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November 20 2006

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a wooden chair with his palms pressed together at chest level and eyes closed in prayer. He has long, wavy black hair, a red bindi on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. In front of him on the floor are brass and silver puja vessels, a silver bell, a bowl, a tray of almonds and a small plate of flowers. An orange cushion rests behind him against a dark wall.

A man with long dark hair swept back and a red bindi on his forehead sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in prayer, palms pressed together at his chest, eyes closed. He wears a loose saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and body. Behind him are a white stepped platform and two garlands of flowers in red, yellow and white hanging on the wall. A brass vessel sits at the lower left on the dirt ground. Watermarked archive photo of an outdoor ritual setting; a faint archive copyright line appears along the right edge.

July 21 2010

A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, during a padapuja. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a gold ornamental pendant, with long garlands of white jasmine and red roses draped over his shoulders and down to his bare feet. He sits on a white-draped seat with a gold and maroon brocade cloth beside him. Silver puja vessels and flowers rest on the floor before his feet, and a person in orange is partially visible at the lower right edge. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style pendant and ceremonial garlands is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable match.

A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden seat with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. He wears an orange saffron robe over a red undergarment, a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. In front of him on a grey carpet is a puja setup: a brass oil lamp, silver bowls and a tumbler, a silver plate, fruit including bananas and a pineapple, white flowers and marigolds. Behind him stands a red and gold deity murti in a gilded dress and a potted floral arrangement. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe, and rudraksha mala, seated in a ritual puja setting.

A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform outside a white temple structure, palms pressed together in namaste at chest level, eyes closed, with a red bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A dark-haired devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits behind him, hands folded, eyes closed, with a sandalwood-style marking on his forehead. A garland of yellow and red flowers hangs on the white base beside a dark stone deity murti at upper left. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left and a small brass plate lies on the gravel ground to the right.

September 01 2010

A seated priest in an orange robe with a white tilak on his forehead performs a puja on a white cloth spread over a woven mat. Before him are a small brass oil lamp, a silver vessel, incense sticks, a bowl of white flowers, bowls of red and yellow powder, a dish of rice, a steel pot of food, and a hand bell. Behind him, rows of seated men in white shirts and orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some wearing identification badges. One man with long dark wavy hair and white clothes sits nearby, hands folded. The setting appears to be an evening ritual with lamp light.

A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless orange top under flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, with a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist and a red tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair is swept back. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits at the lower left on a wooden base, and palm trees, a thatched fence and a pile of wood sit in the background.

Outdoors at a homa fire pit built of white brick blocks with orange kumkum dots on them. A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits in a carved wooden chair with his palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. A microphone on a stand is beside him. A brass bowl of white sugar cubes, a silver ritual vessel and a small brass lamp sit on the bricks. A younger man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits at right, and a partially visible person in white sits at the left edge. The ground is bare earth with shrubs behind. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by the long hair, orange robe and seated position at the ritual.

July 17 2006