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January 20 2009

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Dim evening scene of a devotional gathering. In the foreground, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical mark on his forehead, a bare upper torso and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, seated and facing left toward a gold-coloured ritual object at the left edge. Behind him, several people sit or stand in white and orange clothing, some with hands folded in prayer. A seated man in an orange shawl and light shirt sits to the left, and a person in a patterned garment is partly visible at the right edge.2007-07-24A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. He sits cross-legged on a raised platform with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, and a silver trident-like staff with a flower garland leans beside him. In front, several devotees sit with their backs to the camera, including a woman with a blonde ponytail in white and a dark-haired woman in orange. To the right, a man in a blue shirt with a tilak also folds his hands. The background is a pale marble wall. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style garland with the staff.2006-01-05Side-profile photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair seated outdoors, wearing a draped orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a white vertical mark on his forehead. Behind him, another person in cream clothing with an orange stole sits, and a metal railing and stone wall are visible. Swamiji (probable) is shown in appearance-based terms: long dark hair, saffron shawl and a forehead mark, seated in a ritual gathering setting.2008-07-03January 03 20082008-01-03July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph taken in a dim indoor gathering. In the centre, a smiling man in profile sits with long, swept-back dark hair and a white vertical mark on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron garment draped over his shoulders and a gold necklace. His hands are clasped together at his chest. In the foreground, the back of another man in orange clothing and a gold necklace is visible, with dark curly hair. Behind them, a seated audience in white shirts, orange shawls and lanyards with name badges sits with hands folded in greeting. A patterned orange cloth is visible at the right edge.2007-07-24A seated man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. He sits on a white cushioned seat edged with red fabric, eyes lowered and posture calm, in a hall filled with seated devotees in white and orange clothing. A yellow canopy hangs at the top left, and children in white dhotis sit on the floor near the front.2008-01-03July 05 20082008-07-05A seated person in an orange sleeveless garment with gold-bordered orange cloth wrapped at the waist and an orange towel draped over the white chair armrest, wearing a dark beaded mala necklace and a white forehead mark, eyes lowered with hands folded in the lap, sitting on a white-covered chair on a striped rug. Beside them a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti sits with hands clasped, and a standing person in orange robes and a woman in a blue sari appear in the background, with a camera operator at the top. The person in orange has long swept-back dark hair, a mala, and saffron clothing, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance-based candidate seated in a ceremonial setting.2008-08-03December 31 20082008-12-31A seated man with long, dark, wavy hair wears an orange saffron shawl draped over a sleeveless orange garment and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads across his chest. He has a red bindi and white tripundra-style markings on his forehead and looks off to the side. A second person in orange sits partially visible at the right edge, with another orange-clad figure behind. The setting is a pale yellow wall with a red-trimmed doorway.2008-07-03December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copies