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October 15 2008

Photograph inside a room with pale green walls and marble floor. A seated figure in a red-orange robe, with long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala around the neck and forehead markings, sits on a white chair on an orange mat and places a hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti. A framed portrait hangs on the wall behind, and a man in an orange robe holding papers walks at left. Wooden double doors and a mirror are visible, with a child and a woman in pink at right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in red-orange robe with long hair and rudraksha mala, blessing a devotee.

October 15 2008

December 31 2008

A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with a gold border, sits on an orange-draped cushioned seat before a small altar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to touch the feet of the seated figure, while an older man in white kneels beside him with his hands folded. Behind them a standing person in orange stands near an orange-draped table with a gold garland, and a row of people in white and orange sit at a long table in the background. The floor is covered with woven mats and a patterned rug. This appears to be a feet-touching gesture of respect during the celebrations.

January 10 2009

A photograph of an indoor ashram setting with white marble-tiled floor and wall. In the foreground a man with long dark hair kneels prostrate in a saffron-orange robe, his back bare, wearing a gold necklace. Facing him, an older bald man in a large orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and body kneels on a cushioned seat and places both hands on the prostrate man's back in blessing. Two standing men in white shirts and white trousers, one wearing a rosette ribbon, watch at the back left. A potted plant with pink flowers stands at the right. Two people are visible in the scene besides partial figures at the edge. The kneeling blessing figure has no clearly distinctive identifying cues beyond ordinary saffron robes, so identity is uncertain.

A photograph on a stage with pink and silver draped curtains and a decorative gold metal panel. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, an orange-saffron robe, gold bangles and a red-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, smiling. A man with a shaved head in a white shirt and white dhoti bows forward and touches the seated figure's hands, which are clasped with the bowing man's hands. A woman in white stands behind them, and a man in a light checked shirt stands at the right edge. Marigold and rose garlands decorate the throne and a white-draped table. The seated figure matches Swamiji (probable) by long hair, saffron robe and ornate throne, and is seated in the role of the one being honoured; the bowing man is a devotee in white.

A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A smiling person with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white-draped seat with gold trim. A kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt bows and touches the seated person's hand to his forehead, while a devotee lies prostrate in white at the seated person's feet, adorned with a flower garland. Behind them, a standing man in a purple turban and white clothes, and several people in orange and white robes, stand near a red railing. A cameraman with a video camera films the scene. On an altar at the upper right, a deity murti sits decorated with garlands and brass lamps, and a side table holds water bottles. Several figures in orange and white stand nearby.

A seated figure in long saffron-orange robes with long dark hair falls over the shoulders and a rudraksha mala hanging on the chest sits on a white-draped throne-style chair with gold trim and an orange cushion. A kneeling older man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle reaches toward the seated figure's extended hand, while the seated figure's bare feet rest on a small footstool decorated with pink and white flowers. Behind them, standing devotees in white kurtas and dhotis wear yellow and orange shawls and rudraksha malas, watching the exchange. A wooden tray with green fruit, flowers and offerings sits on a white-draped table, and brass lamps and kalasha vessels stand on a shrine ledge in the background. Red-painted columns and temple architecture frame the scene outdoors.

A seated figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala raises one hand while sitting in a wooden chair on a red-orange mat. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels with her forehead bowed to the floor before a brass tray holding green leaves and a steel tumbler, in what appears to be a padapuja-style veneration. Behind them another person in white and a figure in orange stand on the carpeted floor, and a table draped in white cloth with flowers and a small altar sits in the background. Water bottles and a brass bowl are set on the floor. Probable Swamiji is seated in the chair, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala as the presentation cues.

A seated figure in orange robes with long, dark, wavy hair sits on a white-covered cushioned seat on a red patterned rug over a woven mat. A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with grey hair and glasses, presses his palms together while the seated figure holds a rudraksha mala toward his forehead. A standing attendant in orange robes holding a mala stands at the left edge, and another person in white dhoti stands at the right edge. The setting is a plain white-walled hall. The seated figure's appearance matches the Swamiji description with long hair and orange clothing, so this is a probable identification.