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A dim indoor photograph of a doorway in a white-walled hall with a fluorescent tube light above. A man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala stands centre, palms pressed together in greeting, walking toward the viewer. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange-bordered shawls, some with hands folded, one kneeling in front. Two men in white shirts and dhotis at right stand with palms joined. Metal scaffolding and a stage backdrop frame the right side, with a partial portrait of a woman in red at the edge. Six or more people are visible.

A photograph inside a large tent-like hall with a light grey ceiling and hanging woven cylindrical banners with red, black and yellow patterns and tassels. A man with long dark hair and a broad smile wears a saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot across the concrete floor, hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him a line of people in white ritual clothing stands with palms joined, including a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and women in white sarees, one with a green embroidered border. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the orange robe, identified by the saffron robe and long swept-back hair; he is shown as a participant greeted by the line.

A photograph taken inside a plain whitewashed building through an open doorway. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a light garland of beads around his neck, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a few people in white dhotis and white saris follow, and a colourful ornate umbrella or canopy is visible outside the doorway. Fluorescent light fixtures and metal scaffolding frame the room.

December 30 2009

A hall with a white tent ceiling and hanging orange and patterned banners. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair walks down the centre aisle toward the doorway, hands pressed together in namaste. To the right, a row of women in white saris with black beads stand with hands joined in prayer, some with long braids. A blue cloth runs along the floor, and a small altar or painted figure is visible near the back wall.

A photograph of a long covered walkway with a red carpet, lined on the left by a metal railing and devotees with palms pressed together in namaste. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti, a bare upper body with a shawl draped over the shoulder and a garland of beads or flowers, walks forward smiling with hands folded in greeting. Several women in white, cream and saffron-toned clothes stand along the rail, some in sarees, with hands raised in prayer. Yellow paper streamers hang from the ceiling frame. A figure in the foreground on the right is partly visible in light striped cloth. The scene suggests a darshan or greeting procession. a person appears as the walking man in orange with long hair, mala and gold-toned armlets.

Photograph taken from inside a doorway of a red-brick building looking into a covered hall with a white pillar and a sloping metal roof. In the centre, a man in orange robes holds an open book or booklet with an orange cover, standing barefoot in front of a bed-like table. Around him, several men wear orange robes, one with a full beard in orange, and others wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow scarves. In the foreground, two people stand with their backs to the camera, one in orange and one in white with an orange shawl. The central figure has short dark hair, is clean-shaven, and wears an orange shawl; no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown or malas are clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.

A photo at a temple doorway, with an ornate stone entrance and dark wooden doors with metal fittings. A bearded man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and wearing a gold armlet, walks at left looking toward the right. Center, a man in a bright red-orange wrap with a red hood and face painted with white markings wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red shawl, several men in orange robes and a few devotees follow through the doorway toward a lit inner sanctum with a golden grille.

December 28 2006

A photograph of a group walking through a red-framed doorway at an ashram building with red barred gates on either side. Several people wear orange saffron robes; one man in front has long dark hair, orange robe and a matching orange shawl, holding his hand near his face, with a second man beside him in beige robes and a cream shawl. On the right a figure in an orange turban and orange wrap stands at the threshold, and a woman in orange sari with red border walks on the left. Shoes are lined on wooden shelves at right, and a corrugated roof is visible overhead. Swamiji (probable): the man with long hair and orange robes in the centre, consistent with the page's reference to a visit, appearance-based only.

March 03 2011

December 28 2006