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March 17 2013

A photograph of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band and a large orange-and-gold beaded garland walking across a tiled courtyard decorated with colourful kolam floor patterns. Behind them a younger boy in orange robes with a white headband and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot, and a robed attendant in saffron follows near a black Ford SUV with Tamil Nadu plates. On the right stands a decorated deity murti under an orange canopy on a wheeled cart. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and an ornate gold-beaded garland, cues consistent with the page's claim. The scene shows an ashram arrival in a courtyard.

A photograph at an ashram courtyard of a black Ford SUV with its driver's door open and a driver inside. A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a gold-and-beaded neck garland and bangles, walks barefoot and smiles beside the vehicle. Behind him, three young men in saffron-orange robes with red borders stand with a silver tray holding a floral arrangement, and a drummer holds a hand drum. The orange-robed figure at left, with shaved head, presses palms together in greeting toward the car. A red brick wall and tiled floor form the backdrop.

Outdoor photograph on a dirt path beside a grey concrete wall and a green metal gate. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red robe with a red-brown shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, walks forward smiling. To his left, devotees with palms pressed together in anjali wear white dhotis and orange garments with rudraksha malas. On the right, a man with white vibhuti markings carries a brass-and-gold ceremonial vessel with a green leafy top, and a woman in a green sari stands nearby. A dark vehicle with a trident-decorated bumper and a red flag appears behind them. Several people have shaved heads and orange clothing, and the group appears to be in procession.

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November 05 2013

Photo at night of a procession walking along a paved courtyard path past a parked black SUV with its headlights on. Foreground, centre: a man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold-and-beaded garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, walking barefoot. Beside him to the left, another man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Right: a young man in dark red robes with gold border carries a tray of red flowers, and a man in white dhoti with orange border carries a metal kalasha pot with leaves. Background shows string lights and a figure in orange. Four to six people visible.

March 01 2018

A photograph of three men on a paved walkway beside a covered portico with red pillars. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a white forehead band wears a rust-red garment with a gold-trimmed waist sash and a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders, and wears gold necklaces and a garland of beads. Behind him, a bald man in an orange robe with a red border stands beside a black SUV, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border carries a brass pot topped with green leaves and fruit. A dusty red-brick wall is in the background.

July 25 2013

A photograph of an open-air courtyard at an ashram with brick paving and a corrugated roof. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold and white beaded necklace, bangles and an orange saffron dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Beside him a young boy with a shaved head and white headband, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, walks past. Behind them an ornate gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti decorated with orange drapery, and stone sculptures stand to the right. A dark SUV is parked outside a white gate, with palm trees behind.