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A photograph of an indoor event crowd. In the left foreground a man with long dark hair and a wrapped orange turban and orange robes smiles broadly, with a dark bindi on his forehead and a long garland-style necklace, a visible appearance cue for a person figure in his saffron attire. Beside him a young man in orange robes stands close. On the right a woman in a red and green sari with a green rosette badge and gold earrings presses her palms together in greeting toward a bald man in a red-and-gold shawl seen from behind. Behind them a crowd of men and women, some with glasses, stands among a camera operator filming with a Panasonic camcorder and a man holding a microphone. White backdrop and display panels are visible behind the group.

Night-time photo at an outdoor darshan event. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe with a rudraksha mala, faces a woman in a pink and orange sari with red rudraksha beads and glasses, who gestures while holding a small plastic packet. An elderly woman with glasses is at the left edge, and men in white and checked shirts stand behind, with orange-draped attendants and orange banners in the background under floodlights. Appearance-based cue: long swept hair, orange turban and rudraksha mala suggest Swamiji (probable) at the centre-right, seated among devotees at darshan.

Indoor photograph in a corridor with pale grey block walls and a framed picture on the right. A central man wears an orange-saffron turban with a red band, an orange robe with red trim, a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak; long dark hair falls to his shoulders. He is speaking and gesturing with his hand. Around him stand a man in glasses and a gold-toned necklace, a woman in a cream sari with pink floral print and a shawl, and an older man in a cream kurta at left. A woman's dark-haired head is visible at lower right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, an in-person figure in orange robe and turban with rudraksha mala, but the page does not confirm his presence.

Night-time darshan at an outdoor event with string lights overhead. On the right, a figure in an orange turban, sleeveless saffron top and orange wrap with long, swept-back hair leans in, smiling, toward a group of devotees. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing saffron or orange scarves and rudraksha or bead malas, press in with hands folded in greeting. A bespectacled man with a grey moustache in a white shirt and grey trousers claps his hands near a woman in a yellow-orange sari with gold bangles, who smiles and gestures. An older white-haired woman in the lower left is partly visible. A decorated ceremonial item with garlands is at the lower right.

Indoor photo of a crowd at an event. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with long beaded necklaces and gold bangles reaches out to a young man in a white shirt and striped tie, while a woman in a black top with a dark braid stands beside them with hands together. Devotees in white shirts stand behind, and a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray of orange offerings in the right foreground. Wall screen and warm room lighting in background. The orange-robed figure shows no clear identity cues beyond ceremonial dress, so identity is unsure.

January 12 2007

A crowded indoor scene where a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala holds a rolled paper, smiling as he speaks to a woman in a green and orange sari. Nearby, a woman in a red sari with a gold-bordered pallu stands beside a woman in a pale blue sari wearing gold necklaces. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and a young man in white with an orange shawl stand near a brown metal shutter door. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, a person cue, though identity is uncertain from appearance.

Photograph of a group indoors in a plain white-walled room with a cable and a studio light at the right edge. At left, a man in an orange robe and orange turban wears a long rudraksha mala and speaks while gesturing with his right hand. Beside him, a woman in a red top with a white shawl and glasses stands with hands clasped. At right, an older bearded man with long white hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a vibhuti-marked forehead. Behind them, several men in white shirts and a man with a topknot and gold chain look on, one with a blue lanyard. Six people are visible in the scene.

A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe, with a red bindi on his forehead, smiles as he places his hand on the head of an elderly grey-haired woman in a maroon sari with a blue blouse, who has her palms pressed together in reverence. Around them a crowd of devotees stands in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Nearby, a woman in an orange sari and a younger man in orange robes stand among the crowd; a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at right, and another man in orange holds papers and a garland-like offering. A wall display of framed photographs and a tall decorative pole with red and yellow motifs are visible behind them.

October 16 2011

A crowded indoor hall filled with devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez, pressing forward. In the right foreground a figure in a bright orange-saffron robe and a matching orange turban sits on a white cushioned seat, leaning toward a young girl in white. Several men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand at left, and a young boy in white stands nearby. Framed portraits of older men and women hang on the wall behind, and a white banner reads Nithyananda Youth Foundation. A white-and-orange towel lies on the seat. The figure in saffron is a person by appearance cues: orange turban and saffron robe.

2008-07-29 +1 copies

January 12 2007