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A man in an orange saffron robe stands before a gilded wooden offering table with a silver tray of bananas, apples and sweets. He wears a thick red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and has a red-orange tilak on his forehead; his right hand rests on his chest. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands with her hands folded, and another person in white is partly visible at right. A red cushioned seat with an orange cloth and a gold-ornamented staff lies at left, and a carved dark stone sculpture stands at the far left against orange and red walls with a red drape behind. The man appears to be a person with saffron robe, rudraksha mala and flower garland, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not certain.

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August 08 20102010-08-08A man stands on a red carpet in a covered hall, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with brown beads. He has a large garland of pink-and-white roses and red flowers around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands are clasped at his waist and he gazes upward. Behind him, several women in white saree-style clothing with gold borders stand with their palms pressed together in namaste. A girl in a pink top and blue pants also has her hands folded. A red-and-orange banner with printed text hangs on the wall behind. The man has long dark hair swept back and wears the saffron and rudraksha cues associated with the ashram's presentation, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), in person, receiving a flower welcome from devotees during a public gathering.2010-08-21A photograph of a standing man in the foreground wearing a long, thick garland of red rose petals and an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders, his hands held together in a respectful gesture. Behind him and to the sides, several women and a man stand in an orange-walled room; some wear white saris with orange or yellow shawls and hold their hands in anjali mudra, and one woman at the right wears a yellow shawl. At the left edge, a table holds a tray of bananas and apples and a folded orange cloth, and an orange curtain hangs in the background. The foreground man has long, swept-back hair and orange robes, a cue consistent with the page's a person mention, but his face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is an uncertain candidate.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe stands on an orange cloth with blue and purple borders in a covered open hall. He wears long layered garlands of pink and red roses, with white jasmine at the lower end, and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. His hands are folded at his waist and he gazes upward. Behind him, devotees in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together, and a man in white holds a small child. Rose petals are scattered on the floor. a person is marked by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala and garlanded reception; the garlanded man is in saffron with a rudraksha mala, and the page places a person at this event.2010-08-21December 26 20082008-12-26August 17 20092009-08-17A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange saffron robe and a thick pink rose-petal garland over rudraksha beads, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. He reaches down toward a young boy with a tilak on his forehead and gold earring in the lower left, who is partly visible at the frame's edge. A small red cushion or mat is in front of the throne. Behind them are a carved stone pillar, gold bowls on a stone ledge, and a red-railed window with greenery.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange ascetic wrap stands in profile against a dark temple interior, wearing a thick draped garland of red roses interspersed with orange flowers, green leaves and white jasmine, with rudraksha beads visible along the garland's inner strands. He has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead and is looking to the side. Behind him, blurred figures in white and yellow clothing stand near a temple shrine with a golden finial. The overlaid archive copyright credit runs vertically along the right edge.A photograph of a standing man in an orange sannyasi-style wrap with bare shoulders and bare feet, eyes closed, wearing a long garland of red roses, orange marigolds, white flowers and green leaves that reaches to his knees. He has a red bindi on his forehead and stands on a blue and purple patterned mat near a red carpet inside a open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fan. Behind him to the left, a woman in an orange striped sari stands, and to the right several people in white clothes and yellow shawls stand behind a metal railing. Nothing in the frame is a printed name or portrait labelled for him, so no identity is attributed.January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in profile wearing a thick garland of red rose petals draped over his shoulders and an orange saffron robe. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a small white forehead mark, and looks upward with a slight smile. Behind him, several devotees stand against an orange wall with orange and pink curtains; a woman on the left in a cream and orange wrap presses her palms together in anjali, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl also has her hands folded in prayer. The setting suggests a darshan gathering. The man's appearance, with his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rose garland, is a probable Swamiji cue.2010-08-10 +3 copiesA man in profile stands in a dimly lit hall, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala across his chest. He has a red tilak on his forehead and slicked-back dark hair, and is draped with two garlands: one of pink-and-white rose petals and one of deep red flowers. Behind him, blurred figures in white and cream clothing stand with their hands pressed together.2010-08-21