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A photograph of two men in conversation indoors under a corrugated roof, with a railing in the foreground. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a smiling face, a white forehead mark, a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder and a rudraksha mala is holding a folded newspaper. Facing him on the left, a man in a white shirt with a red tilak, a dark rudraksha mala and a silver bracelet has his hands clasped. Behind them, a bald man with white tilak marks and white clothes stands at the right edge, with more men in white dhotis and an orange-and-yellow wall hanging nearby.

A photograph of a devotee kneeling outdoors on an orange cloth, hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. He wears a white collared shirt with a visitor badge. A robed figure in orange clothing and a white-robed attendant stand over him; the orange-robed figure with long swept-back dark hair holds a handwritten paper and has his hand raised toward the kneeling devotee's head in blessing. A wooden tray with offerings sits at the right edge, and other people in white and yellow clothing stand in the background.

A photo in an orange-walled hall. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl, with a garland of white flowers and red roses around the neck and a rose cluster in the hair, sits with head bowed while reading a printed sheet held in both hands. Facing them on the right, a man in white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing with a dark rudraksha-style mala gestures with an open hand while speaking. Behind them, a woman in a cream sari with a beaded necklace stands near a doorway, and a few people in white and cream sit on the floor in the background. A blue directional sign hangs on the orange wall. The orange-clad figure is wearing saffron clothing and a flower garland but no clearly distinctive presentation cues beyond that, so identity is uncertain.

A photograph of a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes standing at right, with long dark hair tied back, receiving or handing over a red-and-gold folder held open toward a smiling man in a white shirt with a beaded mala necklace. Around them stand onlookers in white kurtas and dhotis, yellow shawls and orange kurtas, and a few shaved-headed men in orange, with a woman in white with a tilak seated at lower left. The background is a plain orange-red wall. The orange-robed figure with long hair and a swept-back style is a candidate for a person by appearance, but the face and the clothing cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so identity is uncertain.

A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck, signing papers held open on his lap with a pen. Around him, several men in white shirts and dark trousers lean in to look at the documents; one at left points at the page and one at right wears a patterned grey shirt and a wristwatch. The room has plain white walls and white plastic chairs. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long hair, saffron robe and multiple rudraksha malas; he is signing documents while attendants and officials gather around.

A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair places his right hand on the head of a seated visitor. The visitor wears a white collared shirt and has a dark moustache and closed eyes; a visitor badge is clipped to his shirt. Behind them stands another man in orange clothing. In the foreground is an orange cushioned seat, and a wooden tray with small sweets or offerings sits beside the blessing. A white wall with red painted trim and a red curtain form the background. The robed man has long hair and orange clothing consistent with the Swamiji (probable) presentation, and is performing a head blessing as a teacher to a visitor.

A photograph of a seated man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with long dark hair tied back, receiving small photographs from an older man in a white shirt and white trousers with a white visitor badge on his pocket and sacred ash marks on his forehead. Behind them stand a woman in white with orange shawl and glasses, a woman in white with a beaded necklace, and an older woman in a teal sari holding a paper. Brass bowls and a kalasha-like brass vessel sit on an orange cloth in front, with papers on a blue-and-orange cloth.

A photograph of four men clustered around a seated figure in orange robes signing a document on a clipboard. The central figure wears an orange saffron garment, long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala around the neck, and writes with a pen. On the left a man in a white shirt leans in, another in a cream short-sleeved shirt with a pen clipped to the pocket leans in from the right, and a third man in a striped shirt stands at the top left. Plastic chairs and a white wall form the setting.

August 08 2010

2010-08-08 +1 copies

A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and receives papers from a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several women in white saris stand under a tin roof in an orange-walled hall, with orange cushions and a red seat in the foreground. Offering trays with bananas and money lie on the floor. The seated figure shows appearance cues including long hair and saffron clothing, consistent with a person, a person, in a session with participants. Other people visible are a standing man in white, several white-clad women and a seated older woman at left.