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A crowd gathers outdoors under leafy trees in daylight. In the foreground a man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling broadly. Beside him a man in white clothes with an orange shawl, glasses and a red tilak presses his hands together. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, surround them, with more onlookers and a few women in saris behind. The appearance-based candidate for the figure in orange is consistent with a person, but the face cannot be confirmed, so identity is uncertain.

July 29 2008

2008-07-29 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure in a bright orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, long dark hair falling over the shoulders, clasping hands with a man in a white shirt and brown belt who leans in smiling. Around them a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands in a warmly lit hall, with women in white sarees and a potted plant at right. Several people are visible in the background, some holding phones. The seated figure has distinctive orange turban and robe cues but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.

December 31 2009

A photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, white tripundra ash marks and a red bindi, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. He smiles broadly while placing his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt who bows his head. Around them several men in white and checked shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, some wearing white ash marks. The setting is a covered outdoor area with a dark ceiling and an orange-hued temple hall behind.

A photograph of an outdoor roadside arrival beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A man in orange robes, a red undershirt and a long rudraksha mala smiles and rests a hand on the door. A man in a white shirt holds a long garland of yellow, red and white flowers, and a man in white bends forward at the lower edge of the frame. Several men in white shirts and a woman in teal stand behind, with trees and a utility pole in the background.

A photograph of a crowd on a street beside a grey-blue vehicle. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban with a red forehead mark, an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind him a man in a white short-sleeved shirt looks down beside the car door. Several shaved-headed men in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses stand in the crowd, and a microphone is visible near the top right. Swamiji (probable) is the smiling foreground figure, identified by long hair, orange turban and robe, rudraksha mala and flower garland; the other shaved men are devotees or sannyasis.

A smiling man in a saffron orange turban and saffron shawl stands at night in front of a dark car, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead. Around him, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand close, one wearing a lanyard badge with a portrait, and one with a sacred thread and red forehead mark. The outdoor setting appears to be a street after dark, with buildings and a car behind the group. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange robes and turban with long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads.

Outdoor photo on a sunny day beside a road lined with green trees. In the centre, a bare-chested man wearing an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with rudraksha beads around his neck, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, a man in a red robe and several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with hands folded in greeting, stand near a white car in the foreground. A man in a white shirt holds a camera to his eye at right, and a man in a light blue shirt with hands joined stands nearby. Orange plastic chairs and a parked motorbike are visible at the back.

Outdoor photo on a sunny day beside a road lined with green trees. A central figure in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange saffron-coloured robe, with rudraksha beads worn at the neck, stands at the front of a silver car with palms pressed together in greeting and a smile. Around him, bald-headed men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some with bangles and sacred threads, press their palms together. A man in a khaki uniform and a man holding a camera stand nearby, and several men in white shirts and a young man in a light blue shirt also greet with folded hands.

January 28 2010

Evening outdoor gathering under a tent with string lights. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling and turned toward an older person in orange-saffron drapery on the right. Around them are men in white shirts and pink or orange shawls, one holding a small video camera overhead, and a woman in pink with a head covering at the back. A thatched canopy is above. a person is a visible candidate in orange turban and rudraksha mala, but appearance cues are not decisive, so the identity remains uncertain.