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October 28 20132013-10-28May 13 20122012-05-13July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesClose view of a hand holding a pen over an open book with a black-and-white portrait photo of a young woman on its cover page, which has Tamil script in a dark header band. The book rests on a red cloth, and a stack of blue-covered books sits at the right edge. A second hand holds the page edge at top right, and an orange garment appears at the lower left. Only hands and the book are visible; no full face is shown.2009-02-28May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph of a crowded indoor ritual setting. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas, and a gold-bordered cloth; white ash and red markings are on the forehead and arms. With one hand raised, the figure presses a palm to the head of a kneeling, folded-hands devotee in a grey shirt, while holding a small paper in the other hand. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, some with red tilak marks and malas. A small yellow-and-blue box with Tamil-style lettering sits at lower left, and a shrine-like decorative backdrop with colourful patterns is behind. Faint printed credit text is visible over the lower right.2012-05-15June 24 20142014-06-24A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown saffron dhoti-style garment, wearing a rudraksha mala and multiple ornate gold bead necklaces, a white flower garland and a red-beaded bracelet. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala. He holds a small red booklet with a portrait on its cover. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand in a hall, with oranges and red flowers visible at the lower edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the person giving blessing, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments.2013-06-03A crowd of people seen from behind, with many heads and shoulders filling the lower frame. A woman with long green-tinted hair in the centre holds up a framed printed image, and another person on the left also holds up a framed picture showing a figure with a crown-like headdress. A woman with a white top and floral pattern sits in the left foreground, and a person in a yellow top is at the right edge. The background is blurred with purple and red fabric. No one can be identified as a person from the visible cues; the held pictures are printed images, not physical persons.2016-12-01A dense street procession moves between white-walled houses and a thatched hut, with palm trees and mango-leaf garlands strung overhead. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, flanked by shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth with beaded malas. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left. Behind them a large orange-and-white banner shows a robed figure with a mala, and orange flags hang from bamboo poles. Several hundred people in white shirts and dhotis press along the road.2014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a dense crowd moving along a path lined with banana plants and white-and-saffron flags. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and long swept-back dark hair raises one hand in blessing, smiling. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis press forward; one man in white has a palm placed on his head, and a woman in glasses reaches in. Several men wear saffron shawls and a bald-headed man is in the lower left foreground. a person appearance-based candidate: central figure in saffron robe, long hair and gold beaded necklace, giving blessings amid devotees.2010-12-29Indoor photo in a crowded room where a man with long, swept-back black hair and an orange-saffron sleeveless garment is smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a devotee bowing with palms joined. He wears layered red-orange beaded necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, and red-orange beaded armbands, and holds an open printed booklet in his left hand. Around him, men in white shirts, striped shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, while a man in a pale pink shirt and others look on. A red banner and green backdrop are visible in the background, and a ceiling fan hangs above.2012-07-24