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A photograph of a devotional offering at a temple. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a white jasmine garland and a shaved head leans over a wicker basket of fruit held by a bare-chested devotee wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A long-haired man in an orange and ochre shawl, with a dark-stranded hairstyle and a white garland, hands small paper slips to the devotees. Around them, several men and an older bespectacled man in white shirts, one with a red and white forehead mark and a red thread, watch. Yellow curtains and an arched doorway with a blue door frame appear behind. The scene shows prasad and paper prayer slips being distributed during a temple visit, and the long-haired man is a person based on long swept-back hair and ornate orange clothing, though the identity is uncertain.

2012-06-03 +1 copies

A photograph of a bare-chested man with swept-back hair wearing a red and gold shawl, a gold bead necklace, and a white tilak on his forehead, handing a small red object to a man in a white checked shirt. Behind them stand other people in white and orange clothing, and a standing air cooler is visible at left. The setting is an indoor hall with a pale wall.

October 29 2011

May 12 2012

2012-05-12 +1 copies

Photo of a devotional exchange in an indoor hall. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, white dhoti and shawl, and layered rudraksha malas is handing a red apple-like fruit to a man in a white shirt on the left. Around them, several men in white and one man in orange robes stand close, some with hands cupped to receive. White flower garlands are visible in the lower left.

A photograph of a devotional offering in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds a silver tray of red apples. Beside him a man in orange robes and an orange head wrap smiles and reaches toward the tray. A woman in a red and gold sari stands behind him. On the right, a figure in orange sannyasi-style cloth with a white flower garland bows low over another tray of apples. Other men in white shirts and orange-robed devotees, some with white and red tilak marks, stand nearby, and a man is photographing the scene from behind.

A photograph inside a hall with seated devotees in the background and ceiling fans overhead. On the right, a person with long dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless robe and a white flower garland, extends both hands toward a man in a white shirt who holds a red fruit or offering. Beside them, a woman in a teal sari with gold earrings and a necklace watches with hands folded. On the far left, a man in an orange garment stands with a hand on the white-shirted man's back. Name badges are visible on the shirts. a person appears in the red robe with long hair and garland, presiding over the exchange of an offering, and the in-person candidate is in the foreground; appearance is uncertain.

November 03 2011

A photo of a large indoor hall with cream walls, a white drop ceiling and red banners on the upper wall. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-coloured garland and a white-and-red forehead mark stands smiling and reaching out a hand to take an apple from a woman in a green sari and gold jewellery. A man in a grey-striped shirt and glasses stands behind her, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers is nearby. To the right, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange dhoti and a beaded mala, holding a silver tray. Several other people in orange dhotis with white body markings stand around the room, and a tray of red apples sits in the lower right foreground. a person candidate is visible in the centre, shown by his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold garland. He is receiving a fruit offering from a devotee.

2013-09-05 +1 copies

Indoor photo of an evening event under a tent with bunting and framed portraits along the back wall. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red sleeveless top with an orange shawl and smiles while handing a fruit to a bowing older man in white shirt and dhoti, with rimless glasses and a rudraksha mala, who cups his hands to receive it. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with name badges, stand around, and a seated man in an orange shawl is at lower left. A possible in-person candidate in the red top and orange shawl, identifiable only by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl, so labelled as a probable Swamiji candidate with uncertainty.

A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors under a draped white fabric ceiling. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed saffron shawl smiles while receiving fruit from devotees. Another monastic in a plain orange robe stands at right with a shaved head, holding a silver tray. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the group, some with palms joined in namaste and some offering fruit. A decorated yellow-and-gold canopy hangs above, and a deity murti or ornate altar is partly visible at the right edge.

November 14 2010