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August 15 2010

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A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walking across an orange-carpeted stage at an indoor hall with orange walls. Behind him, several devotees in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. An ornate gold-and-red throne sits at the right of the stage, and a tray with a kalasha-like silver dish and offerings lies in the foreground. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at left, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala and a pale cap stands at right. A banner at the upper left shows photographs and text about a spiritual awakening. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in saffron robes and rudraksha mala is the central subject, walking toward the stage.2010-08-26A man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in the centre on a red carpet walkway, wearing an orange saffron robe and a multi-strand gold beaded necklace. Behind him, a line of people in white and light clothing stands along metal railings. On the right, a woman in an orange-red striped top presses her palms together in anjali, and an older woman in a white-and-red sari stands beside her. Colourful woven hanging banners decorate the pillars. Several dozen people are visible in the background.2010-08-15A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a large gold-coloured garland walking down a red carpet runner between metal railings in a hall with terracotta-coloured walls. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl walks with bare feet. Devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands folded in anjali mudra and some bow low, including women in white and a man in a white shirt at right. A woman in white bends forward at far left. Colourful pillars and a tiled roof frame the hall, with an open doorway and palm trees beyond. a person: the saffron-robed man with long hair and a gold garland is the visible central figure, walking as a guest of honour.2010-08-15September 12 20102010-09-12Three men walk along a red carpet lined with metal railings in an orange-walled hall decorated with flower garlands and colourful tapered pillar covers. The central man has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl and robe, and he walks with his hands held at his waist. The man on the left, bald and bare-chested, wears a white dhoti and a white shawl. The man on the right, shaved-headed, wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala and a pendant. A framed text panel and a portrait with printed captions hang on the wall behind them, and a broom is visible at the right edge.2010-10-17A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel railings. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks forward down a red carpet runner, followed by a man in white with a saffron sash and a man in white with a yellow shawl. Others in white, saffron and yellow clothing walk along the side aisles on woven mats, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a young girl in yellow walk to the left. Printed posters and framed pictures hang on the white wall at right.2010-07-10December 21 20102010-12-21July 21 20102010-07-21April 07 20112011-04-07A man with long swept-back dark hair stands barefoot in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands pressed together at his waist, on a red carpet with a blue-and-white striped mat border inscribed with text. Behind him a row of devotees in white and orange clothing stand with palms joined in namaskar under a corrugated metal roof. A gold-trimmed red cushioned seat sits at the left edge, a tripod-mounted video camera is at right, and a red sign on the orange wall reads that more than 20,000 people in 247 countries are having darshan. The scene resembles a public satsang gathering.2010-11-03A procession inside a covered temple corridor with a red carpet runner and metal railings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a shaved-forehead tilak wears a yellow dhoti and a long beaded garland, walking barefoot with hands folded, beneath a red, green and yellow fringed ceremonial parasol. Around him, men in orange robes and white dhotis walk, one holding a video camera. Women in cream and white saris and a few in western dress stand along the railing, hands folded in greeting. Colourful decorated pillars line the corridor and a deity shrine glows with lamps at the far end, while framed photographs hang on the right wall.2010-12-23A photograph of a central hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with tall cylindrical pillars in patterned blue, red and yellow. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long flower garland walks barefoot down a red carpet, smiling, with a white-robed attendant beside him holding an orange shawl. Standing along the sides, devotees in white and yellow clothing and women in saris watch, with an attendant in a white dhoti and yellow shawl at the right edge. A metal railing lines the path.2010-08-19