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August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India

Indoor photo of an evening event under a tent with bunting and framed portraits along the back wall. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red sleeveless top with an orange shawl and smiles while handing a fruit to a bowing older man in white shirt and dhoti, with rimless glasses and a rudraksha mala, who cups his hands to receive it. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with name badges, stand around, and a seated man in an orange shawl is at lower left. A possible in-person candidate in the red top and orange shawl, identifiable only by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl, so labelled as a probable Swamiji candidate with uncertainty.

Indoor hall photograph of a ritual exchange on a red carpet with green edging. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a dark bead mala and pendant stands and offers items cupped in his hands to a seated man in a sleeveless red top and orange shawl, who receives them over a small cardboard box. To the left, a standing person in orange robes stands beside a tripod. Behind, a woman in white sari stands near a table, and several seated people in white and coloured clothes sit on the floor. Ceiling fans, banners on the upper left wall, framed portraits and a red-orange decorative pillar complete the setting.

Indoor photo at an ashram hall with ceiling fans and banners behind. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a large garland of white and red flowers stands at right, smiling and extending his hand toward a man in white. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand near him, one holding a small red object, and a woman in a white sari with a red border and a shawl watches at the back. a person: the bare-chested figure in orange with rudraksha malas and a garland matches the cues. Several other devotees stand in the background.

A photograph inside a hall with seated devotees in the background and ceiling fans overhead. On the right, a person with long dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless robe and a white flower garland, extends both hands toward a man in a white shirt who holds a red fruit or offering. Beside them, a woman in a teal sari with gold earrings and a necklace watches with hands folded. On the far left, a man in an orange garment stands with a hand on the white-shirted man's back. Name badges are visible on the shirts. a person appears in the red robe with long hair and garland, presiding over the exchange of an offering, and the in-person candidate is in the foreground; appearance is uncertain.

A seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe and a white flower garland sits on a white cushion, holding a red apple and reaching toward a red tray of fruit and offerings. Facing them, an older man with grey hair and a grey beard, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with red-edged border, bends forward with cupped hands to receive a red apple. Behind them, a younger attendant in white clothes with a yellow shawl, and another person in orange, watch. A window with a grille is visible at the upper right.

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and orange-red wrap with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt. Around him several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in an orange-walled hall with framed photographs and text panels on the wall and a metal railing in front. A man in a white shirt holds a small red object and a paper. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing stands at the right edge.

July 12 2009

A photograph inside a bright green-walled room with a wall clock and a chandelier. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red thread on his wrist, bends forward to receive a red apple from a young woman in an orange top with a pink, yellow and red flower garland in her hair. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes and a large pendant-bead mala stands watching, and an orange-clad monastic and a crowd of onlookers fill the background. Several people in orange and white attire stand nearby.

January 03 2015

Indoor photograph in a tiled hall with wooden windows and a brown sofa at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, one hand raised over the head of a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-and-gold border who kneels and holds out red fruit or offerings. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a yellow shawl, white flower garland and red fruit kneels, extending a red fruit. Behind, a woman in a maroon sari and a young man in white sit or kneel, one holding a red fruit. A standing man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at far left. The scene resembles a blessing exchange with fruit offerings on a patterned carpet.

A photograph of an indoor ashram gathering under a decorated tent-style canopy with striped and patterned pillars. On the right, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a dark sash is being greeted by a devotee's hand on his shoulder, while another monk in orange holds a silver tray with a small lamp and offerings. On the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a folded paper, and a man in white stands beside him. Another man in white and a boy are visible in the background among other attendees.