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December 20 2006

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A photograph inside a tented hall with a dark ceiling and hanging decorative panels. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot at center, hands folded, beside an open flame lamp on a brass stand set on a concrete floor with yellow painted lines. Behind him a line of women in white saris with orange shawls stands along the left, and a crowd of devotees, many children and men in white clothes, stands on the right. A man in white kneels at lower right with hands pressed together. The rite appears to be a devotional aarti or puja. Probable Swamiji appears in saffron robe and orange turban, a distinctive saffron-and-turban presentation, standing and leading the rite.2006-12-20November 20 20102010-11-20December 18 20102010-12-18A photograph of a ceremonial hall with a white draped ceiling and orange-and-patterned hanging banners. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre aisle, one holding a brass tray, while a line of devotees on both sides stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali. The men on the left wear white shirts and dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala; women on the right wear orange and green saris and salwar, and a young girl in a green dress stands in front. A decorated altar with garlands is visible at the far end. Visible people total about 21-100.2010-11-15Indoor evening scene in a large tent with white plastic chairs and hanging decorative tassel panels overhead. A man on the left in an orange turban and orange robe, shown in profile, walks forward. In the centre, a man in a red ceremonial dhoti and shawl carries a metal bowl of offerings, with a gold-coloured item visible, while a man in a maroon checked shirt and beige trousers walks beside him. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls follow along a yellow-marked floor lane. On the right, a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a white dhoti walks past. The setting suggests a temple procession or ritual walk.2006-12-20July 01 20092009-07-01Indoor ritual gathering in a large tented hall with string lights and hanging orange-and-gold festoons. In the centre a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth with a saffron head wrap raises his right arm and points upward, appearing to direct the rite. Beside him a priest in a red and gold silk dhoti and shawl holds a book. Further right a man in white dhoti with an orange sash stands with hands folded, and to the left a bald man in white shirt and dhoti watches. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and saffron shawls stands in rows, some seated in white plastic chairs, with luggage and folded cloth on the floor at right. a person is the saffron-clad man in the centre: the cues are the saffron head wrap, saffron cloth and bare chest, but the face and build are not conclusive, so the caption-based attribution is only probable.2006-12-20February 07 20132013-02-07November 15 20102010-11-15December 20 20062006-12-20A homa fire pit with flames burns in the foreground while a standing figure in a red-orange shawl and dhoti, with a white tilak on the forehead and a long swept-back hairstyle, addresses a seated group. The figure is holding a white flower and stands beside a microphone on a stand. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white dhotis and mundus press their palms together in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas, while others in yellow, orange and white sit on purple mats. On the left edge a large ganesha-like statue with a garland of white flowers and an orange cloth looms over a kalasha-style brass lamp. A banner hangs on the right wall behind the audience. Probable Swamiji is visible in the standing position, with distinctive long hair, a red shawl, saffron-toned clothing and a white tilak; the figure is addressing the gathered group during the homa.2012-09-09October 07 20062006-10-07