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November 12 2010

Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and sandy ground. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace walks barefoot along a matting path up stone steps toward a raised platform. Behind him, a figure in white dhoti walks; to the right, two men in white dhotis with red borders stand with hands folded. Behind them, tall colourful pillars with painted floral and bird patterns, and granite deity sculptures and orange-red shrines appear on the left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads.

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November 18 2010

2010-11-18 +2 copies

A man with long, swept-back dark hair walks barefoot along a woven mat path on sandy ground, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a dark rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two men in white dhoti and shawl with saffron or red borders work near a stone Nandi decorated with yellow and red garlands and a tall copper kalasha pillar. Grey stone deity sculptures stand around the courtyard, and a small brass pot sits beside a circular fire pit with ash. Palm trees and an orange wall frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-clad man walking the mat, identified by his long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala.

A man with long dark hair walks barefoot along a woven mat with blue edging in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand grey stone deity murtis, a seated stone bull draped with a marigold garland on a red pedestal, a small brass kalasha near a fire pit, and a hanging striped cloth banner. Palm trees and an open sky frame the scene.

Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and green foliage. In the centre, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, walking across a tiled area beside a red-and-white painted border. Behind him, men in white dhoti and shawls walk among small rows of ash-covered fire pits on the sand. Garlanded stone deity murtis and a Nandi-like bull stand in the background near an orange shrine structure with a tall kalasha, and a bald attendant in white dhoti stands at right. Photo image of ritual activity at an ashram.

A long-haired man in a saffron-red sannyasi garment draped over one shoulder stands on white temple steps beside an orange wall with white and red painted stripes. He wears multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him on the steps stands a second man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a mobile phone. The appearance of the front figure, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold pendant and saffron-red robe, is consistent with a person, though the identification is an appearance-based label only. A red railing with gold scroll ornaments runs along the left side.

A man in a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder steps barefoot onto a white stone step covered with a red patterned mat, outdoors in front of a large tree. He wears a thick white-and-red flower garland over a double strand of gold bead necklace, has a red forehead mark, and wears rudraksha-style bead bracelets on his arms; one hand rests on his chest while the other is lowered. Behind him a second person in orange stands at the edge of the frame, and a red-and-yellow garment is visible. Sandy ground and foliage surround the scene. Swamiji (probable): the long dark hair, saffron clothing, gold beads and rudraksha-style bracelets suggest the Swamiji candidate, and this is an in_person photo.

2012-04-27 +1 copies

June 15 2009

Outdoor photograph of a barefoot man with long swept-back black hair walking on a cream mat with a blue edge over sandy ground. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with yellow borders, a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a gold armlet and bangles, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant necklace, and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on the forehead. Behind him stand black stone sculptures, including a seated carved figure, a dark stone elephant, a black stone lotus-shaped pedestal, red and white striped plinths, green foliage and a tall white pole topped with a dry thatch bundle. Probable Swamiji by the presentation cues of long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold adornments, standing in person.

A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.