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December 17 2006

December 17 2009

A photograph inside a room with brown wooden doors and a small window, where a smiling man in an orange sleeveless robe and a beaded garland of orange-and-gold beads stands at centre, accepting a folded red cloth from a younger man in an orange kurta on the left. A man in a white kurta with glasses and a dark beaded necklace stands at right, and several onlookers in saris, salwar and shirts stand behind them. Yellow paper-cut leaves hang along the doorframe, and framed pictures are visible on the left wall. The figure in the orange robe and beaded garland shows distinctive ceremonial cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so this is a role-based description of an orange-robed sannyasi receiving an offering.

November 09 2011

2011-11-09 +1 copies

A photograph taken in a home interior, looking through a white arched doorway into a room with framed photographs on the wall, a wall clock, a ceiling fan and a chandelier. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a red shawl and a thick red flower garland with yellow flowers, and smiles as he walks forward. Around him, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower in her hair stands at left, another person in orange stands in the foreground with back turned, and a man in white kurta holds a framed picture while a woman in white sari holds a tray nearby. Patterned rugs cover the floor, and a yellow flower arrangement sits on a shelf at right.

August 06 2009

August 08 2009

A photograph of a devotee's home entrance during a pada pooja, with marigold and mixed flower garlands hanging above the doorway. A man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing a long flower garland of white and red blooms, stands centre-right as a devotee in a white outfit kneels before him. Another orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a book. Around them, several women in saffron, pink, and turquoise saris with hands folded, and men in white shirts, watch closely. The orange-robed man with the long hair is the probable Swamiji, shown with distinctive long hair, saffron robes and garland.

A photograph of a man in white kurta and a woman in a cream sari with gold border, both wearing red-orange flower garlands, receiving a framed picture from a figure in saffron-orange robes with a shawl. The saffron-clad figure has long swept-back dark hair and is smiling as he hands over the framed photo. Behind them, several young men in white with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand in a hall with cream walls and red floor. The woman wears a black beaded mala and gold bangles.

Indoor photograph of a handshake in a small room with a wooden door and white walls. A woman with hair tied back, wearing an orange blouse and orange sari, faces away from the camera and clasps the hand of a man in a dark green polo shirt and khaki trousers. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes stands near the wall. On the right, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with gold border stands by the door, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the doorway. Seated along the bottom right are elderly people in white, including a man wearing a rudraksha mala. A small framed picture with pink flower garlands hangs in the upper right corner. A water bottle and a steel tumbler sit on the floor at left.

January 11 2010

2010-01-11 +1 copies

A photograph of devotees gathered in a small indoor room with pale green walls and a wooden shelf holding framed pictures. A person in an orange robe with a pink flower garland sits low in the foreground, head bowed, while others in white shirts and white dhotis surround them. One devotee in a white shirt with a yellow shawl crouches and offers fruit, another holds fruit in hand, and a plastic shopping bag hangs nearby. A figure standing at left wears an orange robe with long hair. Men in white and light shirts stand around, watching and participating in the offering.