind, and a partially visible person with dark hair is at the far right in orange. A timestamp reads 31.08.2006 12:13.Outdoor photograph of a crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu, India, dated 31.08.2006 at 12:09 in the bottom-right corner. Many men and women walk closely together, several carrying white flags with a blue emblem on poles. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead holds a bundle of white and pink flowers and leaves. Beside him, a man in a light blue shirt walks next to a bearded man in an orange saffron garment with a flower garland. A white-haired man in a white shirt and a man in a white tank top with a sacred thread walk nearby. A blue-and-white bus and multi-storey buildings line the road under trees.Outdoor photograph of a roadside crowd in Tamil Nadu. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes and a white garland with blue and pink ribbons, stands beside a smiling woman in orange, bespectacled and similarly garlanded. Around them men in white shirts and mundus, one bare-chested man holding leaves, and a man with a red tilak. A stone wall, a small tiled building and a timestamp 31.08.2006 12:07 appear behind them.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesPhotograph of a crowd greeting a bearded man with long dark hair who wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothing. He reaches forward with both hands toward a floral offering of white jasmine, pink blossoms and green leaves held in a brass or copper vessel at the left edge. Around him, men in white shirts, one with a green rosette badge, and a bare-chested man with a sacred ash mark stand close together. A man at upper left has a red tilak on his forehead. a person: the bearded man with long hair, saffron shawl and white clothing fits the page's indication of the a person presence, though the appearance cues are only moderate. Background shows a white-walled building with red-and-white striped pillars. Photo has a white border with partial caption text at the bottom edge.Outdoor street scene during a procession in front of shop shutters strung with small triangular bunting. In the foreground, a woman in orange shawl and white garland with blue, pink and green beads walks with head bowed and glasses on. Beside her, a long-haired man in white clothes and orange shawl, wearing a multicoloured garland, looks down. Behind them, a shaved, bare-chested man in a blue-green dhoti, a smiling woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala, and several men in white shirts and dhotis walk through the crowd. A white flag is visible at left. Timestamp reads 31.08.2006 12:10 with a copyright line at the bottom.A photograph of a temple welcome at Tiruvannamalai. A man with a bare chest, rudraksha malas and a red-and-orange cloth reaches forward with palms pressed together over a brass plate holding a yellow flower garland and leaves. Beside him, a man in a saffron robe with a gold chain and a long green-and-red flower garland smiles and extends his hand. Around them, men in white shirts and saffron-clad devotees crowd close, and a bald elderly man in the foreground is partly visible. The scene is a devotional greeting with garlands and offerings.2010-01-08