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June 05 2011

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Close side-profile photograph of a long-haired figure in the foreground, shown from the shoulder up, wearing a garland of red roses, white jasmine-like flowers and orange blossoms across the shoulder. The face is turned to the right with a light smear of ash or tilak on the forehead. Behind, out of focus against a warm brown wall, a second man in a white shirt leans in close. No ceremony or setting can be confirmed beyond the garland and the warm, soft-lit room.2011-06-05December 26 20102010-12-26Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, wearing a thick necklace of white and red flower garlands over a dark garment with gold ornaments. He turns his head to the left and a blurred arm extends in the foreground, with other blurred figures at the edges of a softly lit hall.2010-12-26June 05 20112011-06-05Close photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white jasmine garland and a red-and-white flower garland, with gold ornaments visible at his neck. A blurred woman with long light hair stands in the background against a pale pink wall.2010-12-26June 22 20082008-06-22Close photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white garland of flower strands and a saffron-orange garment. In the foreground, a hand in a grey sleeve reaches toward him from the left, and another arm extends from the right. The background is a warm pale wall.2008-06-22A man with long, swept-back black hair smiles broadly, wearing a red garment and a garland of pink and white lotus blossoms with dark rudraksha beads. Ash markings are on his forehead. Behind him, a man with a shaved head wears an orange robe and a gold-bead necklace, and several devotees in the crowd raise their hands and smile. The bald man in orange is a devotee or sannyasi.2009-07-07Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a red bindi, a white-flower garland, and an orange-red shawl over a rudraksha mala. He faces the camera while the back of another person's head with short dark hair fills the left foreground.2008-06-22A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange garment with a white-and-red flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiling with eyes lowered. He has white and red tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him, orange flags and red-and-white floral decorations hang under a shaded roof, and several devotees stand watching, including a woman in a light green sari and a man with folded hands. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange clothing, gold necklace and garland match the page's Swamiji claim. The setting appears to be a temple celebration with festive decorations.2007-01-01Close-up photo of a smiling man with long dark hair, a white sandalwood line and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a thick white jasmine garland over a red shawl with a dark rudraksha mala at the neck. A blurred dark silhouette of another person is in the left foreground against a warm, plain backdrop. The image is a photograph of one person, indoors, in warm light.2008-06-22December 26 20102010-12-26