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May 23 2012

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July 27 2014

Close photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocks and a white tilak smeared across his forehead, eyes closed in a serene smile. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala. Behind him is a blurred stage backdrop in red, gold and black, with a gold ceremonial object at the left edge and two seated people partly visible at the lower right. a person: long dreadlocks, orange wrap and rudraksha mala appear as qualifying cues for the central figure, who is seated in a devotional setting.

2018-04-13 +1 copies

A photograph of a man seated on an ornate red velvet throne with gold carved frame, decorated above with yellow and red marigold garlands. He has long, swept-back black hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a cream embroidered kurta with a pink and white flower garland around his neck. He gazes calmly to the upper left. Only one physical person is visible.

April 20 2018

A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a leopard-print cloth draped over the lap, wearing a flower garland of yellow, orange and white blooms and a tilak on the forehead, handing a small green fruit to a woman in a white sari with a gold-rimmed face and a bead necklace, while a man in a white shirt kneels beside her with his hands cupped. Behind them, women stand in a row: one in a yellow sari with a purple border, one in a white outfit with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and others in brown and white. A tall garland-wrapped pole stands in the background against wood-panelled walls, and a large gold ornamental object is visible at the lower left. The seated figure's appearance is uncertain, so the description records only the role and clothing.

A man seated on a red velvet chair in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop, palms pressed together in namaste at chest level. He wears a saffron-orange garment, a long rudraksha mala, a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, and white and rudraksha bracelets and armlets. He has a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, gold earrings, and a small clip-on microphone. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas with gold necklaces, seated as a discourse speaker.

A photograph of a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a deep red-maroon robe and a dense brown rudraksha mala, placing his right palm on the crown of a bald man in a white kurta who bows forward with hands joined in front of his face. Behind them stand deity murti adorned with orange marigold garlands and a kalasha-like decorated structure. On the right, a woman in a red and blue ikat-patterned sari stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a few other people are partly visible. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment during a programme.

A bearded man with long matted dreadlocks wound into a high topknot stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in a crowded street outside a temple. He wears a rust-red shawl, multiple orange-yellow marigold garlands and dense rudraksha malas around his neck and forearms, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him a second man in white with a beard also has his hands folded. Around them devotees in dark and white clothes stand close, one woman in a black top at left, and a yellow-walled shop front and green foliage frame the scene.

2018-03-28 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red turban, orange-and-gold robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland, with a gold bangle on the arm, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes, glasses and a beaded necklace who holds a red apple-like fruit in his hands. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace and a red-and-white shawl stands holding papers, and other women in white and orange garlands are visible at the right. A gold-coloured throne and red fabric frame the seated figure.

May 31 2014

A bearded man sits on an ornate silver throne with a repousse back, flanked by silver lion sculptures. He wears a saffron-red cloth over his bare shoulder, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and pink-and-white flower garlands, with a white horizontal forehead mark and red bindu. He holds a silver trident in his raised right hand, with yellow flowers hanging beside it, and smiles toward the left against a black backdrop. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, saffron clothing and a seated ceremonial throne with a silver trident.

December 26 2015