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January 02 2008

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Night photograph outdoors beside trees. A barefoot man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and body sits on a weathered concrete bench painted with peeling white, green, red and yellow. His hands rest loosely, one held palm-up near his lap. At the left edge, a partially visible man in orange robes with a red border holds a plastic bag. The ground is gravelly with scattered stones.

Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, bowing his head as he reads a small printed paper held in both hands. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt with an orange shawl looks down at the same paper. Blurred green foliage and a reddish dirt path fill the background.

July 10 2008

Night photograph outdoors on a lawn. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe with a gold-bordered maroon shawl and takes a small white booklet from a standing man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, who holds papers in both hands. At left, a figure with a white forehead mark wears orange. At right, another man with long hair in an orange robe holds a white booklet. A cane wicker chair and white cloth sit behind them, with a street lamp and dark foliage in the background. a person shown with long hair, orange clothing and gold-bordered shawl, handing over paperwork to a devotee.

A photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes on a wooden stage in front of a brown backdrop. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped cushion placed on a zebra-striped armchair, hands folded, with a golden trident motif on the chair's ornate gold-and-white back behind him. In the centre, a man sits on the floor with a saffron shawl and a gold bracelet, gesturing as he speaks. On the left, a standing man with long hair and a beard, wearing an orange robe with a red border and a gold bangle, leans forward toward the seated pair. A tray of red offerings sits on a table nearby. A printed credit line reads , , which is omitted from the text list

February 02 2010

Night-time ritual photograph under a white tent canopy at an outdoor puja site. A man with long dark hair, sandalwood-paste markings and a red bindi wears saffron-orange robes and a long gold-bead necklace, seated cross-legged and holding a round brass plate with both hands. A second seated man in orange robes with a similar necklace sits behind a low yellow-brick altar holding a small silver vessel. Fruit, bananas, incense sticks, flower-garlanded pots and marigold petals fill the foreground, with colourful striped and floral hangings on poles behind.

June 04 2006

Outdoor evening photograph at night in a dirt courtyard. A long-haired figure with bare upper body and saffron-orange cloth draped over the lap sits on a flat stone bench, laughing, with bare feet and sandals placed on the ground. Facing them stands a bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border, smiling, wearing sandals. Behind them a group of men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes stand and sit watching, several with rudraksha malas; one holds a white flower garland at left and another in the background holds a camera. The lamplit scene feels like an informal gathering.

March 23 2008

February 02 2010

A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange-saffron shawl seated on a leopard-print cushioned seat, holding open a large book with color photographs of sandals and a carved wooden object and pointing with a pen at the page during an evening discourse. Beside him, a second man in orange-saffron clothing with a red vermilion mark on his forehead sits near a microphone on a stand, holding a dark cup. A few blurred heads of audience members are in the foreground, and a wooden cross-like pole with lights and a colourful striped backdrop appear behind. The seated man with long hair and saffron clothing matches the appearance-based cues for Swamiji (probable), giving a discourse while reading from the book.