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January 21 2009

Outdoor gathering under a white canopy with a red-and-white striped post and a few colourful pennants. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, holds an open book with an orange cover and receives it from an older bearded man in orange dhoti and shawl with a mala and a bandage on his shoulder. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold chain stands facing them. On the right, a smiling man in an orange robe with a pink cloth in hand stands beside them. Behind them, men in white shirts, white dhotis and lanyards watch the exchange.

Outdoor photo at an open-air event under a cloth canopy with orange streamers. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange shawl stands facing right, hands together. Beside him on the right, a man in orange robes with a dark beaded mala gestures with open hands while speaking. On the left, a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti and beaded necklace holds a dark book with a printed booklet. Next to him, an older bearded man in orange with a mala stands beside a cameraman filming with a handheld video camera. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis, and onlookers, stand in a crowd on sandy ground.

January 21 2009

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January 21 2009

Outdoor procession scene under a bright sky with a tall orange-saffron flag pole at left. In the centre a long-haired man in orange robes, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left an older bearded man in orange dhoti and sunglasses, bare-chested with white sandalwood marks on his shoulder, also holds his hands together in prayer and wears a beaded mala. To the right a man in orange robe and red sash prays with hands folded. Around them devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, stand with hands joined. A cameraman with a video camera stands at far left.

May 08 2012

Outdoor photograph at an ashram-style compound with a pink building, a grey block wall and a banana tree. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk together. The central figure in an orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small book, with a saffron turban on his head. Beside him, an orange-robed man with a saffron turban and a cloth draped over his shoulder gestures forward. A long-haired person in orange with a rudraksha mala walks at left, and another orange-robed man in a saffron turban is at right. Local men in white shirts and pale clothes, a uniformed police officer and a photographer stand nearby, with orange and red bunting overhead.

Photograph inside a tent at a satsang-style gathering. A seated man in the centre wears an orange turban, orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a heavy ornate gold necklace, and reads from a small blue book with a red-and-gold image on its cover. Beside him, an older bald man with white beard wears orange clothes and dark beaded mala. Behind them, standing attendants in white dhotis wear gold necklaces and hold a long staff, and several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees stand in the background. Red cushions and a red cloth lie in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated and reading, with turban, rudraksha and gold necklace cues.

Outdoor procession scene at a ratha paada yatra. A bare-chested man in the foreground on the left holds one end of a long orange-wrapped pole. An older bearded man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead-arm mark holds the pole in the centre. On the right, a long-haired figure wearing an orange robe and a dark beaded mala gestures with an outstretched hand toward the pole. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and saffron-robed devotees crowd the roadside under a pale sky with a utility pole behind.

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