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August 15 2009

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A photograph of an indoor room with a tiled floor where a man in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti with a red border stands barefoot at centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He has long dark hair, a beard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him a line of people in white kurta and dhoti or white salwar clothing, several wearing orange lanyards with ID cards and small tricolour badges, stand barefoot with hands folded. A woman in white stands at right of the group. A man in an orange shirt and dark trousers stands arms crossed by the wall at right. A doorway and window with a wire mesh grille are behind them.2009-08-15A photograph of a doorway in a white-walled building. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a full beard stands in the centre with palms pressed together in namaste, one foot on a dark mat. Behind him, two women and a man in white shirts and white trousers with lanyards stand in the doorway, with a banana plant visible through a lattice window. On the left, a man in white with hands folded in greeting and another man clapping stand near the door. A video camera operator in white and orange appears at the right edge. a person: the central figure wears orange robes, long swept-back hair and a full beard, consistent with the appearance of a sannyasi in saffron, though the cues are not fully distinctive.2009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A photograph of a covered hall corridor with blue pillars and fluorescent tubes. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland and rudraksha beads, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, men in white shirts and white trousers and a woman in a blue-and-white sari walk or stand, several with hands folded. Two men in front wear white shirts with name badges.2004-12-03December 30 20092009-12-30November 25 20092009-11-25A photograph inside a plain brick hall with peach-coloured walls, white curtains and a projection screen on the right. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste, many in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre, a woman with long dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange sari with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, walking forward between the rows. Others in orange and saffron robes, some with orange shawls, stand along the orange-covered floor mats. A colourful hanging decoration with orange tassels hangs near the screen. The setting suggests a satsang or ashram gathering.2009-12-30December 14 20062006-12-14A photograph taken inside a plain whitewashed building through an open doorway. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a light garland of beads around his neck, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a few people in white dhotis and white saris follow, and a colourful ornate umbrella or canopy is visible outside the doorway. Fluorescent light fixtures and metal scaffolding frame the room.2006-12-23A photograph of people walking through a wide, pillared hall with an upper balcony railing and a metal lattice gate on the left. In the centre, a man wears a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and sandals, carrying a brown shoulder bag and smiling while gesturing. Beside him on the right, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks barefoot. A man in white kurta and trousers walks at left, and a man in white shirt follows behind. Behind them, women in cotton saris stand and sit along the walls, and a man in white clothes holds the gate on the far left. The overall scene is a bright indoor institutional space.2006-12-15A photograph of a group walking down a bright marble-floored hall with white walls and ceiling fans. At the centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland walks forward, followed by men in white kurta-dhoti and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas. One man in white on the left wears a pendant necklace. White plastic chairs and grey folding tables are stacked along the right side beside an open wooden door. A person in an orange robe walks in the background.2009-07-11Photograph of a group walking through a doorway in a plain interior. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and red markings on his chest, smiling and gesturing with his hand, is at centre. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti walks in the foreground. Behind them men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing an orange shawl, follow, and a man at left holds a garland of yellow and pink flowers. A woven mat lies on the floor at bottom, and a printed notice is pinned to the wall at right. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in the orange robe, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala; he is in person.2006-12-17