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February 18 2008

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February 17 20082008-02-17Night photograph of a crowd at a temple circumambulation in Tiruvannamalai, with several men standing close together. On the right, a man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala with eyes closed stands beside a man in orange clothing wearing a gold necklace. On the left, a long-haired man in white clothing with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala looks to the side. Other devotees in white and checked shirts stand behind them, and a bald man in the foreground is partly visible. Wooden poles and a blue bird logo appear at the top.2008-01-02A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors around seated sannyasis in saffron robes. In the centre, a younger man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange robe sits with hands folded, eyes lowered. Beside him, an older bald man with a white beard and a gold chain wears orange cloth. Behind them, standing men wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and a long wooden staff rises at left. A seated figure with grey curly hair is seen from behind in the foreground, and a camera and dark-haired heads are visible at lower right. Trees and people fill the background.2007-07-25January 02 20082008-01-02Outdoor evening gathering at night with devotees seated on the ground. In the foreground a figure in a bright orange robe and matching orange head wrap sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a rudraksha mala hanging on the chest, eyes lowered. Around them men and boys in white dhotis and orange shawls sit with hands folded, and a man in an olive uniform stands at the left edge. A woman in a white sari and gold ornaments appears in the background, and a red-and-white basket sits beside the seated figure. The page indicates the a person is present, but the visible cues are a saffron robe and turban alongside several other devotees in similar orange, so the identity is uncertain.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron garment with a long gold-beaded necklace, white marks on his upper arm and forehead, hands folded in his lap, gazing upward from an orange cushioned chair. Standing behind him are several men: an elderly man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and wristwatch, a man in white with an orange shawl, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and pendant on the right. Orange backdrop wall. A central figure with distinctive long swept-back hair, gold necklace and saffron robe matches the page's candidate description, presented as a Swamiji (probable) seated in a throne-like chair.2010-07-21August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20082008-01-02A photograph of a seated group at an outdoor stage event with a red curtain and white drape behind them. Three orange-robed sannyasis sit on a metal-framed bench: on the left a bald man with white-marked forehead and saffron shawl, in the centre a man in saffron robes with a maroon-and-gold headpiece and a beaded white mala, and on the right a young man in a bright orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, smiling and turned toward the centre. A man in white with a gold-bordered shawl sits at the far left beside a microphone, and additional audience members are visible in the background. Whether the young man in the orange turban is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-01-30Night photograph of a walking procession. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with a long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads across the chest, hands clasped and eyes closed, walks at the centre. Around him, saffron-robed men wear gold necklaces and white dhotis with orange shawls, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Dim background and a small purple bird logo at upper left. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label applies to the central robed figure with orange head wrap, long hair and rudraksha mala, shown in procession with attendants.2008-01-02March 25 20082008-03-25