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February 13 2007

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A photograph of a press and devotee gathering indoors against an orange wall. Several camera operators film and photograph: a man in a striped shirt holds a video camera on the left, a man in a pink shirt with a video camera at the centre, and a man in a white shirt raises a still camera. Behind them, young men and a woman in cream and white clothes with orange shawls stand watching. On the right, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits in profile on a low seat, hands resting in the lap, while a man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. A framed poster hangs on the upper left wall.2010-07-24June 22 20122012-06-22July 08 20072007-07-08June 21 20092009-06-21A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched and metal-framed shelter shows a smiling man at left wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed and laughing. Behind him stand several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with orange shawls, several laughing and smiling, and a person in white holds a video camera. A red-painted wall and bamboo blinds are visible in the background, with a small tray of offerings at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala) appears laughing at left, with devotees in orange shawls around him.2006-11-20December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a white stairway and balustrade beneath a metal roof. A man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak holds a video camera to his eye, facing the stairs. Behind him, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands on the steps, and beside him another person in orange with a shawl stands with his head turned, smiling. A man in white shirt and trousers stands to the right on the steps, and a close-up man with a red bindi fills the lower right corner. Several people in red, yellow and orange garments stand along the upper balcony railing, many watching the scene, with a white tiled wall at the upper right.2010-02-02Indoor photo of a hall with pillars and fluorescent lights where a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala walks forward smiling, his arms relaxed at his sides. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and others in trousers stand and watch, a man in white holds a small plate, and a person in an orange wrap carries a camera. A wall clock and ceiling fans are visible. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and red bindi, and the orange-robed figure is in person in the hall.2006-09-25Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.2006-11-20A photograph inside a thatched hall with a concrete floor and a red curtain backdrop. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland and walks forward smiling with hands together. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyards and name badges, walk or stand barefoot; one man at right wears a light shirt and khaki trousers, and a man in an orange shawl holds a camera. A decorated framed portrait with a flower garland hangs on the back wall, and a red-cushioned seat stands at left. The central figure has long dark hair and a presentation matching the page's a person cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2009-01-25A photograph of an indoor open-sided hall with a bamboo-slat ceiling and a wall-mounted portrait of a bearded man in white wrapped in a turban. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands centre, smiling, facing a crowd of devotees seen from behind. Around him, men in white dhoti-style clothing wear orange shawls, and women in white saris with orange shawls stand at the left. A cameraman in white on the right films the gathering, and a small table with a plate sits in the background.2006-11-20A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in a plain hall with white walls and fluorescent lights. In the lower left, a figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair sits facing a circle of devotees, the face partly visible; treat as a candidate with cues of long swept hair and orange clothing, so the appearance is a person but the cues are only partial, so unsure. Around him, people in white ritual clothes wear rudraksha malas: a man in white kurta and mala in the centre, a young woman in white with orange border sari and jasmine flowers in her hair, a boy in white, and an older woman in a red floral sari. A cameraman in orange and white raises a video camera at the back, and another man in orange holds a mala-adorned posture at the right edge. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2009-09-14