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A man with closed eyes stands with palms pressed together in front of his chest, in a meditative or prayerful pose. He wears an orange-red saffron garment draped over one shoulder, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold pendant necklace, plus a gold hoop earring. A white vertical tilak and red bindi mark his forehead, and his hair is tied in a bun. A polished brass cup or oil lamp sits on a ledge at left, and a man in a white dhoti stands partly visible at right against a red and pink wall.

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare shoulder and arm, wearing a long necklace of large gold beads with a woven rudraksha-style mala and a gold armlet. He has a red tilak on his forehead and a small gold stud earring, and looks down with his hands together near a stone surface, apparently performing a ritual offering. An orange-robed figure is partly visible at the left edge. The background shows orange and red walls with a white doorframe.

A man in orange-saffron robes stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, smiling and looking upward, in a temple interior. He wears a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a gold chain with a pendant, and bead bangles with silver armbands. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti and shawl stands near a brass lamp stand and a small brass bowl sits on a stone ledge. The walls are red and cream.

February 17 2015

2015-02-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a man standing outdoors beside a brass oil lamp on a low stone ledge. He has long dark hair swept back, a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, a gold arm band with a serpent motif, and a heavy gold bead necklace over a rust-orange shawl. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands blurred to the right, and a framed devotional picture hangs on the red wall behind. The main figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold adornments and orange clothing, so he is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, physically present.

A photograph of a woman in an orange-brown sari bending forward at a stone ledge, looking down toward a lit oil lamp in the lower left. She wears a long ornate necklace of gold-toned beads and a beaded bangle on her upper arm, a small gold hoop earring, and a white forehead mark. Her dark hair is pulled back. Blurred figures in red and orange clothing stand in the background.

Inside a stone temple doorway with carved pillars, several men in saffron and white ritual clothing perform a puja. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace and bangles lights an oil lamp on a silver tray holding flowers and a small metal bowl, while a shirtless man wearing rudraksha malas holds the tray. A bare-chested man in orange with a shaved head and sandalwood tilak stands at left, and a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala watches. Yellow walls and a metal gate frame the scene.

A man with hands pressed together in namaskar stands before an orange silk cloth draped and gathered beside a golden-edged pillar, looking upward with a devotional expression. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala of reddish beads across his chest, a gold necklace, gold earrings and rudraksha bracelets on wrist and upper arm. His forehead bears white vibhuti with a red kumkum dot. Behind him are red flower garlands and a blue cloth. The wall is terracotta-coloured with a framed picture and a blue sign.

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A man with his hair tied up and a white forehead marking bends over a stone ledge, with smoke or incense drifting near his face. He wears an orange and maroon garment, a long beaded necklace, and gold armbands. A woman in a red and orange sari stands behind him. A tall brass lamp stand and a small brass cup sit on the ledge, and a glass display case is visible on the right. a person (a person) is not visually confirmed here; the figure's appearance is uncertain.

July 18 2013