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September 23 2006

Indoor photograph in a temple-like corridor with white walls, a wall clock and a framed picture. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with long hair, smiles while holding a large white plate of fruit. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a maroon-and-white wrap and rudraksha-style beads, another with a bare chest and tilaka markings, gather closely. On the left, a man in an orange garment stands in the foreground holding a bundle of paper or flowers. Devotees and attendants surround the central figure.

September 23 2006

A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a plain white-walled room. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with white flower garlands and green leaf garland smiles and holds a silver tray of bananas, mangoes and offerings. Across from him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded necklaces holds the other side of the tray. An older man in a gold-patterned shawl and white dhoti with a red tilak stands in the centre, and a man in a white shirt on the left looks on. Several people stand nearby, and a microphone is visible at the bottom. The saffron-robed man has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji cues.

September 23 2006

A photograph of a devotional gathering under a decorated tent with colourful patterned pillars. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on a red cushion, receives a brass offering plate from an elderly man in white with an orange shawl and glasses. A man in a white shirt and orange-red garland stands behind, and a man in white with a white cap offers his hands toward the seated figure. Women in white saris and green sari stand nearby, and a bald man in orange robes stands on the right. The plate holds fruit and flowers, consistent with a biksha offering at a guru-related celebration.

A photograph inside a tent-covered hall with a grey draped ceiling and hanging colourful tassel decorations. A bearded man in a green kurta with rudraksha-style beads at his neck stands with hands in anjali on the left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts are gathered in a line, hands folded in prayer. A bare-chested man in a white and gold dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and layered beaded necklaces stands centre right, his hand raised to touch the head of a devotee in white. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes holds a silver tray with a folded white cloth and a small brass item. Another orange-robed figure stands behind. Banners and draped fabric hang along the back wall.

July 07 2009

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A photograph inside a bright pink-walled hall at a satsang. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands with his back to the camera, and another man in a white shirt stands at left. At centre, a figure with long hair and a yellow-green turban and shawl stands with hands together, wearing a green-yellow garment and a beaded necklace. At right, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings, and another monastic in orange stands behind him. A speaker is mounted high on the wall at upper right.

A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaste along the left side of an indoor hall. In the centre, a man with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron dhoti and is receiving a greeting. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and bare torso wears an orange cloth and white dhoti, holding a silver tray with offerings and lit items. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis stand near a decorated shrine with a deity murti and flowers.

A photograph of a temple-side offering scene in a plain white-walled room. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and green leaf garland extends a brass tray of fruit and offerings toward a bare-chested priest with a beard, sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads, who holds the tray. Behind them an elderly man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and forehead markings watches. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and orange-clad attendants, stand around, one with a microphone stand in the foreground.

February 02 2007