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December 23 2007

July 02 2007

Indoor photograph of a crowded room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A young man with long, swept-back dark hair wears white clothes with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a mala necklace; he stands among devotees. In the centre, a man in white bends forward with hands pressed together in reverence, while others in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white or orange saris stand around. A woman in a red top sits at the lower right, and a small ritual vessel is visible nearby. The scene suggests a devotional greeting or blessing among followers.

December 05 2009

A photograph of an indoor hall with a row of white plastic chairs and a central aisle marked with yellow lines. A figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with long, dark, swept-back hair walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. The figure's distinctive hair and saffron robe are a person cues, though the appearance is not fully certain. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and shirt bows with folded hands. Behind them, participants in white and cream ritual clothes, several women in cream saris with gold borders and an orange sari, stand with hands joined. Men in white kurtas and dhotis line the right side with hands folded, and one seated woman in a wheelchair appears at the lower right. Festive woven hangings with elephant motifs in orange, yellow and red decorate the ceiling and pillars, and a dark curtain hangs at the back.

Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.

October 07 2006

A photograph of a procession inside a open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete walls. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a white, pink and yellow flower garland, and smiles while raising one hand in greeting as he walks barefoot toward the camera. Around him, devotees in white and saffron clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a man in a white dhoti holds a walking stick, and women in white and cream saris line the path. A small girl in a pink dress stands among them. An orange flag is visible overhead. The scene suggests a padukas procession, with the central figure appearing as a probable Swamiji by cues of long hair, saffron robe and garland.

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October 07 2006

A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched shelter with a metal frame. A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange shawl, faces a group of about a dozen smiling people. Most are in white ritual clothing with orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border and is gesturing with her hands. A microphone stands in the lower right corner, and a small table with a basket and bowls sits at the right edge.