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A photograph of an indoor temple-style room with white walls and an open doorway hung with an orange curtain. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes lowered. A bald man in orange robes and glasses on the left also presses his palms together. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a yellow towel, and on the right a young man wears a yellow dhoti-style cloth with printed text and a rudraksha mala, while another man in a pink patterned shirt stands with hands folded. At the bottom edge, a bald man with a red tilak is partly visible, apparently seated. The description of a person's identity is not made from appearance; the central figure with long hair and orange clothing and garland is a probable Swamiji candidate, shown with palms in namaskar during a devotional moment.

July 21 2010

A photograph of a group standing indoors in prayer posture with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads, and a ring. Around him, a bald priest with white tilak and a dark-haired man with white tilak in orange garments stand beside him, and a bearded man in tinted glasses and a light shirt joins from the left. An older man in a white dhoti and white shirt with folded hands stands in front, and a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala is at right. Large windows with greenery are behind them. The central figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and gold necklaces, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance, shown here in a devotional standing pose.

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a patterned mat, smiling and holding a brass tray of offerings, while wearing a thick garland of red and yellow marigolds. Facing them, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two other men in white ritual dhotis and orange cloth sit nearby, and several standing men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, watch with hands folded. The setting appears to be a temple-side or outdoor devotional gathering.

A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala with multicoloured beads, standing with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes lowered, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with hands folded in namaste, stand in a white-walled hall; an elderly man in white is seated near an orange-cushioned chair with a laptop on it. A brown wooden door is in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan gathering. a person: the standing man shows long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone and is recorded as in_person with unsure-level caution in the field value.

December 25 2007

Indoor photo at an ashram-style hall with colourful striped pillars and a projector screen behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border and a long gold-bead necklace reaches out to bless a devotee, placing his hand on the devotee's head. The devotee in a blue striped shirt and lanyard holds his hands in anjali. Beside them, an older man in a grey striped shirt bows with hands folded. To the right, a bald priest in orange robe with beaded necklace and white ash markings on his arm carries a white tray with offerings. Several other people stand in the background, including a woman in orange. A man in a white shirt stands at far left.

2011-02-22 +1 copies

A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an indoor hall with pale pink walls and a ceiling fan. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a light blue shirt and glasses who kneels with palms joined. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with red borders and a white shawl stands with hands folded, and another man in an orange robe with a mala stands at the right edge. Decorated pillars with geometric patterns and orange tassels frame the scene, and a small paper slip is held in the blessing hand. The figure in orange with the long hair has distinctive long swept hair and a rudraksha mala, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in the blessing role.

2010-11-18 +1 copies

November 23 2010

A photograph inside a plain whitewashed temple room showing a long-haired person in orange robes receiving a large garland of red and white flowers with green leaves, lowered over their head by a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red border. Another priest in a cream dhoti with a green-and-red shawl and a white forehead mark stands at right, and an orange-robed man with glasses and a grey beard stands at left, along with a man in orange and a figure in white with an orange-robed companion behind. A small framed picture hangs on the wall at top left.

2008-07-29 +1 copies

A photo from an indoor hall with ceiling lights and a projection screen behind the crowd. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, with a red bindi, places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a plaid shirt with folded hands. Around them, men in white shirts and saffron-clad devotees stand with hands folded in namaskar and watch. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold chain and glasses stands beside them.

A photograph of an outdoor gathering with a man in the foreground wearing an orange saffron shawl, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, and a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead; his long, dark, swept-back hair falls to his shoulders and he holds his palms together in anjali. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a teal checked shirt stand with hands folded in prayer. Blurred orange and red structures and greenery form the background. The appearance of the foreground man, with long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, is a person candidate.