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March 03 2011

A photograph of an indoor hall with a light grey floor and orange-and-cream mats. In the centre foreground a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and saffron-orange robes wears multiple strands of gold beads and a large gold pendant; a second man in saffron robes and a beaded necklace stands behind and to the right, holding a white folder. Behind them, men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand among others, and to the left a few boys stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A projector screen and white curtains hang on the back wall. Whether the central man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the identity is left uncertain.

November 09 2007

A photograph inside a hall with a projection screen and red-and-yellow hanging banners. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a gold-beaded necklace and a large gold pendant, and walks forward with hands at his sides; the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate with long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange wrap and beaded necklace carries a white tray. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls stand, and several young boys in white kurtas and one in a blue shirt stand with palms joined in greeting.

August 09 2007

Indoor photograph of a religious ceremony in a pink-walled room with a framed deity print on the wall and a brass oil lamp at right. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands at left with hands folded. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes reaches out to clasp the hands of a bare-chested priest wearing a red shawl with gold border and white dhoti, who stands before brass vessels and a bell. A bearded man in orange robes sits at right, and a yellow-saree-clad woman is partly visible at far left. Several figures in the room are visible, and the scene appears to be a formal blessing or ordination exchange.

June 23 2012

2012-06-23 +1 copies

June 23 2012

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December 28 2011

Photograph of an indoor event with dark maroon drapes behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and a red bindi, and stands facing a man seen from behind in an orange robe with a cream shawl edged in maroon. To the right, a man in an orange shirt with a saffron shawl and a gold necklace holds a video camera. On the far left a woman in a white sari with a gold necklace stands, a young woman in a teal dress is at the lower left, and on the right people in white and yellow garments stand near a small table with brass vessels. a person candidate with long hair, saffron robe and gold necklace shown in person, identity uncertain from appearance.

A photograph of a satsang hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy ornate gold necklace of beads stands at centre, extending a hand in blessing toward a bald elderly man in white clothes with a tilak mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in white dress with a brown shawl bows with palms pressed together, and an older man with glasses in white clothes and a mala stands at left with folded hands. Beside the blessing figure, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with offerings. A white-shirted man stands behind, and a projection screen and orange and yellow banner hang on the wall. Visible people: several, roughly six to twenty. Swamiji (probable): the central blessing figure wears saffron robes, long dark hair and ornate gold bead necklaces, a distinctive presentation.