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August 13 2011

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A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars at left. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas stands smiling with his hand on his chest, beside a golden-yellow arched object with lit edges, resembling a padukas platform. Behind him a group of devotees in white and saffron/orange robes stand with palms pressed together, one man in white holding a camera. A wall display shows a world map titled Nithyananda Vedic Temples and a photo panel. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), standing in person, with the orange turban and rudraksha cues; the page states he is present.2011-08-13May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesA dim temple interior with iron grilles and stone pillars. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a white forehead band, gold earrings and armbands, wears a saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace while his palms are pressed together in greeting. Beside him an elderly bald priest in saffron and gold-bordered cloth with a white forehead band and white ash marks on his arms holds his hands folded. To the left a man in orange holds a tray of marigold garlands, and a man in orange with rudraksha beads stands nearby. Behind them, a photographer raises a camera and several people in white and orange stand among hanging lamps. Swamiji is a probable match for the smiling man in the foreground, based on his long hair, saffron robe, jewelled ornaments and rudraksha-style beads.2012-07-24A photo inside a dim temple hall with stone pillars and a metal grille. In the foreground a smiling person with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak and a red-orange sleeveless robe with gold-edged waistband stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing layered beaded necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala and armlets. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes stand; one older man with a white headband and white ash markings holds a mala and a garland-laden tray, and another holds a bundle of flowers. Other devotees in white dhotis stand in the background, and a bright lamp glows at the right edge. The setting suggests a temple visit with devotees gathered.2012-07-24A smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap stands at the centre of a temple interior with cream and gold marbled walls and white carved door frames. He wears a red flower-bud headband, a red bindi, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a white thread necklace, and a red-beaded bracelet on his raised arm. He has swept-back dark hair and is leaning slightly toward a shaved-headed man on the left, who reaches toward him. Behind him, a second man in orange garments and a rudraksha-beaded mala holds up beads, and a white-robed priest with a yellow sash stands at right. Several devotees in checked and striped shirts crowd the foreground. A gilded throne-like chair and a small shrine with a framed picture appear at left.2012-05-18A photo taken inside a temple colonnade with stone pillars and an open wooden doorway at right. A central man in an orange-saffron dhoti-wrap with a large rudraksha mala and a silver necklace, wearing a maroon-red beaded headband and gold earring, gestures with his right hand while speaking; he appears to be a person based on the distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha malas and beaded headband cues. A shaven-headed man at left in saffron robes and rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead, looks on, and a man in orange holds a phone. Around them a crowd of men, a woman and children press close, several visibly watching the speaker.2012-05-31 +1 copiesA smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange sleeveless robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a long string of rudraksha beads over his chest and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing lanyards and a pendant, press forward near a white building with a metal grille window. Probable Swamiji in saffron turban and rudraksha mala greeting devotees, with the crowd in white clothing behind him.2008-07-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a large outdoor pavilion with a metal roof and bright hazy light, where a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands in an assembly. In the centre-right, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears a red-orange turban, a gold-bead garland and a saffron-and-gold shawl, with red beaded bracelets on her wrist, and her hands are joined in namaste. A bearded man in orange robes stands beside her with folded hands, and a bald older man in orange robes stands nearby. At the far right, a man in a white kurta with glasses joins his hands, and another man in a red turban and wooden beads stands at the edge. Behind them, a backdrop with blue and red panels and banana leaves suggests a satsang gathering.2015-01-13A photograph inside a temple hall during a darshan-style blessing. A smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on his arm, places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with palms pressed together in anjali. Other devotees stand with hands folded, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a yellow border is at right, and a gilded deity murti with floral decorations and a colourful backdrop are visible behind.2011-12-10May 07 20122012-05-07 +2 copiesA photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls and ceiling lights. In the left foreground a brass deity murti or ceremonial metal object decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands sits on a dark red cloth. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands in profile with hands folded at his waist, wearing a large crown-like wrap. Beside him stands an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland held in his hands. Behind them a man in white clothes smiles, and a framed portrait of two saints in orange hangs on the wall. A person in white with dark curly hair and an orange shawl is partly visible in the right foreground. Several other men in white and yellow clothes are visible in the background.2006-10-15May 11 20162016-05-11