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December 11 2009

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A photograph at night of two men standing side by side against a dark background with faint lights. The foreground man has long, swept-back dark wavy hair, wears a red bindi, an orange robe and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads, and gazes upward. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with a red bindi and a dark red cloth draped over his shoulder also looks up. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron robe on the foreground man, appearance-based only; the scene suggests an outdoor evening gathering.2008-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11A photograph taken at night of two men in saffron-orange robes looking upward. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, face lifted. Beside him, a second man with short dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange shawl and gazes upward. A dark stone wall and a distant small light are behind them, consistent with a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting occasion.2008-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large repeating beads with dark bands. A red-maroon bindi marks his forehead. Behind him is a blurred golden ornate throne or seat.2011-01-29Close photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl with a gold border and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large fluted beads interspersed with dark bands. A red kumkum mark sits on his forehead. Behind him stands a large gold ornate structure.2011-01-29Close-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red dot on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl with a gold border and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads with black separators. Behind him is a large gold-coloured throne or decorative backdrop. a person: the long hair, orange clothing, ornate gold necklace and the honoured setting before a gold throne together suggest the page's subject, though the face is not used for identification.2011-01-29December 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copiesA close photograph of a man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads with black bands. His eyes are lowered. Behind him to the right stands another man with long hair, a red forehead mark and an orange robe, smiling. A golden canopy with red and green floral embroidery is visible at the top of the frame.2010-02-12A crowd of devotees gathers closely in a stone temple interior. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange shawl with gold trim and a heavy ornate gold necklace of gold beads stands looking upward, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a ceremonial or darshan setting. Beside him stand saffron-robed men with gold bead garlands, one with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees with red tilaks and white shirts stand behind them, and a leafy plant appears at the upper right.2012-04-05January 29 20112011-01-29 +2 copies