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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and hanging leaf-shaped decorations. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and wrap stands centre, holding papers and receiving greetings from two women with palms pressed together, one in a white sari and one in a beige-and-maroon sari with a long braid. Behind a metal rail, devotees in white dhotis, light shirts and a yellow-scarved attendant in white stand with hands folded. A decorated pillar and a painted lion-like figure appear at right. The saffron-robed man shows appearance-based cues of a person (saffron robe, long swept-back hair), with his presence in the event consistent with the page.

A photograph taken under a corrugated metal roof at a temple-like hall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare upper arm stands centre, raising one hand toward a line of devotees. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, line a steel railing and reach toward him. On the right, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl holds a shallow orange tray with a white card. Behind them is a shrine with a colourful deity murti framed by a golden arch. A banner on the left reads about the spiritual life of great masters. The scene looks like a darshan or blessing gathering.

Outdoor-covered satsang gathering under a corrugated roof with orange-painted walls. A bright vertical banner with a dove motif stands at left beside a printed information panel. Several saffron-robed monastics sit near the centre, one wearing orange cloth and mala beads, another bald with bead necklaces in white. A man in orange shawl reaches forward toward seated devotees with palms pressed together, while others in white clothes fold their hands in namaste. A cameraman films from the right beside an orange curtain and a red railing. Crowd of devotees fills the foreground, many in white.

Photo of three saffron-robed sannyasis standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra on a concrete floor beside a red carpet. The man on the left has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange wrap; the centre man wears a rudraksha mala and wristwatch; the right man has short hair, a red bindi and a draped orange cloth. Behind them stand several men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a yellow shawl, under a wall banner with photographs of Sri Ramana Maharishi, Yogi Ram Suratkumar and Sri Annamalai Swamigal alongside printed biographical text.

Photograph of a crowded indoor room with a corrugated metal ceiling and whitewashed walls. A man in an orange saffron shawl and a gold-beaded necklace stands at center with short dark hair and a red mark on his forehead, facing a group of devotees, among them women with long braids in red, pink and yellow saffron-toned saris and a man in a white shirt. Behind them on the wall are framed printed photographs and a text panel. A dark-haired woman in a white sweater stands at left, and a bearded older man in glasses stands at right. A rolled orange cloth hangs on the wall. Appearance-based probable identity: the orange-clad central man wearing a gold-beaded necklace matches a person by orange clothing and ornaments, though the cues are limited.

A photograph inside a temple hall with a red carpet runway and orange-painted walls. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a woman in a bright orange saree light small oil lamps on a metal plate placed on a steel table, as devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand behind them with folded hands. A younger woman in a mustard-yellow saree stands beside the orange-clad woman. Decorative hanging yellow and red ornaments and painted pillars line the ceiling. A printed panel on the wall reads about a spiritual awakening, and a small kalasha-like vessel rests on a counter at right. Five to six visible people in total.

A photograph of a shaded temple courtyard where devotees stand at a metal railing with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at the front, holding an open book or papers in one hand and touching the head of a devotee with the other. Beside him, a monk in orange holds a brass vessel on an orange cloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis with red-striped borders and white ritual markings on their foreheads stand near a shrine with a decorated deity murti under a red and gold canopy. An orange and blue banner with printed text hangs on the left wall.

A procession inside a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and a concrete floor. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes carries a brass vessel garlanded with white and yellow flowers and topped with green leaves. Beside him, a bearded man in white robes walks with palms pressed together in namaste. A third man with long hair and a full beard, in orange robes, walks on the right. Behind them a larger group of people in white and yellow-scarfed clothing follows. Colourful painted striped pillars stand along the walls, a gilded animal figure with a red base is at the right edge, and framed photographs and text panels hang on the walls.

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. A long-haired person in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala stands at the centre, smiling and gesturing with an extended hand toward a group of devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis have their palms pressed together in anjali, one holding a small booklet. Two shaved-headed men in orange shawls stand nearby, and a shaved-headed man in orange is in the lower right foreground. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands in an altar area, and framed photo panels hang on the wall. The long-haired figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.

2010-09-07 +1 copies

December 18 2009

July 21 2010