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A photograph of a queue inside a white-walled hall with a wall clock and open doorway. Devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis with gold borders stand in a line behind silver barrier posts along a red-and-woven mat aisle. At the centre, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl carries a brass tray with garlands and offerings toward the doorway, while a man in a striped shirt photographs him. Several other people stand nearby, and a woman in a white sari with gold border is at right.

A photograph of an indoor hall where devotees line both sides of a long red-and-brown striped runner. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk toward the camera in procession; the lead figure with long dark hair wears an orange-brown robe and holds an object in both hands. Women on the left wear orange, white and red saris and bangles, and a row of men in white or striped shirts stands along the right. A bare-chested older man in a lavender dhoti with a red rudraksha mala stands at right with palms pressed together. Steel stanchions with chains guide the line, and a wall clock and ceiling fans are visible.

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

A photograph taken down a narrow concrete aisle lined with steel handrails, with devotees seated on both sides. Seated people on the left wear white and pink and some have head coverings; on the right a man in a dark cap and red-and-navy jacket sits near the rail. At the far end, a crowd stands in white kurtas, white dhotis, a mustard-yellow shirt and a lanyard, gathered before a dark archway beneath a wall clock. The setting appears to be a temple hall during a darshan line.

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe wearing a long pink and white flower garland walking barefoot across a whitewashed hall, smiling and looking ahead. Behind him a man in an orange robe holds a decorated multicoloured parasol on a long pole above him. Around the hall, a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste: women in white, pink and teal saris and white kurtas, and men in white shirts. A colourful painted pillar stands at the right and a wall clock hangs above the doorway. This appears to be a welcome procession in an ashram setting; the central figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with a garland, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate walking in procession.

December 20 2009

A procession moves through a whitewashed hall toward an open doorway framed by palm fronds. At the centre, a man in a plain orange sleeveless robe walks forward, one hand on a tall orange-wrapped metal urn decorated with strings of beads. Beside him, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl walks on the left. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange or red shawls follow, a woman carries a brass plate with a green leafy offering, and an older man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold chain walks in front of a line of onlookers. A wall clock hangs above the doorway.

December 11 2011

A covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and an aisle lined by a red carpet leads toward a lit shrine. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti with a saffron shawl and gold garland holds a brass lamp and a bell-like object, while a man in an ornate tall dark crown with a saffron robe and garland stands beside him. A man in an orange hooded jacket and orange dhoti stands to the right. Several devotees in white and orange line the sides, a few women in saffron and white saris among them. Wall posters and a clock hang on the orange walls. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja procession, with the shrine's deity murti visible at the far end.

Photo of a ritual welcome inside a hall with white walls and a wall clock. A bare-footed young man in saffron-orange robes and a beaded orange-and-white mala walks forward, smiling, with hands together in greeting while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a crown-like headpiece carries a brass kalasha with a flower on a tray. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand behind, a striped parasol and a decorated umbrella are held overhead, and a green leafy garland hangs above. Devotees in white and one in yellow stand on both sides with palms pressed together in namaste, and rangoli-style floor designs lie on the ground.

January 23 2010

Indoor photograph of a home visit in a white-walled room with a clock, swinging cradle with flower garlands, and a red bed covering. A central figure in a rust-red robe with orange border and long dark hair stands barefoot, wearing a red and yellow flower garland and multiple beaded necklaces, hands raised in front of them. Facing them, a grey-haired man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures with hands together. Around them, a woman in white with folded hands, a young girl in a dotted dress, a shaven-headed man in white, a man in orange-trimmed robe, and others in pink and blue saris and shirts watch. A photographer holding a camera stands in the background. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone, so role-based description is used.