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September 12 2010

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Outdoor temple shrine scene with a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and red sacred thread at left, and a white-clad priest holding a silver plate of offerings at right. Centre, a figure in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace extends a hand toward a small tray or a man in cream kurta who presses palms together with a folded notebook. Behind them stands a white bull statue (nandi) and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and gold trim under a shrine canopy. Several people are visible, about four to five, with the central saffron-robed figure's role unclear from appearance alone.

A photograph of an indoor gathering under a fabric canopy with a decorated pole hung with an orange cloth. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe with a red-and-saffron sash and smiles while raising his hand toward a standing man in a white shirt who holds fruit in cupped hands. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around them, and on the right a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold-coloured items. Around eight people are visible in total.

November 14 2010

A photograph of a public event indoors under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-and-maroon cloth, with a rudraksha mala across his chest, smiles while a devotee in a white shirt reaches toward him. An attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Other people in white and striped shirts and children stand around, with a banner and orange fabric in the background. a person: the long swept hair, orange cloth, and rudraksha mala are visible cues, and the page says he is present. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.

A photograph inside a covered hall with orange-painted walls and decorated pillars. A man in saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a bare chest/shoulder covering, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward an elderly man in white who bows with hands folded. Beside them a monk in saffron with a shaved head holds a golden kalasha-like vessel on an orange cloth. A younger man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at the railing, and a man in white kurta stands in the background. Several people are visible in the room. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-clad figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and blessing gesture, identified by appearance cues, not by face.

A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with striped decorative pillars and white canopy draping. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding a folded white card. Beside him a devotee in a white dhoti with a multicoloured-striped shawl folds his hands in greeting. A monastic in saffron stands at right holding a silver tray with gold ornaments and offerings. Several men in white dhotis, some with gold chains, stand around, and an official-looking man in a grey shirt with glasses stands at left.

September 17 2010

A photograph of a temple-side ritual setting under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging green leaf and flower garlands. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead mala with gold ornaments, smiles while raising his palms together in greeting toward devotees. Several devotees in white shirts, dhotis and a white shawl stand before him with hands folded; the foreground holds a brass tray of silver-toned vessels and a bald priest in white and maroon-bordered cloth is seen from behind. Behind, an ornate stone shrine with gold-coloured arches and orange cloth draping sets the temple scene. Probable Swamiji cues: long dark hair, saffron clothing, bead mala and gold necklace, shown greeting devotees.

A photograph of a temple-hall darshan under a corrugated metal roof with hanging lights. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala extends his hand to devotees along a steel railing. Beside him, an orange-robed attendant with a shaved head holds a silver tray. Devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts press palms together or reach out to touch the offering. Several white-clad young men wear sacred thread and ceremonial gold necklaces.

A photograph of a devotional greeting in a tented hall with colourful striped pillar banners. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment with a gold-toned trim and ornamental necklaces receives a fruit or offering from a bald man on the right, who wears an orange robe and holds a silver tray with offerings and a flower. Several men on the left, one in white with a rudraksha mala, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene reads as a sarva darshan greeting, with the saffron-clad figure in the central position receiving devotees. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklaces on the central figure, who is receiving offerings and greetings.

A photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. A man in a long-sleeved white shirt on the left presses his palms together in greeting beside a railing. Another man in an orange sannyasi robe on the right holds a tray with a purple box and gold bangles, and a man in a light cream dhoti stands behind. A small framed image hangs on the orange wall at left.