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A photograph of a covered ashram hall with a corrugated roof and a standing electric fan. In the foreground on the left, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron wrap holds a rudraksha mala in one hand and gestures with the other. Several white-clad men stand behind him, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a man in white with a camera on his shoulder records the scene at the upper right. A woman in a white garment with an orange shawl smiles at the lower right. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial tilak, standing as the central presiding figure. A brass plate with offerings sits on the floor, and a teal cloth lies beside a bench.

A night-time outdoor photograph at an ashram-style setting. On the right, a smiling person in an orange saffron robe and ornate gold necklace with a pink-and-white bead garland sits beside a stone linga on a black pedestal. Behind and to the left, a row of smiling men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded, several wearing orange shawls, and one wears a pendant on a dark cord. At far left, a lit oil lamp flame glows near the edge of the frame. Dark background, sandy ground.

January 17 2010

Three smiling men stand together on a white and blue-striped stone staircase outdoors. The man in the centre has long dark hair tied back, a sleeveless orange top and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, and he is laughing broadly. To his left, a young man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead. To the right, a man in an orange wrap and a maroon undergarment looks sideways and smiles.

A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched and metal-framed shelter shows a smiling man at left wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed and laughing. Behind him stand several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with orange shawls, several laughing and smiling, and a person in white holds a video camera. A red-painted wall and bamboo blinds are visible in the background, with a small tray of offerings at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala) appears laughing at left, with devotees in orange shawls around him.

A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-mat and corrugated roof. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-wrap smiles broadly, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding a small object in one hand. Behind him stand a line of smiling devotees in white ritual dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, some wearing red-and-white threaded beads. A cameraman in white stands at the back right holding a video camera. A pedestal fan and a metal stand sit in the foreground, with a green cloth on the floor and a brass plate near the bottom edge. Through a grille on the left, a small shrine with lit lamps is visible. Several people stand in the background, and the scene reads as informal ashram life during the Maheshwara Puja period.

Four smiling men in orange and saffron robes stand together under an orange-roofed open dining pavilion with metal trusses and fluorescent tube lights. The man on the left has a full dark beard and a red tilak, and is raising a hand in greeting. Beside him a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl laughs with his hand raised. Two men on the right in orange clothing smile broadly, one with a wristwatch and a red tilak. Behind them, people sit at long tables with steel plates and white plastic chairs. No a person candidate is distinguishable by the cues required for identification, so the men are described by role only as devotees.

Night photograph of a group of men at an outdoor ritual setting. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a white-covered seat, wearing an orange saffron garment, one hand raised to his chin. Beside him stands a tall golden trident. Several men in white dhoti and kurta with orange shawls stand and sit around him; one in the centre holds an open booklet, another in glasses stands at left in white. A seated man in white and orange shawl bends over a brass object at lower centre. Brass plates sit on the right edge. The appearance of the seated figure in orange is a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and a red tilak, but this is uncertain from appearance alone.

August 11 2009

Night scene at a riverside ghat. A young man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala raises a small pink-and-white oil lamp overhead, smiling. In front, a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a red bindi gazes upward with arm outstretched toward orange railings. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a white cloth, and a woman in a blue sari stands in the background. A man in a saffron robe at right looks up.

November 24 2006

Outdoor photograph under tall coconut palms with small white-roofed buildings behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and multiple beaded necklaces sits smiling on an orange cushioned seat, one hand extended, with a orange cloth and a tray of fruit beside him. Behind him stands a shaved-headed man in white kurta with an orange shawl. At left, older men in white clothes fold their hands in greeting, and one elderly man bows low with a rudraksha mala. Several media people with video cameras, a still camera and a laptop film the scene. The seated man shows distinctive saffron robes, long swept-back hair and ceremonial beads, which qualify as probable Swamiji cues.