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November 17 2009

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, holding a small white card and reading it while standing in a hall. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and his hair is long and swept back, a distinctive cue for the a person candidate. To his left, a line of women and a girl in white and yellow clothing stand with palms pressed together or hands folded. One woman in a white top has a rudraksha mala. A young person in white with a pendant stands holding a silver plate with small orange and red items. Another person in orange and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand behind. A silver tray with offerings is visible at the lower right, and orange and white banners hang from the ceiling in the background.

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

November 17 2009

Indoor devotional gathering in which a smiling man in a white shirt with a small blue badge presses his palms together in namaste while receiving or holding a small folded white card-like item from a woman in an orange sleeveless top with her dark hair in a low ponytail, who extends her hand toward him. Behind him a man in white with a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala, and a horizontal white-and-red tilak on his forehead looks down. A woman in white stands at the left edge with a rudraksha mala and bangles, and several people in white are visible in the background near draped dark curtains. No candidate for a person is visibly present in this scene.

A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a projection screen behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and ornate gold beaded necklaces, stands on the right holding a red thread or mala and smiling as he reaches toward devotees. Beside him a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with gold items. On the left, several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one man in white kneels in front with hands folded. A yellow and blue decorative hanging appears at the top left. The left and right figures are devotees and attendants; the central figure with the long hair and gold necklaces is the swami-like figure in the scene.

A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.

Photograph of a devotional event indoors with a crowd of standing devotees. Centre right, a man with long dark hair, a small red bindi, a saffron-orange garment over bare shoulders and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a small white paper or envelope in both hands and looks down at it. Nearby, a woman in a yellow sari with a red bindi and folded hands stands among others; a man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow-and-white striped shawl stand at left in the foreground, and a man in a purple shirt stands between them. Warm blurred lights and orange-robed figures fill the background.

A photograph of a devotional moment indoors. A man with long, swept-back curly hair tied in a knot and wearing a saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl leans forward smiling over a white-covered table with fruit and small offerings. Beside him a young girl with hair tied back leans in closely over the table, while a man with short hair and a beard in white clothing bends down smiling on the right. Two women in white and a pink-bordered sari stand behind, one wearing a beaded mala necklace. A saffron-robed figure with long hair and a distinctive shawl matches the page's identification, with appearance cues including saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) presence, seated in the role of an officiant receiving offerings.

Night outdoor darshan event with a large crowd behind a raised orange-cushioned seat. A person in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe, with long dark hair, places a hand on the head of a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala who bows with palms joined. Nearby a woman in a pink patterned sari with a mala holds her hands in anjali, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind, and a tray of red apples sits in front. Strings of lights and tall decorative towers glow in the background.

November 12 2010

A photograph inside a white tented hall with striped decorative pillars and draped white fabric overhead. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair gestures with his raised hand toward a young woman in a white sari-style garment who holds a small brass plate. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands with his hands together, and a bald man in white with an orange scarf and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and casual clothes stand in the background near tables. A red cloth-draped seat is visible at the right. The seated saffron-clad figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.