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December 29 2010

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A photograph of a whitewashed hall with a red-tiled floor and red-framed windows, where a group of people in white and saffron clothing move about. In the foreground, two men in orange saffron robes walk across the room; the figure on the left wears a long rudraksha mala and bare shoulders, while the one beside him wears an orange robe draped over his shoulder. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris, some carrying steel plates, stand near a stainless steel table holding large pots and bowls, and plastic chairs line the room.

Inside a bare white-walled room with a tiled floor and a barred window, a man in saffron dhoti and orange head cloth with a long beard and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot with palms raised in blessing, facing a seated or kneeling figure. A white-clad man with his back to the camera and a gold necklace watches. A woman in a white sari with a bowed head holds a basket of fruit and folds her hands in prayer beside a brass oil lamp, a plate of fruit and flower petals on the floor. An attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers at the left edge. The scene reads as a blessing or puja performed during the inauguration of a new room.

July 08 2009

Indoor photograph of a kitchen-like room with red-trimmed walls and a red-tiled floor. Four men stand in an open doorway and nearby, all in saffron-orange sannyasi clothing. A bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands at left in the doorway. A man with long, curly dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange wrap and stands centre. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands with his back partly turned. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl stands with folded arms near a steel counter. A white refrigerator, a stainless steel sink and kitchen equipment fill the background. Four people are visible.

A photograph taken indoors in a home with pink walls and a framed picture above a doorway. A long-haired man in an orange robe wears a thick white flower garland and a gold bead necklace, smiling as he walks forward past a stainless steel refrigerator. Behind him a second man in an orange robe carries a gold trident-shaped staff wrapped in pink cloth. At left, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and pendant stands smiling. Other people are visible in the doorway behind them.

August 09 2007

A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a corrugated metal roof and a tiled floor, apparently a kitchen or service room with steel pots and a gas burner on a side table. A smiling man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange sannyasi-style cloth draped over a sleeveless saffron garment and a long garland of white, yellow and purple flowers with orange accents, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with a purple border and a yellow shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala, smiles toward him. In the background a man in white dhoti stands with hands joined in greeting, and another man in white stands near a stove. Framed pictures and a small brass lamp sit on a wall shelf at left, and a small framed picture hangs on the back wall. Swamiji (probable) is described by his saffron clothing, long hair and flower garland as a central figure greeted at the ashram kitchen.

A photograph of a covered corridor in an ashram-like building with white walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl, with a red-and-orange turban, stands in a doorway. Two men in white clothes face away from the camera, one wearing an orange-and-white checked shawl over his shoulder, the other with a bare upper body and a white cloth. Sacks, a black plastic bag and stacked red-and-yellow mats sit on the floor in the foreground, with a table holding plastic containers and bags to the right. Three people are visible in the scene.

May 08 2012

July 28 2008

Indoor photograph in a tiled hall with a grilled window and a dark wall board. Three people walk across the floor. The central figure, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wears a plain saffron-orange robe and holds his hands together in front of him, smiling. To the left, a woman in a white dress with an orange scarf carries a garland of yellow and pink flowers. To the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala walks past. A small fire pit sits on the floor in the foreground.