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A photograph inside a temple interior with a stone floor. A bald man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, looking down. A central man in white shirt and white dhoti wears an orange shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala; his appearance does not clearly match distinctive a person cues, so he is described by role as a devotee in ritual attire. Several men in white and orange cloth sit on the floor around them, smiling. A man at right in an orange robe sits in front of a Leica camera on a tripod-mounted video rig operated by a cameraman in white. A deity shrine with colourful decorations is visible in the background. The scene shows a group in white and orange clothing gathered during a temple visit.

December 29 2008

A photograph inside a temple hall with dark wooden ceiling beams and stone pillars. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-red saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, and he is smiling. A white-clad man stands at left with hands joined, and a woman in a maroon sari with glasses stands beside him. Behind them, saffron-robed men with orange-and-white forehead marks and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala gather. A floral garland hangs on a trident-topped pillar at centre, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at left. A man in a striped red and blue shirt photographs from the foreground. The central figure has distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha and gold necklace cues, consistent with a person presence in the scene.

January 30 2010

Photograph of a temple corridor with a granite wall carved with deity reliefs, decorated with marigold garlands and green leaf festoons. In the foreground a young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, an orange-and-white beaded garland and a long saffron wrap; he stands beside an elderly bearded man in an orange robe with a green-bordered cloth, who looks up at the carvings. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis stand watching, and a video camera operator is visible at left. Several people are visible in the crowd.

October 08 2016

Outdoor photo at a riverbank festival with a large crowd in orange and saffron clothing. In the centre, a smiling man wears a saffron shawl, a red tilak on his forehead and a pale bead mala, and holds a brass kalasha decorated with white flowers and green mango leaves toward a shirtless man with a flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a white-painted forehead stands in front of a tall bearded man in orange with a red tilak. Behind them, more devotees in orange and white crowd the water's edge, with tents and a dark camera lens in the foreground. Water and a sandy bank form the background. Several people here appear as distinct figures, so the crowd is best counted as 21-100.

Photo inside a dim stone temple hall where several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a group. In the centre, a man in a red-orange shawl over a bare upper body wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant and has a white forehead mark; he holds pink lotus flowers. Beside him an older bearded sannyasi in orange robes with red vibhuti marks holds a metal vessel of pink and white flowers. To the left, a sannyasi in deep orange bows with his hands clasped toward the group. Around them devotees in white dhotis and saris stand, one young girl in a dark dress kneels in the foreground, and a hanging ornamental lamp with a lotus-like form hangs from the ceiling. A prominent kalasha or ritual gesture is visible. The scene suggests a temple darshan with flower offerings.

August 02 2008

A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair and a long gold-bead necklace, smiles and gestures on an orange armchair with an orange cloth draped over the armrest and a red cushion behind him. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala looks down toward him, holding a yellow fruit. In front, kneeling devotees in white clothes touch or bow toward a red cloth bundle decorated with yellow marigold petals, and an elderly man in white folds his hands in namaste at left. Video cameras, a still camera and a photographer in yellow stoles stand behind, with white jasmine garlands at the lower right and palm trees and a low building in the background.

Photograph of a doorway at a healing centre opening, decorated with white jasmine garlands, banana leaves and a red-and-white hanging. In the centre, a smiling figure in a long saffron-orange robe, wearing a multi-strand flower garland of red and white blossoms, is greeted by men in white shirts and dhotis. A man in a red-and-gold shawl reaches toward the robed figure, and a man with a camera on the left films the entrance. The figure's long, swept-back hair and saffron robe are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), appearing in person at the doorway. Several men in white and a man in a pink shirt crowd the threshold.