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December 14 2011

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Indoor photo at a hall with bright ceiling lights and blurred onlookers. A man in a red and gold turban and a blue garment, garlanded with white flowers and yellow marigolds, with rudraksha malas and a red tilak, smiles while extending his hand to bless a devotee. Devotees in white and light shirts, one with hands pressed together, bow forward. Monks in white and orange-saffron robes with white tilak marks stand at the right edge. A visitor badge hangs from a devotee's neck. The scene reads as a pada puja event, with devotees touching the feet of the honoured figure. Swamiji (probable) is shown in appearance as the central garlanded figure, wearing a crown-like red turban, blue clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments.2011-12-14A smiling man in a tall red and gold turban with a jewelled central ornament raises one hand in greeting. He wears white and yellow flower garlands over a red-and-gold shawl, with rudraksha bead bracelets on his wrists and a beaded mala. Behind him, a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a sacred forehead mark, and a blurred crowd fills the background. The scene suggests a pada-puja procession at an event.2011-12-14A photograph inside a temple-style hall shows a man in a red and gold turban with a red shawl and a lavender-blue garment, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces and gold bangles, raising one hand in a blessing toward a bowing devotee in a peach striped shirt with hands in anjali. A bald priest in saffron-orange cloth with white sacred markings stands at right, and onlookers in white and grey watch from the left. Behind them are a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and a lit lamp, plus a projector screen. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the red turban and gold necklaces, giving darshan and blessing the devotee.2011-12-06December 14 20112011-12-14December 23 20112011-12-23December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A photo of a padapuja in an indoor hall with ceiling lights and framed pictures on the wall. A figure in a tall maroon turban with a gold trim and a jewelled ornament raises a hand in blessing toward a young man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. The seated-to-standing figure wears a red and white flower garland, a blue garment, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and has red and gold bangles. Beside them stand devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange robes, and a man in white with a red-orange cloth holds a small red offering packet.2011-12-14November 30 20112011-11-30A photograph of a darshan moment in an ashram hall. A man in a deep red turban with gold border and a white jewel, gold necklaces, gold bangles and a violet-blue garment with red and gold border raises his palms outward in blessing toward a line of devotees. Several devotees on the left stand with hands pressed together in anjali, one in a white dhoti and one in a maroon shirt. Yellow and gold floral decorations and a gold-framed backdrop fill the background.2011-11-30December 14 20112011-12-14Photograph of a smiling man in an orange-brown turban with gold stripes, a dark orange-brown robe, a red and white flower garland and a long gold necklace with rudraksha beads, raising his right hand in greeting as he walks through a hall. A young man in a striped white shirt in the foreground presses his palms together in namaste. Behind them, other people in white and dark clothing stand in a crowd near a red curtain and a decorated shrine-like backdrop. The man in the turban shows distinctive ceremonial adornments and orange robes; the page identifies him as Swamiji, and his appearance is consistent with that, so this is a probable candidate. The photo shows a satsang-style gathering.2013-07-05