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September 17 2012

Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain room with a white wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange and maroon cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, raises his right palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in a red-and-black checked shirt, who presses his palms together. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with orange shawl and vibhuti marks, stand with hands folded in namaste. A shaven-headed man in orange with gold beaded garlands stands at right, and a bearded man in black shirt stands in the background. A white flower garland and ritual objects are visible at lower right. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the description uses his role instead.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a white ceiling, red curtains and a small golden shrine in the background. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands at right, extending his hand to offer a small item from a blue bowl held by a young man in a grey t-shirt. Nearby, a man in an orange shirt, a man in a yellow shirt and several young men in white and dark clothing look on, smiling. The figure at right has long hair tied in a bun and a tilak on the forehead. Probable Swamiji (probable), shown as a giver of prasad, with the matching cues of a rudraksha mala, ornate gold-bordered rust-red shawl and long swept-back hair.

October 16 2012

September 26 2013

A photograph of an ashram hall where a man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair stands centre-right, wearing a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a white and red flower garland, and a gold pendant. He is ornately dressed with gold bangles and earrings. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a dark rudraksha mala holds a tray draped in orange cloth carrying a small gold ritual object. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali, while an elderly man in white clothing bows forward toward the robed figure. Several other men in white and orange stand behind, with ceiling fans and white walls in the background.

June 23 2012

2012-06-23 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple or ashram interior where a bare-chested priest in red dhoti and red shawl, with a long dark ponytail and a yellow garland, faces a bald man in orange saffron robes with hands pressed together in greeting. Beside them a smiling man in a khaki shirt and a man in a checked shirt and glasses watch. Behind them, several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange cloth stand. Colourful yellow and blue hangings are visible on the wall, and a silver tray is held at the right edge.

A photograph in an indoor hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long white and red flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace with gold pendants and a gold armlet, stands with hair tied up in a bun and a white tilak on the forehead. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with hands pressed together toward him, while an older man in a cream shirt smiles nearby. On the right, a bald man in an orange and gold shawl holds an orange cloth with a brass object. Several onlookers stand in the background. The appearance-based label is a person for the central saffron-robed, garlanded figure receiving the devotee's respect.

Indoor photo of a group greeting in a hall with pink walls and a hanging decorative fabric strip at top left. At centre-right, a bald older man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange cloth clasps his hands with a smiling man in a beige shirt. On the right, a bare-chested man with a long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a red dhoti and red shawl, gestures with open hands and smiles; a gold necklace is visible. Behind them, shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothes stand, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and glasses stands at left beside a man in a red-and-white checked shirt. A tray of offerings is held at the right edge.

January 04 2013

Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a wooden door. On the left, a long-haired person in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace extends a hand, receiving a small white offering from a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Beside them, a shaved-headed elder in a saffron wrap with a gold headband and rudraksha mala sits on a chair. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth holds a small silver cup, and an older bespectacled man in white with a sacred ash mark on his forehead gestures. Others in white shirts watch. Two people sit or kneel on a plain floor mat. The people wear white ash marks on their foreheads and arms.

2012-05-22 +2 copies