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A photograph of an indoor hall with beige walls, ceiling light panels and rows of brown folding chairs on a tiled floor with red carpet runners. In the centre a barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, wearing a long pink and white flower garland, walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a red shawl and gold-bordered cloth presses his hands together, and a woman in a red sari stands behind. Lined along the right, seated and standing devotees in casual clothes, a grey-bearded man in a checked shirt, a woman in black, and women in blue and cream tops, all with palms joined. The a person candidate has the orange robe and head wrap, garland, and bare-footed stride; appearance alone is not decisive.

November 10 2005

2005-11-10 +1 copies

August 20 2004

A photograph in a community hall with blue plastic chairs and a red carpet runner leading through a decorated doorway with painted pillars showing elephants and flowers. A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a white and red flower garland walks in with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl stands with hands folded. A man in a white shirt at right claps and another in white kneels at the lower right, with a crowd in white clothes seated behind. A blue stage backdrop with a banner is visible at the back. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right.

A hall of seated and standing devotees with palms pressed together in anjali. In the centre aisle, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks forward with hands folded, flanked by other saffron-robed attendants. On the left, a seated woman in white meditates on a striped floor mat, and a woman in white stands with hands joined. Rows of blue chairs line both sides, with an older man in white and a woman in a red sari with orange shawl among the seated audience. A projection screen and exit sign are visible on the back wall.

Indoor event in a hall with a drop ceiling, track lights and a white wall with a strip of garland decoration. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a pink upholstered chair on a brown carpeted stage, with a microphone stand beside him and white flowers on a low table. A line of people approaches the stage: a man in a patterned shirt, a woman in a red shawl, and a woman in a white top and pale lavender sari with hands pressed together. In the foreground at left, a woman in a purple sari holds an orange fruit, and other attendees in mixed western and Indian dress stand along the aisle, some holding oranges. Seated figure is an appearance-based candidate, presentation with orange turban and saffron robes, identity uncertain.

Inside a large hall with a carpeted floor and recessed ceiling lights, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban walks down a red carpet runner between rows of chairs. Lines of people in white clothes stand on both sides with palms pressed together in namaste, greeting them. The men wear white shirts and light trousers, and the women wear white saris and white kurtas. The scene suggests a convention arrival, with the orange-clad figure at the centre of the aisle.

A photo from a meditation program in a carpeted hall with white walls and a wall sconce. In the foreground a woman in white clothes sits with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a seated person in a saffron-orange head wrap, orange and gold garment and a white flower and red rose garland, who holds a small object in one hand. Standing behind them a bespectacled man in a white robe with a dark bead mala stands with his hands clasped in front of him. A man in a white shirt and light trousers gestures with open hands in the background, and several people in white sit on cushions along the wall, with a woman in a yellow-beige sari also standing near the left. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left and white cushions lie at right. Yellow date stamp reads 02/29/2004.

2004-02-29 +2 copies

September 03 2004

A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange robe walking down a red carpet between two rows of seated women with palms pressed together in anjali. The central figure wears a large pink and white garland and a long beaded necklace, with hands held in namaste. The women wear white and cream sarees with gold borders, and some wear green or pale blue. Behind them are red-curtained walls, a tent with green and red garlands, and a person filming with a video camera near a window. The setting looks like a hall with blue and red plastic chairs.