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December 30 2009

Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange-red shawl and a heavy gold bead necklace, with white tilak and a red bindi, smiling at the right. Beside him an older man in orange robes with a red bindi and white tilak stands close, and to the right a bald man in orange robes, glasses and a red tilak gestures with an open hand. Behind them are more people and a thatched roof.

July 19 2010

A photograph of a seated gathering indoors with a pale yellow wall and a bunting of pink, green and white streamers at the top left. In the centre, a bare-shouldered figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone in one hand and sits on a white sofa with bare feet. To the right, an older man with glasses and short white hair in white clothes and a rudraksha mala gestures with both hands while speaking to the central figure, and an Indian flag pin is on his chest. Behind them, men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit and stand, one with a beard, and an orange cloth backdrop hangs in the upper right. Whether the central figure is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the identity is left uncertain.

A seated man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits on an orange-cushioned throne-like chair before a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and brass lamps. His long dark hair is swept back, and he raises one hand in greeting. An elderly bald man in an orange robe and shawl bows toward him with hands together. Behind them, a young man in orange and another man with a camera stand near a backdrop of flower garlands and gold-toned decor. The scene shows an orange-draped dais with a flower garland and a small brass lamp.

Indoor darshan scene in a white-draped room. A long-haired man in orange sleeveless robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a white cushioned seat with open palms extended toward a woman in a red blouse who kneels with folded hands. Beside him stands a man in white with a dark mala who looks on, and a bald man in orange shawl sits nearby. Behind the seat, a white-clad attendant holds an orange shawl and mala, and trays of offerings, rudraksha beads, bangles, fruit, sweets and printed cards rest on the table. A trishul hangs on the white wall. a person seated in the center giving darshan. Six visible people.

A photograph of a man with long dark swept-back hair seated on an orange upholstered armchair, gesturing with both hands while speaking. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Orange towels rest over the chair armrests. Behind him are a red window frame, an orange drape and green trees, with a stone pillar at the right edge. The setting suggests a seated satsang talk.

A photograph of an informal greeting in a covered hall with plain pale walls and a metal mesh window. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth with a red-and-white forehead mark stands centre, smiling with palms pressed together in namaste toward a man in a white shirt seen from behind. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a younger man in orange robes holding a water bottle stand nearby. Behind them, men in white shirts and forehead markings look on.

Swamiji (probable) sits on an orange cushioned throne wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. His hands are folded in his lap. Behind him stands a white deity murti draped in gold-bordered cloth, with a garland of yellow and orange flowers and a brass kalasha-style vessel at left. One person is visible in this photograph.

July 23 2010

Outdoor photo of a large crowd seated in prayer with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless robe, a gold ornamental necklace with large gold beads, a rudraksha-style mala, and a white forehead band with a red mark. Around him, several men in orange robes with gold and bead necklaces kneel with heads bowed, and behind them devotees in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas pray. Women in white and white-haired older men are also visible. Yellow and purple flowers lie near the front. The scene suggests a devotional gathering of devotees and saffron-robed sannyasis.

March 24 2008