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July 07 2009

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Photograph inside a bright peach-walled hall with a white curtain above. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand in front. The man on the left wears a plain orange kurta with a maroon border, holds a tall ornate gold staff topped with a pointed gold finial, and looks down at it. The man beside him, in a saffron robe with a white-and-red marigold garland and a long strand of gold beaded necklace, raises one hand in greeting and smiles. A bearded man in orange with a gold chain stands behind to the right, and a woman in white and a gold necklace stands further back. A saffron flag hangs in the background.2009-12-29January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beads. He has a small red mark on his forehead and is extending his hand toward an orange cloth held by someone at the right edge. Behind him, people in white clothes stand among green trees, and one man wears glasses and a red forehead mark. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by the saffron shawl, long hair and gold necklace; he is shown in a procession or gathering setting.2008-12-23April 02 20122012-04-02Outdoor photo at a procession or yatra. A man in an orange turban and orange wrap, with a red bindi and a long dark rudraksha mala, walks with head lowered while another man in orange holds his arm at left. Behind, men in white dhotis and shirts and a bystander in white stand near tall orange flags and palm trees under bright daylight. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala match the candidate cues, shown in person.2009-01-12October 17 20102010-10-17A man seated on a red velvet throne with an ornate gold repoussé backrest, speaking into a microphone on a stand at left. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, with a red bindi on his forehead and white tripundra markings. His right hand is raised in a gesture of teaching while the left rests in his lap. Swamiji (probable): the orange robe, rudraksha mala and dark swept-back hair with a seated throne setting are the qualifying cues, shown as a discourse in progress. A red cushion is visible at right and a faint purple logo sits at lower left.2011-02-14April 02 20122012-04-02Outdoor procession scene with a decorated ratha or chariot at left, its sides wrapped in marigold and white jasmine garlands with green leafy foliage. A bearded man with long curly hair in an orange robe holds a tall silver trident-topped staff near the chariot. Beside him, a man in an orange robe wearing a gold-toned turban and a heavy garland of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds, with many gold-coloured beads on his neck, raises one hand in blessing while smiling. Behind them, a person in white and yellow dhoti-style clothing and other devotees stand near a white vehicle and palm trees under an overcast sky.2009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a canopy with hanging colourful tassels and palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes wears a long multicolour garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead; he walks at the centre, smiling. Beside him on the right a man in a red shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks. A bearded man in orange robes and a man in white with an orange shawl holding a gold-wrapped staff walk behind, with silver ceremonial staffs with ornamental finials raised at the upper right and a red flag in the background. Several other people in white and orange follow, and a white animal is partly visible at lower left.2007-12-22December 29 20082008-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27