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October 16 2012

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Indoor event in a white-walled hall with a projector screen behind. A tall figure with hair swept into a bun, sandalwood/tilak marks on the forehead, ornate gold necklaces and a saffron-orange garment accepts a folded paper or envelope from a man in white. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing with distinctive adornments. Around them stand several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a purple polo shirt, and an older man in white; a bald sannyasi in saffron cloth stands at right holding a tray. People are attentively gathered, some smiling, some with hands folded.2012-10-17September 17 20122012-09-17A photograph in an indoor hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace with gold pendants and a gold armlet, stands with hair tied up in a bun and a white tilak on the forehead. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with hands pressed together toward him, while an older man in a cream shirt smiles nearby. On the right, a bald man in an orange and gold shawl holds an orange cloth with a brass object. Several onlookers stand in the background. The appearance-based label is a person for the central saffron-robed, garlanded figure receiving the devotee's respect.2012-09-12July 25 20122012-07-25July 25 20122012-07-25Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain room with a white wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange and maroon cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, raises his right palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in a red-and-black checked shirt, who presses his palms together. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with orange shawl and vibhuti marks, stand with hands folded in namaste. A shaven-headed man in orange with gold beaded garlands stands at right, and a bearded man in black shirt stands in the background. A white flower garland and ritual objects are visible at lower right. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the description uses his role instead.2011-02-28A photograph of a crowded indoor temple-hall gathering where a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-toned bead necklace and an ornate gold headband stands among devotees. Several people press close, one man in a blue striped shirt in the foreground with his back to the camera, another in a white shirt and dhoti smiling in the middle, and a bald man in an orange robe with gold necklaces on the right with arms folded. A golden throne-like chair and a white pillar appear in the background. The central figure matches the a person appearance cues of an ornate gold headband, saffron clothing and layered gold necklaces, shown here in a receiving-devotees setting.2012-05-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor hall with a white ceiling, red curtains and a small golden shrine in the background. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands at right, extending his hand to offer a small item from a blue bowl held by a young man in a grey t-shirt. Nearby, a man in an orange shirt, a man in a yellow shirt and several young men in white and dark clothing look on, smiling. The figure at right has long hair tied in a bun and a tilak on the forehead. Probable Swamiji (probable), shown as a giver of prasad, with the matching cues of a rudraksha mala, ornate gold-bordered rust-red shawl and long swept-back hair.2013-09-26January 04 20132013-01-04Indoor photo in a hall with white ceiling fans and red-curtained backdrop. On the right, a smiling man with hair in a bun wears a red-and-saffron garment, a rudraksha mala and a long bead necklace, and bead bands on his upper arms; he gestures with an open hand toward a man on the left in an orange-and-blue striped polo holding his palms together in anjali. Between them, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a man in a navy striped shirt look on. Behind, saffron-robed figures, white-clad attendees and a few seated people line a rope-railed walkway. Appearance-based label: a person, the man in red-and-saffron with rudraksha mala and bead necklace, greeting devotees.2013-09-15July 25 20122012-07-25A photograph of a line of devotees in a hall with maroon drapes. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a red and white flower garland and a gold-bead necklace over an orange shawl; he places a hand on the head of a shaved-headed monk in orange robes seen from behind, who is bare-shouldered with white markings on his arm. To the left, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a green checked shirt and another in white, with a man in a pink shirt behind them.2013-05-16