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A photograph from a hall where a sannyasi in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head wrap stands barefoot, palms pressed together in namaste and a white flower garland around his neck. Around him, rows of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in pink, green and cream saris, stand with palms joined, while a crowd fills the background. A camera on a tripod is at lower right. The setting is an indoor hall with tiled floors, windows and a wall fan. The image shows an orange-robed figure with distinctive saffron attire; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

Indoor evening devotional scene under a corrugated roof with fluorescent lights and a green-edged wall. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-and-white flower garland and rust-coloured garment kneels with folded hands before a wooden tray of offerings, while a man in a white shirt and spectacles stands beside her with palms joined. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha or gold neckwear, some with shaved heads, stand around the scene, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. The setting resembles a padapuja or darshan line, with devotees offering respect at the feet of a teacher.

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Photograph of a crowded indoor hall with devotees pressing palms together in namaste. In the right foreground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, an orange-saffron head wrap, rudraksha mala beads and an orange-and-gold shawl stands with palms joined, apparently greeting the people before him. Around him, a man in white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a blue patterned sari, a girl in orange top with red bangles, and a woman in pale sari with a white flower in her hair all have hands folded in prayer. Partially visible spectators fill the background against pinkish tiled walls. A man in a saffron-robed figure stands behind the central man. a person is the saffron-clad man with long hair and rudraksha beads, greeting devotees during the convention blessing.

OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at Kancheepuram

A photograph of a formal line of devotees greeting a man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe with gold border, and a long rudraksha mala. He stands at right with one palm raised in blessing while a row of people in white shirts and dhotis on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in orange and white stand behind metal stanchions along a hall with ceiling lights and a camera operator at the right edge. The man's appearance (turban, orange clothing, rudraksha mala and gold border) is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable identification from appearance only.

A photograph of an energy darshan moment at a hall. A seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and red-and-maroon cloth, with hair in a low bun, leans forward and extends their hands to a young girl in a teal embroidered dress with gold trim. The girl bows her head and holds out her hands. Beside her, a man in a white shirt wears a thick red and white flower garland and presses his palms together. A woman in a teal blouse and white saree with gold border stands at left with bangled wrists, and a man in white garments behind stands with hands folded. A woman in a cream saree with gold border and a woman in a yellow shawl stand at right, with a small white flower garland and a folded paper in view. Walls are pale yellow, and a white curtain hangs in the background.

November 22 2005

A photograph of a group of devotees gathered indoors in a hall with a Ganesha relief on the wall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a white jasmine garland with red roses, and he is turned toward an elderly bearded man on the right with long white hair, a white forehead mark and an orange robe with a red border, who gestures with his hand as he speaks. A man in white shirt and glasses stands at left with a white forehead mark, and a woman in a blue top presses her palms together at the far left. Other men in white clothes and a few women and children stand behind.

A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange turban, with rudraksha and bead malas, a gold necklace and an orange and gold shawl, smiles while reaching out with both hands toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has a rudraksha mala and a bracelet and stands with his palms pressed to his chest. A woman in an orange top on the left is at a low table with a white cloth. Several people in white and orange robes and saffron garments stand behind, and a gold decorative panel is visible on the right. The man in orange wears clothing and adornments that match the a person cues, so he is described as a person figure in an appearance-based label; the man in white is a devotee.

A crowded indoor photo at a temple entrance with ornate carved wooden doors and warm lamp light. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron top, wearing a long garland of white jasmine, green leaves, red roses and orange marigolds, smiles and clasps hands with an older man in a white shirt who leans in to greet him. Around them, devotees in saffron and white clothes press close, one folding his palms in namaste, and a uniformed officer stands at the upper left.

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