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August 06 2009

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Outdoor photo beside a white bus with blue stripes, a road lined with palm trees. A figure in an orange dhoti with a red sleeveless top, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers, smiles and gestures with folded hands as he greets people. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, orange dhoti, red top and flower garland are consistent cues. Beside him, a man in white kurta gives a namaskar greeting, and a man in white holds a silver tray with a coconut, red flowers and green leaves, a traditional welcome offering. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, with a towel draped over one shoulder.2009-08-06A white bus with blue stripes is being welcomed at roadside. A man in white dress and a person in an orange-red wrap stand close to the bus door. Another person in white holds a garland of white and yellow flowers raised toward the vehicle. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-yellow sari with a flower in her hair stands beside a brass pot decorated with a mango-leaf bundle, marigolds and white flowers. Behind them are an orange flag, a yellow cloth draped over a vehicle, and a white building with yellow doors. Several people in white are gathered around the bus.A smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl over a bare chest stands beside a white car, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland with white, blue, red and green strands and a rudraksha-style cord. A man in white clothes with a wristwatch touches his shoulder while a woman with hair in a bun bends forward holding a brass tray of flowers, green leaves and a coconut. Behind them, uniformed band members in white and red with orange sashes stand near a building, and another man in an orange shawl stands at right. a person is the central figure receiving the garland, shown by the swept-back long hair, orange turban, bare-chested orange draping and ceremonial garland.2007-02-05A photograph on a dirt path beside a silver minivan with its side door open, flanked by coconut palms and thatched huts. A bald, older man in an orange robe and shawl stands at the van door with his hands folded, a small red mark on his forehead. To the left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe smiles and gestures toward him. In the centre foreground, a young man in an orange robe holds a silver pot with a green leafy offering. Two people in white dhotis and kurtas stand to the right, one with palms pressed together in greeting.2008-12-31A photo of a devotee in an orange dhoti and white upper cloth standing beside the open door of a white van, being garlanded with a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers by a man in a white shirt. Several other men in white shirts and trousers stand nearby, and a blue sign and tree are visible in the background. The garlanded figure is shown with head bowed, and the person is a devotee being welcomed rather than an identified individual.2009-07-30July 28 20082008-07-28A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors under a tree at a temple visit. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and stands with his hands at his sides, looking downward. Beside him, a younger man in a saffron robe wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt bends forward and holds a small metal vessel, while another man with his head lowered is blessed or receiving attention. Women in saris, one in pink and one in red, stand among the onlookers, and a parked car and white signboard are visible in the background.2009-01-07A photo of a welcome at an outdoor street setting. A central man wears a saffron-orange robe over a red top, a white jasmine garland and a purple flower garland, and a horizontal white tilak on his forehead; he is smiling. Beside him a man in an orange robe stands close. In the foreground a man in white bends forward, and another man in white holds up a white cloth with a red and gold woven border. Behind them a crowd stands under a canopy hung with colourful tassels, and a white van is visible at left.2009-08-06Outdoor photo on a paved area beside a red hatchback and a grey car decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands on its bonnet. A bald man in orange robes with an orange turban embraces a man with long dark hair who wears an orange robe and orange shawl; the embraced figure is a person, identified by long swept-back hair, orange robes and turban and bare-chested ceremonial presentation, and the embracing man is a devotee. Around them, men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand with hands folded in greeting, and a man in a blue shirt and glasses presses his palms together. Banana plants and a low wall are behind them, with a corrugated roof visible at the top right.2009-01-12July 27 20082008-07-27July 17 20092009-07-17A photograph at a roadside beside a white van, with a crowd of people in white dhotis and shirts behind. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti lifts a long white and red flower garland toward a figure in orange robes whose head is wrapped in an orange turban; the figure is partly hidden by the garland. At left, a long-haired man in orange clothing stands in the van doorway. At lower right, a smiling young woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a tray of yellow marigold garlands and a leaf-decorated offering. A woman with long dark hair in a white garment with a red-bordered shawl stands at left, seen from behind.2010-02-18