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December 13 2007

A photograph of a smiling man in a rust-orange sleeveless robe with a bare chest, wearing a long orange shawl and a heavy necklace of large gold beads and rudraksha-style beads, with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak markings on his forehead and a red bindi, and gold hoop earrings. He is holding a small white card and reaching toward a devotee's outstretched hand, which holds a red fruit. Around him, several men stand close: one in white on the left, one in glasses and a striped light-blue shirt in the center, and others behind them. Behind him is a gilded shrine arch and gold deity figures, with a dark draped backdrop and an orange cloth hanging above.

Photograph in a hall at night showing a long-haired man in saffron-orange unstitched robes and a rudraksha mala, hands in a gesture of address, standing before two men in white shirts with palms pressed together in namaste; one has a lanyard and gold bracelet. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with a gold necklace stands at right beside a tray holding fruit and a rudraksha mala. Orange draped fabric and floral decorations hang in the background. Several other people stand behind. The long-haired man with rudraksha mala and saffron robes matches the Swamiji candidate cues, so he is described as Swamiji (probable).

A photograph of two men in close conversation indoors at a gathering, with a ceiling fan and other people in white visible behind them. The man on the left is bald with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing white ritual clothing, an orange shawl over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala. He looks down at a small white object, possibly a card, held near his chest. The man on the right has long, swept-back black hair and wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an ornate gold necklace. He points at a white object he holds with his other hand, smiling.

A photograph of a satsang setting in a room with cream walls and red cushioned seating. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, a bare upper body wrapped in saffron/orange cloth, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace sits cross-legged on a red cushion, smiling as he holds a small white card toward a young man in a white polo shirt with an orange lanyard who sits facing him with hands folded. Behind them, a seated figure in orange robes with a flower garland and a raised hand is a statue on a golden throne with a red backrest. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man with the malas and gold necklace, shown in a teaching or question-and-answer exchange; the seated figure behind is a depiction.

April 14 2012

A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.

July 02 2010

2010-07-02 +1 copies

April 29 2012

A photograph of a long-haired man in a red sleeveless wrap and multiple rudraksha malas with white beads and a gold pendant, holding a sheet of paper and reading it, with a small red bindi on his forehead. An older man in a white shirt on the left gestures toward him, and a bearded man in orange on the right watches. A silver tray with offerings sits at the bottom of the frame. The setting appears to be a crowded satsang or darshan gathering.

Photograph of a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and red-and-orange striped cloth on the lap, smiling and holding an open book toward a bare-chested man in a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border, who sits with raised hands in front of a pale wall and red curtain. Another woman in a light sari with a red mark on her forehead is visible at the right edge. The seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, cued by the long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala, and is presented as giving instruction or a reading during a pada-puja-style exchange; the bare-chested man is a devotee in ritual white. Three people are visible.

September 12 2010