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Photo inside an open-sided dining pavilion with a corrugated roof, metal trusses and hanging fluorescent tubes. Four people laugh together in the foreground: a bearded man on the left in orange robes with a maroon sash, a smiling young man in white kurta with an orange shawl at centre, and two men in orange robes on the right, one with his hand raised mid-gesture. Behind them, white plastic chairs and steel serving trays are set on tables, with more people and a woman in yellow and white at the back. No one here is identified by face; the scene shows monastic-style orange clothing at a shared meal.

Four smiling men in orange and saffron robes stand together under an orange-roofed open dining pavilion with metal trusses and fluorescent tube lights. The man on the left has a full dark beard and a red tilak, and is raising a hand in greeting. Beside him a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl laughs with his hand raised. Two men on the right in orange clothing smile broadly, one with a wristwatch and a red tilak. Behind them, people sit at long tables with steel plates and white plastic chairs. No a person candidate is distinguishable by the cues required for identification, so the men are described by role only as devotees.

August 09 2007

Three smiling men stand together on a white and blue-striped stone staircase outdoors. The man in the centre has long dark hair tied back, a sleeveless orange top and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, and he is laughing broadly. To his left, a young man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead. To the right, a man in an orange wrap and a maroon undergarment looks sideways and smiles.

A photograph taken indoors in a large hall with exposed rafters and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban with a red dot on the forehead stands at right, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant, gesturing with open hands as he speaks. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing glasses and white ash markings on his forehead, listens attentively. Between them, a bearded man in a yellow garment with a green border and beaded necklaces holds a small camera. Behind them are small wooden shrine canopies decorated with green and multicoloured hanging beads and garlands, and a man in a brown jacket stands at right.

Indoor scene in a large hall with yellow walls, exposed red roof beams and an overhead chain hoist on a metal frame. Four men stand in conversation. On the left, a smiling man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, faces the group. Next to him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and white shirt, wearing a black crossbody bag and rudraksha malas, gestures with his hand. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on the right: the nearer one is bald and bearded with a beaded necklace, the other bearded with a saffron cloth over his shoulder. A partly visible man in red at the far right wears glasses. Plastic chairs and equipment are visible in the background.

A candid photo of three men in orange saffron robes seated at a long table covered with a blue patterned cloth, with a steel tumbler, a white paper cup and a green banana leaf with food on it. In the centre, a man with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala speaks and gestures with an open hand toward a bald man with a grey beard at left. At right, a man in an orange turban with a yellow-green band and ornate beaded necklaces listens. Behind them are white draped fabric, a red lattice panel and a wall fan in a plain hall.

A photograph of a group walking through a bright white-walled hall with a corrugated roof. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in an orange robe with an orange turban and a silver chain walks alongside. On the right, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with yellow edging and a beaded mala walks and looks ahead. Behind them, more saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad men follow through the open doorway, and a few men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.

A photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron shawl and bare upper torso, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white ash line with a red dot on his forehead, placing his right hand on the head of a devotee in white clothes. Several devotees in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads smiles. Palm-leaf decorations hang from a corrugated metal roof overhead. The man in the central saffron shawl matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, and is shown giving blessings to devotees in an ashram setting.

2010-11-14 +1 copies

A candid photograph inside a tiled-floor hall with white walls, a corrugated ceiling and ceiling fans, rows of black chairs with red seats. Three men in saffron-orange robes walk toward the viewer: the one on the left has a grey-streaked beard, glasses and a rudraksha-style pendant, the middle man smiles with his hands near his chest, and the man on the right with long dark hair and an orange shawl raises his palm in a blessing gesture. Behind them a figure in white and another in a yellow-and-white shawl stand near a carved wooden screen with framed pictures on the wall. The image is slightly blurred from motion. a person candidate appearance is inconclusive, so the identity is left unsure.

February 15 2013

2013-02-15 +2 copies

A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched and metal-framed shelter shows a smiling man at left wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed and laughing. Behind him stand several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with orange shawls, several laughing and smiling, and a person in white holds a video camera. A red-painted wall and bamboo blinds are visible in the background, with a small tray of offerings at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala) appears laughing at left, with devotees in orange shawls around him.