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November 21 2006

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A group of devotees stands in a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and bright daylight from the sides. Many wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the right foreground, a bare-shouldered woman in an orange shawl smiles and gestures toward the group, with a folded cloth on the floor beside her. A man in white at the upper left stands near a woman in white. Several people in the middle wear white dhotis and orange stoles. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the presence is uncertain.

A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched shelter with a metal frame. A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange shawl, faces a group of about a dozen smiling people. Most are in white ritual clothing with orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border and is gesturing with her hands. A microphone stands in the lower right corner, and a small table with a basket and bowls sits at the right edge.

October 07 2008

Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.

A photograph of an indoor hall with red-striped floor cushions and a wall-mounted screen. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment, a long rudraksha mala and bare feet, walks forward with hands joined at the chest. Behind him an elderly man in white kurta and white dhoti with a shawl and mala walks with hands folded, followed by a younger man in white ritual dress with gold border. On the left, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and sacred thread stands with hands joined near a white partition. On the right, several women in orange, white and cream saris stand with palms pressed together. Cameras and a camera operator appear at the left edge.

A photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with a concrete floor, where a procession of barefoot men walks toward an open doorway. In the centre a man with long dark hair wears a bright orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, looking ahead. Beside and behind him, several men in orange and saffron robes, one wearing an orange turban and bead necklaces, walk alongside a man in a yellow garment and figures in white with orange shawls. Two attendants hold white feathered fans aloft. Light enters through the doorway and high windows, and the scene reads as a ceremonial walk within an ashram-style building.

December 30 2007

Indoor photograph in a plain hall with pale blue walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with a long dark rudraksha mala, walks forward smiling with one hand raised in greeting. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds an orange object. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas. Blue and gold festoon drapes decorate the back wall, and a red carpet runs across the floor.

A photograph inside a plain brick hall with peach-coloured walls, white curtains and a projection screen on the right. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste, many in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre, a woman with long dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange sari with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, walking forward between the rows. Others in orange and saffron robes, some with orange shawls, stand along the orange-covered floor mats. A colourful hanging decoration with orange tassels hangs near the screen. The setting suggests a satsang or ashram gathering.

A photograph of saffron-robed monastics walking out of a white building through a doorway decorated with marigold garlands and banana leaves. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair and an orange shawl over orange robes holds a folded white cloth and walks barefoot. Beside him, a younger monastic in orange robes and sandals, with a red tilak on the forehead, walks forward. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a necklace, follow behind. A blurred man in a white kurta with an orange scarf passes in the foreground. Marigold petals lie on the step, and a plain white building wall with windows is visible on the right.

Indoor photo of a large tiled hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, where a group gathers in an open formation. A central figure in a plain saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on the terracotta floor, with others in orange and white around him. Several women in white garments with orange or yellow shawls line the right side, and a man in an orange wrap stands at left near women in white. Chairs are stacked along the back wall. Possibly a new mission office inauguration gathering. No visible deity image, altar or a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled corridor with a doorway and grille window behind. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe stands centre-frame, appearing to walk through. Beside him a younger man in white clothes wears an orange shawl. Behind them, men in white shirts and an orange-shawled attendant stand near the doorway, and a seated woman in a red sari sits at left near a table. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label applies to the centre figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.