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Two men stand in a yellow-walled room offering respects before a life-size cutout depiction of a smiling figure in an orange and yellow robe with an orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala and layered flower garlands in red, pink and white. The man in the center, in a beige jacket, raises his right hand to his forehead while his left hand holds a small offering. The man at left, in a white shirt and glasses, looks on. Framed photographs on the walls show orange-robed figures and a caption reading 1994 and Vedanta and Tantra Guru Mahayogi related text. The setting resembles an ashram display room.

December 20 2006

December 11 2009

February 11 2003

Indoor photo in a plain room with a corrugated metal ceiling. At left, a glass-fronted wooden case holds a life-size statue of a seated sannyasi in orange robes, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and raised hand in blessing. In front stands a gilded framed portrait of a young figure in orange robes with a flower garland, hand raised, against tree roots; a yellow flower rests on the frame. Four men stand to the right: one in a brown shirt and cream shawl, one with a long beard in white ritual clothing with a marigold and red flower garland and orange cloth, and one in white with a red garland. Hanging brass items are visible near the ceiling.

2010-10-04 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor exhibition stall under a corrugated tin roof with bamboo poles and strings of marigold garlands. Four men stand on red ground in front of colourful draped panels: three in white shirts and light trousers, one in a white shirt with dark trousers facing away and holding a paper. A large vertical banner shows a smiling figure with long hair, a white turban, a rudraksha mala and white robes, labelled with Tamil text reading Dhyanapeetam. Below it, a white banner with a numbered blue sign reads ATTUR 17. Other banners show grids of small photographs, a second turbaned portrait, and a long Tamil text panel listing meditation benefits beside a timing schedule. A signboard at the right reads VILLUPURAM 18.

August 03 2008

A photograph of devotees in white clothes viewing a photo exhibition inside a decorated hall. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the foreground, one wearing a beaded necklace, and a man with grey hair in white clothing stands behind them. Walls display rows of framed photographs on blue and pink boards, with silver tinsel garlands and fairy lights hanging along the display. On the right, a framed photo shows a deity murti decorated with garlands. A few other people stand at the left edge. No identifiable a person appears in the scene.

A photograph inside a museum-style room with glass display cabinets holding framed photographs and documents. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a dark wooden rudraksha mala stands centre, gesturing toward the cabinet while speaking. Around him, a group of seated and standing monastics in orange and saffron robes listen attentively, some bald, one with a grey beard, and a woman with hair in a bun at the lower centre. Above the cabinets hangs a dark blue banner with gold lettering and a framed painting on the wall.

August 08 2009

Indoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees gathered around a glass display cabinet inside a hall lined with ceremonial spears and tridents. A young man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and red forehead mark stands at the left of the cabinet, holding a plastic water bottle. Beside him an older bearded man in a light pink-orange wrap and another man in orange clothes look on. On the right, bald men in orange and peach robes and a woman in a light peach sari press close, and a bald man in white dhoti in the foreground points toward the cabinet. Inside the cabinet are a framed photograph and small objects. Several people in the back wear orange turbans. The swami role is only indicated by robes; no appearance-based candidate is clearly distinguishable.