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August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors on a street during a public visit. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl over a red sleeveless top stands centre, smiling and reaching toward the head of a person seen from behind with a dark bun and hair clip. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange t-shirt with a red circular emblem and rudraksha-style beads, press palms together and look on. A white van stands behind them and onlookers, including a small child in orange, fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl, offering blessing.2009-08-03Outdoor village procession scene under palm and leafy trees. A person in an orange sleeveless saffron garment with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a dark wavy hairstyle stands centre, touching the forehead of a woman in a white sari who holds a flower-decorated tray. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded in greeting, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala smiles at right beside a drummer playing a dhol-style drum. Other devotees in white stand around, a woman in grey hair and a girl in a green dress watch, and a small child in a peach shirt is in the foreground. A saffron-clad figure and a white car appear in the background.2010-01-20September 21 20102010-09-21Outdoor photograph of a procession crowd under a pale blue sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange cloth wears a thick garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers and smiles while reaching toward a man on the left. The man on the left wears a white shirt, a black beaded mala and a red vibhuti mark on his forehead, and holds a brass tray of fruit and flowers. Behind them, white-clad devotees, an elderly man with white hair and a grey-haired man with a white moustache look on, and a flower-decorated ratha is partly visible at the upper right. Visible people are roughly half a dozen to a score, not all fully in frame.2006-12-23August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18July 27 20082008-07-27September 21 20102010-09-21September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a devotional welcome at an indoor hall. A young man in orange saffron robes with a long white and bronze-bell garland of white and pink flowers stands centre, hands clasped and smiling. Beside him an older man with a long white beard and orange robes stands with a green sash. Devotees in white shirts and cream dhotis press forward, one holding a woven basket of white cloth and flower petals, another with palms joined in namaskar, and a man in pink holds a tray of petals. Green bangles and a white wall with a blue-striped pattern are visible.2010-02-02