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August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India

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Indoor hall with a red and green mat floor where a crowd sits in rows. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered figure in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, with long dark hair tied back, leans forward to hold the shoulder of a kneeling man in a khaki uniform shirt with a sergeant-style shoulder patch. Another khaki-uniformed man kneels beside him, smiling. Standing behind them, a man in a white shirt wears a dark beaded mala and a police officer in khaki uniform stands at the back. Several white-clad volunteers and seated devotees in blue and green saris fill the background. The robed figure with long swept-back hair and orange-red clothing and mala is a probable Swamiji (probable), shown in an interactive blessing with the kneeling officer.2009-08-08August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08January 02 20122012-01-02September 14 20152015-09-14September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA seated figure in a red-and-saffron wrap and red headband, with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, sits at a microphone on a golden throne in front of a gilded deity murti with a trident, while standing beside him are a shaved-headed man with a white tilak, a smiling man in white dhoti with tilak and a red shawl, and two uniformed police officers in khaki with orange shawls. Gold ornamental carving and a draped backdrop frame the scene, with pink flowers in the lower right corner.2015-09-15A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls, ceiling fans and wooden-framed windows. Several uniformed police officers in khaki shirts and belts stand at left. A man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and cream trousers stands centre, speaking with hands clasped. Beside him a bald man wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-coloured chain of beads and a pendant. In the right foreground, a figure with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears orange saffron robes and sits on a zebra-striped cloth, holding a small plate. Others in white clothes and orange robes stand in the background. Several people are visible; counting the police, the visitors and the seated figures, about eight to ten people appear.2011-12-21Photo of a stage event at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange and maroon robes with gold-bead necklaces and a red turban speaks into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a saffron-robed man with a shaved head, white tilak, and a long garland of beads stands with palms pressed together, next to a long-haired man in white with a red bindi and bead garland. Two uniformed police officers in khaki with orange shawls stand with palms folded in greeting, one wearing a dark beret. Gold ornate carvings and a deity murti decorate the backdrop. A kneeling uniformed man and marigold-like flowers appear at the bottom.2015-09-15A photograph inside a hall at a Kalpataru darshan, with a red floor mat and a framed portrait on the back wall. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun wearing a red sleeveless top and an orange shawl leans forward toward a seated man in a dark patterned shirt. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand and kneel at left and centre. A standing man in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and a bearded man in orange robes with a mala stands in the background. A cameraman in a white shirt films. A tray holds apples, garlands and flower strands at lower left, with a young boy in white at left and seated devotees in the rear.2009-08-08April 26 20162016-04-26September 14 20152015-09-14