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October 09 2008

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A photograph of a crowded indoor ceremony in a white-walled room with orange garland decorations along the top edge. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a long flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, appearing to be the honoured figure, stands with hands together while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold necklace, holding a plate of fruit and flowers, faces him. Around them devotees in white and orange shirts stand with palms pressed together, and a man in a grey shirt holds offerings of fruit and coconut. Adornments and garlands are visible throughout. a person is the long-haired figure in saffron with the swept-back hair and long garland, identified by these appearance cues only.2008-10-09Indoor photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a plainly decorated hall with orange and yellow garland bunting along the walls. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron robe stands with eyes lowered as a shaved-headed man in white clothes places a flower garland around his neck. Around them, devotees in saffron and white kurtas and shirts crowd close; one man in a dark grey shirt holds a fruit basket aloft and extends a hand toward the central figure's head. A cluster of onlookers, some in orange clothing, fill the frame. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person receiving garlanding; identity is inferred from the page and visible cues only.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesDecember 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesMarch 27 20082008-03-27January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with red, white and multicoloured decorative pillars and a banner in the background. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and dark rudraksha malas, raises his right palm in blessing toward an elderly man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together in namaste. Beside them stand two older men in white shirts and yellow-brown clothing with hands folded, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain and sandalwood markings holds a silver plate of offerings. Other attendees in white and dark clothing stand behind, and a deity murti or decorated altar appears at the right. a person: the long hair, orange saffron robe and rudraksha malas match the page's description of the speaker, while the blessing is a ritual gesture.2010-10-16A photograph inside a pandal with white fabric canopy and orange-and-white decorative hangings. A man with long swept-back black hair and a red tilak wears an orange sleeveless garment with a long rudraksha mala and raises his right hand in blessing while holding a folded white paper. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti holds a wooden tray with apples and brass items, and a silver plate with gold-coloured offerings sits in the foreground. An older man with grey hair and a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a young man in white shirt stands at left. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan with ritual offerings.2010-10-16 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20112011-02-22 +1 copiesA long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.2011-02-27February 22 20112011-02-22 +1 copies