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November 27 20052005-11-27August 07 20052005-08-07A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and pink-bordered shawl, his bare upper body showing and a gold necklace at his neck, extending his hand to pour or offer a substance into the cupped hands of a woman in white with a black ponytail and gold bangles. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak stands watching, and in the background other devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls stand near orange and red painted walls.2010-08-11A photograph of a man with long dark hair, wearing a white turban with a gold border, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar in a plain hall with grey walls and windows with reddish grilles. He wears a white garment with gold-yellow borders, a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant. Two people in white clothes bend forward at the left edge, and long steel-framed tables and benches fill the right side.2005-11-27Photograph of a stage event with a white-covered sofa and a beige wall with a tall window. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a red and gold turban and a garland of white and pink flowers, stands barefoot with one hand raised near the face, appearing to be receiving a blessing. Center, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with an orange and gold border holds a small offering. On the left, an older bare-chested man in white dhoti and an orange-gold cloth around the waist, wearing a gold chain, holds a brass plate and smiles toward the center. A microphone stand stands beside the sofa; potted palm and flower arrangements frame the stage. Several audience members' heads are visible in the foreground.2005-04-07Inside a bare white-walled room with a tiled floor and a barred window, a man in saffron dhoti and orange head cloth with a long beard and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot with palms raised in blessing, facing a seated or kneeling figure. A white-clad man with his back to the camera and a gold necklace watches. A woman in a white sari with a bowed head holds a basket of fruit and folds her hands in prayer beside a brass oil lamp, a plate of fruit and flower petals on the floor. An attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers at the left edge. The scene reads as a blessing or puja performed during the inauguration of a new room.2008-07-28A photograph taken inside a large hall with a yellow-painted metal frame and corrugated roof. A bare-chested man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a white flower garland and a gold bracelet, presses his palm to the forehead of a man in a white shirt. The recipient, who has short dark hair and a moustache, stands with eyes lowered. Other people in white clothes stand in the background, and a few are partly visible at the right edge.2005-08-07Photograph of a close, intimate moment at an indoor convention. A man with long dark hair wearing a white turban, white robe and a floral garland of white, pink, blue and green flowers reaches forward to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red-and-gold pendant on a cord, who has a moustache. Behind them a man in an orange-saffron shawl and white clothing stands with eyes lowered, and a man in white holds up a compact camera while another films with a video camera. Fans and blue equipment are visible in the background.2006-07-30A photograph taken indoors in a plain office-like room with fluorescent ceiling lights, exposed ducts, a bulletin board and a folding table at left. Three men stand together. At left, a man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and a vibhuti forehead mark holds a brass kalasha topped with a pink-tipped white flower-like cloth. In the centre, a bearded man in a yellow robe with a green-and-gold shawl and gold chain stands with hands near the kalasha. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in a greeting. Several other people are visible in the background.August 07 20052005-08-07A photograph of a pada puja, the worship of sacred feet, at a Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Madurai. A figure in a long orange saffron robe with an orange turban and long dark hair kneels and takes the hand of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti and shawl with striped borders, a gold chain and a forehead tilak. The devotee holds a small silver vessel and a cloth. Standing people in white and a blue shirt look on, including a child held on an adult's arm. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) in orange with long hair and saffron robe, in a ritual role receiving the devotee's offering.March 16 20032003-03-16