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October 23 2013

A young woman stands against a deep blue backdrop, wearing an orange-red turban, a white robe with a yellow border, and layered rudraksha malas with a gold-toned pendant. She has a white tilak on her forehead and raises her right hand in a blessing gesture. At the lower left, a lit oil lamp is held by another person's hands, and a hand is partly visible at the right edge.

A stage performance against a deep blue backdrop with a red-carpeted floor and gold-trimmed yellow drapery at top. A central performer in an orange-red turban, white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain raises one hand in greeting. Flanking women in saris, one in green with gold patterns and one in red and gold, hold small lamps or offering plates toward him, as if performing an aarti-style welcome. The scene reads as a cultural drama or staged reenactment.

A young woman stands alone on a red floor before a dark purple draped curtain, raising her right hand in a blessing or greeting gesture. She wears a white sari with wide gold-zari borders and a gold-bordered shawl draped over her shoulder, a white forehead mark with a red bindi, and long loose black hair. Around her neck hang a black bead mala and an orange rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Her feet are bare.

A young person with long, loose black hair stands against a deep red velvet curtain, raising one hand in a blessing gesture. They wear a white and gold-bordered garment with a gold shawl over one shoulder, a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot at centre, and a black rudraksha mala with an orange beaded mala and a circular pendant. A partly visible framed portrait appears behind them. a person: the appearance-based cues of long swept hair, saffron-toned ceremonial dress and rudraksha malas are present, so this is a probable in-person candidate.

A smiling man stands on a stage in front of a pale pink backdrop, wearing a bright orange turban with a small blue and gold emblem at the front and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears an orange draped upper garment with a sheer orange scarf over one shoulder, a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style lower wrap, a beaded red-and-gold waist belt, and multiple strands of red and gold beads around his neck. Gold-and-beaded bangles are on his wrists and upper arms. His posture is relaxed, one hand resting at his hip, and a dark curtain edges the right side of the frame. The rendered look suggests a costumed stage performance rather than a ritual setting, and the identity of the performer cannot be established from appearance alone.

A young person with long, loose black hair stands against a dark red velvet curtain, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. They wear a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shoulder cloth, a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti lines on the forehead, and a rudraksha mala with a small framed pendant, plus an orange beaded mala. A partial portrait of a white-clad figure appears at the left edge. The person is shown in a single standing portrait pose.

A standing young woman in front of a dark blue draped curtain on a red tiled floor, wearing an orange shawl over a white dhoti with a gold border and a purple-bordered orange top. She wears an orange and green flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden instrument in one hand and a mala in the other. She has a tilak on her forehead, a bun with flowers, and bare feet.

September 06 2011

2011-09-06 +1 copies

A young woman stands alone on a red floor in front of a dark blue curtain. She wears a white sari with gold borders and a white shawl draped over her head and shoulders, decorated with small coloured motifs. She has a dark beaded necklace with a pendant and long loose hair.

A man stands on a stage with both palms raised beside his shoulders in a teaching or blessing gesture, smiling upward. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, and wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a turquoise-and-gold pendant, a gold chain, and beaded bracelets. Behind him are dark curtains, a white drape and a painted backdrop of a large green tree. A probable Swamiji identification fits the long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala on a discourse stage, so the appearance is the basis for this label. The visible cues are long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and ceremonial white-and-gold clothing during a discourse.