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Photograph of a smiling man in orange-saffron sannyasa garments with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl over one shoulder, wearing a red-and-gold flower crown in his hair, a long white and red garland of jasmine and roses with gold beads, and a gold ear stud. He raises his right palm to bless or greet a row of devotees in white shirts who lean in and press hands together at left. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and at right another shaved man in white with tilak and rudraksha mala looks down. A sunlit cream wall and crowd are behind them, with an orange tray at the bottom edge.

2012-05-10 +1 copies

A photograph of a smiling man with a gold beaded headband, white jasmine garland, and bare-shouldered orange-saffron shawl, a red bindi on his forehead, reaching to clasp the outstretched hands of a man in a white shirt. a person: long swept-back hair, gold beaded crown-like headband, saffron shawl and garland, presented as the central figure receiving devotees. Around them, several standing men in white shirts, one with palms pressed together in namaskar and smiling, one wearing glasses with a vibhuti mark, and a man on the right in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. The setting is a plain cream-walled room.

2012-05-08 +2 copies

May 09 2012

2012-05-09 +4 copies

A smiling man in saffron/orange robes wears a gold crown-like headband, a red bindi on his forehead, a white jasmine garland and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck, with gold ear studs. He is turned toward a man in a striped light-blue shirt who reaches toward him, and a crowd of men stands behind them in a plain yellow-walled hall. Several people in the background wear shirts and glasses, and a camera with a screen is visible at the right edge.

2012-05-08 +3 copies

A bearded man in a red-orange turban and rust-red robe with gold trim stands centre on a red carpet, smiling, wearing a long white-and-pink flower garland and a gold necklace, with hands clasped at his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange shawls stand under a decorated canopy with green banana leaves and flowers. One man on the right holds a trident-topped staff, and a cameraman in a white dhoti films at left. Several men press palms together in respectful greeting at the right edge. The person in the centre is a person by appearance: a red-orange turban, gold ornaments and a flower garland, with attendants around him at a ceremonial event.

A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a road lined with onlookers and palm trees. The central man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and two long garlands of white and yellow flowers with red blooms, and he smiles while raising a hand. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes wear rudraksha malas and white-and-ochre forehead markings, while a bald man on the left wears a maroon robe with a white forehead stripe. Spectators in white shirts stand behind and to the side, and a tree and a white building with a colourful cloth canopy appear in the background.

June 05 2012

A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange robe with a thick red and green flower garland, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and a bangle reaches out and places his palm on the head of a devotee with short dark hair in a light blue shirt, who stands with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold their hands in anjali behind them, one wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala. The man in orange has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and smiles. Pink walls and a red-and-white painted pillar with a yellow motif frame the room, and another person with a white-marked forehead is at the right edge. The orange-robed figure is presented as a person by the page cues, though the appearance is only partly consistent with the description, so the identity is uncertain.

Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a yellow canvas awning. A central man with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking, a flower garland of white, red and yellow blooms, and a gold necklace, wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and smiles broadly while reaching out. Men in saffron robes with gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklaces walk beside him, one holding a tray of red flowers. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a teal sari, crowd around on the sides. a person is the central figure, clearly visible as the garlanded man in saffron with distinctive hair and gold adornments.

June 17 2012

2012-06-17 +1 copies

A seated figure in an orange-red turban with a feather-like crest, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace over orange-saffron robes, smiles while receiving an offering from a brass-lidded box held before him. Standing beside him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting, while a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands nearby. Another man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together, and more people are blurred in the background near stone pillars and a golden throne at right. The appearance-based label of the seated figure is Swamiji (probable), based on his orange turban, saffron robes, garlands and gold ornaments, though his identity is not certain.

May 26 2013