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A photograph of two men outdoors beside a whitewashed building with a barred window and a stack of stone blocks at left. The man at left wears an orange saffron robe draped over the shoulder and long dark hair, holding a white folded cloth or flower-like offering in his hand. The man at right wears a white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl and his long hair tied back, holding a brass tray with white offerings, from which he picks up an item with his fingers. A third man in the background wears a white garment with a yellow shawl. Three people are visible in the scene, the foreground pair performing an offering-like exchange.

December 15 2009

December 15 2009

Outdoor photograph of a ritual exchange in front of a whitewashed building with a wooden-framed window and an open doorway. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with a bare upper body and a draped orange cloth, leans forward holding a small silver dish with offerings over an orange cloth tray. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red border and an orange shawl receives it, while another man in white clothes stands at right, half-turned toward the group. Two men in white robes with yellow shawls stand in the shadowed doorway behind them. Wooden planks, a stack of firewood and debris lie on the ground at left, with a ladder leaning against the wall. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identifiable by long hair and saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body.

September 25 2009

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform outdoors on sand. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has his hands in a meditative mudra, with one palm raised. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind, a man in white with a red-orange shawl stands and watches, and another man in a white robe and yellow shawl sits with palms joined in prayer. Dark stone deity murti and sculpted pillars with greenery surround the courtyard. Swamiji (probable): the seated saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page.

Outdoor ceremonial scene under a tent canopy with red, white and blue banners on poles behind. A young man with long wavy black hair wears an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and body and a small red forehead mark. Beside him stands a bespectacled man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl across one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a silver-coloured vessel with both hands. Seated devotees and lamps are visible in the background.

October 09 2008

Photograph of three men at an indoor entrance with a white pillared wall and framed black-and-white photos on the left. The central man has long dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and wears an orange sleeveless wrap over bare shoulders. He is looking down while a man in a white garment with a ponytail on the left and a man in orange robes with a maroon border on the right adjust or attend to the wrap. Green leaf garlands hang above and multicoloured flags frame the scene. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the central man is described by role as a devotee being attended to.

Outdoor photo at a palm-and-tree garden setting. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a red undershirt stands center, holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame and orange offerings in the other, raising them toward the sky. A white stone altar with a pink flower sits at left. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at left, another in white and orange shawl stands at right with hands folded, and a fourth person is partly visible at the far right edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, per the long swept hair, saffron robes and ritual lamp and bell, indicating an aarti or puja offering.

A photograph of an orange-walled building with a black signboard listing names beside an entrance. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over orange clothing and rudraksha beads, smiling as he walks forward. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand to the right: the one in the middle holds a brass kalasha with an orange cloth, and the one on the right, with a yellow shawl, holds a silver plate of flower petals. A woman in white with dark hair stands at left, and a few more people in white are visible behind, some in white saris. Steps, a red railing and potted plants frame the scene. a person: the central figure's long swept hair and orange shawl are cues, but the depiction is in person and the identification rests on appearance alone.

December 09 2009