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A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead standing at the front of a room with his palms pressed together in namaste. He wears an orange garment, a leopard-print shawl draped over his shoulder, and a garland of white flowers with red roses. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands; a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl presses her palms together, and others wear white with yellow wraps. On the left, a brass kalasha-style pot with white flowers and a brass bell/ghanta sit on a table near a red cloth and a tray of offerings. A printed banner with text hangs on the wall behind. Partially visible people fill the background.

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A photo of a man with long dark hair and a red bindi standing with palms pressed together in namaste at a ritual offering table. He wears a white and red flower garland, an orange garment, a gold necklace of ornaments, and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder. Behind him, a crowd of people in white clothes with yellow shawls and sashes stands watching. On the left, a brass kalasha-style vessel with white flowers and a brass bell-handled lamp sit on the table, with a red cloth and a tray of offerings.2010-02-12A photograph of a seated man in a black-and-gold throne chair against a painted backdrop of white and blue rock-like scenery. He wears an orange top, a leopard-print shawl, a long white flower garland with red blossoms, and a gold necklace, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, several devotees in white and orange clothing stand and lean in close; a man in the foreground wears an orange sash over white, and a woman at right wears a yellow and pink sari. A faint logo appears at top left. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on a throne, given honour by devotees, showing distinctive long hair, ornate shawl, orange clothing and a flower garland.2010-02-12A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a leopard-print shawl with fringed ends, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small red mark on his forehead, smiling as he extends one hand in blessing toward a group of people. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with palms pressed together in namaste, while a young man on the left in a red vest also joins palms. On the right, an attendant in white carries a tray of sweets with silver foil. The background shows a large hall with striped ceiling banners in red, blue and yellow, and more devotees behind. The robed man appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, and is shown in person blessing the gathering.2010-12-02May 14 20152015-05-14A photograph of a long-haired man in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland with a gold ceremonial necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, walking forward and gesturing with one hand. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes walks at his side. Behind them devotees in white clothes with yellow scarves follow, and a woman in a white sari with a pink shawl holds her hands together in greeting. A videographer with a camera on a stand films on the right, and a doorway with white walls and a shelf of items forms the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange robes, ornate gold necklace and garland, shown as the central walking figure.2010-02-12A photograph of a man seated with his palms pressed together in namaste, a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and wears a green crown-like headpiece with pink and gold trim, a white jasmine garland and a garland of red roses and greenery, and an orange garment over a leopard-print cloth. A white floral garland hangs on the right edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, crown-style headpiece, saffron clothing and layered garlands are the qualifying cues for this person, who is physically present in the scene.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate black-and-gold throne draped with a leopard-print cloth, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a white and red flower garland with gold beads. He has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead and smiles at the camera. Around him, devotees crowd close: a man in white and orange on the left, a woman in a yellow-gold sari with red bindi in the centre foreground, and a woman in a yellow top with a long braid on the right. Behind them is a painted backdrop of a snowy mountain against blue sky. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long hair, saffron clothing, gold beaded necklace and garland match the cues for Swamiji, shown in person on a throne.2010-02-12Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered before a temple-style building with red pillars. In the centre, a long-haired man in a yellow sleeveless garment wears a white and red flower garland with gold beads and a gold armlet, hands pressed together and gazing upward. Swamiji (probable): long hair and a gold ornamented garment with a garland are the visible cues, and his role is the central figure at the gathering. To his left, an older man in white clothes with a mala presses his palms together. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and vertical tilak holds an orange cloth. Behind them, many devotees, several women in orange and white saris, stand watching.2010-12-20A man with swept-back dark hair and a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead stands with eyes lowered in front of orange curtains. He wears a leopard-print shawl over an orange garment and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him at right, a woman in a yellow top sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. a person based on the visible long swept hair, saffron garment and rudraksha mala cues, shown here as a person in the scene.2010-11-09A man with long dark hair and white-and-red forehead markings stands with palms pressed together in anjali, gazing upward inside a temple hall with tall stone pillars. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long necklace of large yellow beads with a gold pendant. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a mustard blouse and a dark beaded necklace stands with hands folded, and other devotees in white and light clothing stand nearby.2008-08-02Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over the orange cloth. Swamiji (probable) appears on the right, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Beside him stands a bearded man in saffron robes with a red forehead mark, and behind them figures in white and yellow clothing blur in the background of a sunlit open area.2010-02-12April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies