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February 24 2007

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February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24October 07 20062006-10-07A 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.2006-10-08December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of a procession inside a large hall with a white tent ceiling and concrete floor. In the centre, a bespectacled man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a white cloth raised over his head with both hands. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a framed portrait of a saffron-robed, rudraksha-adorned figure seated in meditation. At right, a barefoot man in saffron robes with a white and yellow flower garland and a walking staff walks forward, with a staff-like rod in hand. Behind them are white-clad attendants, a decorated palanquin with a colourful woven canopy, and a garlanded pillar with a striped cloth. Yellow floor markings guide the path.2007-02-24A photograph of a procession at an outdoor ashram-style venue. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk together, one holding a long staff. A woman in a white sari carries a framed painted portrait of a saffron-robed figure seated with a garland. Behind them, a group of white-clad devotees and orange-clad sannyasis move up concrete steps beneath a decorated umbrella with a red and yellow canopy. On the right, a man in an orange robe with a white floral garland walks barefoot, and a large orange-tinted portrait on the wall shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. Orange flags are visible among the crowd.2007-02-24September 02 20152015-09-02December 27 20092009-12-27A crowded indoor hall with cream walls, a white tiled floor and ceiling fans. Many people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas fill the room; several women in orange saris and men with bare torsos and white dhotis dance or move in a loose circle in the centre. Devotees in white and orange stand around the edges. Framed photographs of a deity and ritual scenes hang on the back wall, and a stage with a decorated backdrop and a large portrait is visible at the far end. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2016-09-30A procession walks through an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, decorated pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns and hanging orange lanterns. In the centre, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe, with a sash-like wrap, walks barefoot with a hand on another man's arm. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron robes match the page's presentation cues, so the centre figure is marked as the probable Swamiji. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a cane, and to the right a young man in white with an orange shawl walks. Others in white dhotis, orange shawls and white dresses, including a girl in white, follow across a patterned carpet. A man in a white shirt and dhoti walks at the left edge, and a folded-hands greeter stands at far left.2007-02-15A procession moves down a covered hall with a metal railing and a mat-covered floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks forward, smiling, with a long-haired companion in orange beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate umbrella-like canopies (chhatras) in red, orange and teal with white bird motifs. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric line the hall, and framed portraits hang on the left wall.2009-11-19