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A photograph of a long-haired man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a white and gold-bordered shawl over white clothing and a large layered garland of white, pink and red flowers with a gold pendant, walking barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him a crowd stands with hands in anjali; a man in cream kurta and white dhoti wears a white shawl, a woman wears an orange and green silk sari, and several women in white garments stand nearby. Hanging on the wall behind is an orange banner with a partial white-turbaned portrait. A tripod and camera are visible at the right edge.

Indoor photo of a satsang-style gathering in a hotel function hall with warm lighting, pillars and chandeliers. A man in a saffron-orange turban and matching saffron-orange robe with gold trim, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, smiles and gestures with one hand toward the room. In front of him, a devotee in a white-and-orange striped shirt and white trousers kneels on a low wooden mat with palms pressed together in namaste, while about a dozen devotees in casual clothes stand with hands folded in anjali behind them. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera films the scene at right.

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A photograph of a central figure in an orange-red saffron robe and matching turban, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, clapping with both hands raised as he dances or sways in a hotel meeting room. Around him a crowd of about twenty-five people in white and pastel kurta-style clothes, including a man in a white shirt on the left and a woman in light blue, stands clapping and watching on a patterned red carpet beneath a low ceiling. A bare-footed group suggests a satsang or devotional gathering.

July 27 2009

A photograph taken inside a home with polished wooden floors, cream walls, pillars, a staircase with dark marble railings and ceiling fans. A man in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and a long garland of magenta and yellow flowers walks forward, with petals scattered on the floor. Behind him a smiling woman in a cream and orange sari, a man in orange robes holding a folder, and a small boy in a blue t-shirt and green shorts stand nearby. On the left a man in white clothes carries a framed board. Visible cues for a probable Swamiji are the long hair, orange robes, ornate necklace and garland; this is a visitor-home blessing setting.

September 21 2010

December 26 2010

A photograph of a convention hall with a crowd of about 30 people standing and applauding with palms pressed together. In the centre, a long-haired figure in white dhoti with gold border and a wrap, wearing a red and white flower garland, stands barefoot and smiling, hands clasped. Around them, devotees wear white kurtas, white salwar, saris in red, pink, orange and green, and casual shirts. Banners with a turbaned portrait hang on the back walls; a large window and fluorescent ceiling lights are visible. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long hair, garland and white dhoti, recognised cues only, role as the central figure receiving applause.

A photograph of a temple hall where a man in a saffron-orange robe with the head covered walks forward, eyes lowered, wearing a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a bald man in a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti. Women in white saris with yellow borders stand and sit along the left and right, several with hands pressed in anjali, and a woman in white holds a camera. A red cloth-draped seat is visible at the right edge.

December 17 2006

December 11 2011

A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long dark swept-back hairstyle stands in a doorway wearing a multi-coloured floral garland of pink, white and red flowers, holding a bouquet of yellow and red flowers, while a welcoming group applauds around him. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border holds a fruit tray of oranges and apples, and a woman in a red sari claps beside an older woman with grey hair in a denim shirt. A young man in a white kurta on the left holds a red-flower plate, and a child in pink kneels at the bottom edge. Coloured balloons are visible through the doorway, and a deep brown door stands open at left.