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February 20 2007

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A photograph of an elephant being fed by a saffron-robed man at an ashram entrance. The grey elephant, with a chain around its neck and a bell hanging from it, reaches its trunk toward a silver tray of fruit held by a smiling man in an orange shawl and orange garment with rudraksha beads and a long necklace; he has long dark hair and an orange head wrap. Around him stand devotees in white dhotis and white turbans, a man in a white shirt, and others in pale pink and orange robes. Potted ferns sit at the left and a pink building with a patterned ceiling forms the background.

A photograph of a temple-style courtyard where a grey elephant with a green rope and a brass bell hanging from its chain stands beside a group of devotees. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala waves his hand near the elephant's trunk. Around him, men in white dhotis and white turbans and a bearded man in white stand close, while a man in pale pink robes offers something to the elephant. Pillars and a patterned ceiling frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears here as the saffron-robed figure with the turban and rudraksha mala.

February 20 2007

February 20 2007

A photograph of a crowd outside a stone temple entrance with ornate carved pillars. In the foreground a large elephant's trunk reaches toward a central figure with long black hair, wearing an orange robe, a gold necklace and a thick garland of red, yellow and green flowers, with a vertical white and red forehead mark. Around them men in orange shawls and white shirts press close, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. A man in white at lower right holds his hands out toward the elephant.

January 29 2010

A photograph of a welcome procession on a paved path beside a blue-roofed shelter. An elephant with a rider in a striped shirt stands at right, carrying a decorated panel. Around it, several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with ID badges. One man in the centre raises his hand to his forehead in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron/orange robes walks with his hands together. A cameraman with a video camera stands on the left. The sky is pale and overcast. Several other people in white are visible in the background.

July 11 2009

A temple elephant with a raised trunk reaches toward a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair who wears a gold ornamental necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, smiling as they offer a folded banknote into the trunk. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a stone temple gateway, a bare-chested man in a dhoti stands at left, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the background. Garlands and a flower-strewn floor surround the elephant's feet. a person appears in the saffron robes and gold necklace, in the centre of the scene, receiving the elephant.

A photograph outside a temple entrance where a large grey elephant reaches its trunk toward a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a garland of red, yellow and green flowers with a gold necklace. He has a white tilak on his forehead and is smiling. Around him, many men in saffron and white dhotis and shirts press close, some holding phones or cameras. A white-robed older man with glasses stands at left. Carved grey stone pillars and a yellow notice board are visible behind. The man in the garland has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold adornment, a combination consistent with the appearance of a person as the page indicates, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph of a large elephant at the left edge, its trunk curled toward a woman in white who holds fruit. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right, extending his hand toward the elephant; the cues here are the long hair and saffron robe, consistent with the page's a person note, so this is a person candidate. Other people in white garments stand nearby, including a woman with a white shawl at right and a man in white at upper left. Behind them are banana plants, a wall, and a string of small white lights. A stone block stands in the foreground.

August 02 2008