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December 20 2009

A photograph of an indoor ashram hall with a wall clock, ceiling fan and open doorway onto palm trees. A man with long dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead and an orange saffron robe stands centre, smiling and holding white papers, as people in white and orange clothes crowd around. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe also holds papers, and a man in white garments presses his palms together at right. A woman in a pink top and a white-flowered hair decoration stands in the foreground. A garland of marigolds hangs over a shoulder of a man wearing a yellow shawl. Swamiji (probable) appears in saffron robe with long hair and tripundra, in an appearance-based label only.

A procession moves through a whitewashed hall toward an open doorway framed by palm fronds. At the centre, a man in a plain orange sleeveless robe walks forward, one hand on a tall orange-wrapped metal urn decorated with strings of beads. Beside him, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl walks on the left. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange or red shawls follow, a woman carries a brass plate with a green leafy offering, and an older man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold chain walks in front of a line of onlookers. A wall clock hangs above the doorway.

A photograph of a procession entering a decorated hall. In the centre, a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and orange flower garland and holds his palms raised in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks alongside, and another man in orange follows behind. A young woman in a light blue outfit stands at left with palms pressed together. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a checked shirt at right, stand with hands folded. A green-and-orange decorated arch of flowers and coconuts hangs above the doorway, with banana leaves flanking the path and a wall clock above. People visible: about 10.

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December 05 2009

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe wearing a long pink and white flower garland walking barefoot across a whitewashed hall, smiling and looking ahead. Behind him a man in an orange robe holds a decorated multicoloured parasol on a long pole above him. Around the hall, a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste: women in white, pink and teal saris and white kurtas, and men in white shirts. A colourful painted pillar stands at the right and a wall clock hangs above the doorway. This appears to be a welcome procession in an ashram setting; the central figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with a garland, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate walking in procession.

December 29 2009

A photograph of an indoor ashram hall where a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a metal barrier, extending his arm toward a line of women. He holds a small stack of white papers and appears to be handing out items or blessing devotees. The women in front wear pink, red and maroon saffron-accented salwar and saris, with bangles and earrings, and several have their hands pressed together. Behind him a man in an orange robe and a figure in white stand near a window with palm trees outside. A colourful woven banner with a bird motif hangs on a pillar, and blue signs are mounted on the wall. Several people are visible in the line, and a few more appear in the background.