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August 25 2017

August 25 2017

Under a white tent at an outdoor evening event, several men stand in a row distributing small packets and papers to the crowd. The foreground figures wear orange-saffron dhotis and long orange shawls draped over bare chests, with beaded rudraksha-style garlands and sacred marks on their foreheads. Two older men in white dhotis, one with white hair and white sacred threads over bare shoulders, hand items across. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, lit by stage lights, with speakers and a dark backdrop behind. A plate of small white packets is held at right.

2017-03-11 +1 copies

A photograph of a row of young men and women standing outdoors under palm trees, reading from small sheets of paper held in their hands. Several are bare-chested and wear white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and rudraksha malas; one young man in front wears a white and gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the edge of the frame. The participants are absorbed in reading, apparently reciting a chant or vow together.

2017-08-25 +1 copies

Night outdoor event where a seated person in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, wearing a long orange and white floral garland with a rudraksha mala, receives small cards from a young man in white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, bare-chested with a white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads. A woman in a red-brown saree and mala stands behind, and a golden ornate throne with a red cushion frames the scene, with banana leaves and a striped decorative hanging in the background. A golden figurine sits on the cushion beside the cards.

A seated man in orange robes with a large gold-beaded garland receives a white envelope from a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti and red shawl. Behind them a standing bald priest in white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and holds a cardboard box with a gold-bordered cloth. Other orange-clad sannyasis and white-clad attendants stand under a metal-roofed open pavilion with palm trees and a red ring hanging overhead. The seated man's identity is not established from appearance, and no a person candidate is clearly confirmed here.

December 18 2011

2011-12-18 +1 copies

Photo of three men in a hall with a maroon curtain and a yellow-and-red tassel behind them. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rust-orange wrap, wearing a long string of large gold beads and rudraksha-style brown mala beads, looks down smiling at a printed sheet he holds in both hands. Beside him stands a shaved-headed priest in rust-orange robes with white tripundra markings and a bead mala, looking toward the sheet. On the left, two men in white shirts stand close, one pointing at the paper with his finger.

A ritual initiation scene. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti lines, a red kumkum dot, gold ornaments, a long rudraksha mala and a stacked bun, holds a sheet of paper and reads from it while placing his hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee kneeling before him. The devotee wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala. Two more attendants in white and orange-red stand behind, one in a white dhoti with a red bindi, and a dark curtain and warm lamp light form the background. The robed figure's appearance shows several cues associated with the a person description, though this cannot be confirmed from appearance alone. Credit line on image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

A photograph inside a plain hall with cream walls, a white curtain and a wall-mounted fan at right. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and sits behind a low cream-coloured table or platform. She reaches out to take a white paper or document from a man in a white shirt with an orange scarf, who holds a rolled white tube. Beside him a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in white dhoti and orange scarf stands nearby. A seated man in a pale pink shirt gestures with his hand, and a standing crowd of men in white kurtas and dhotis fills the background, some with orange scarves and yellow shawls.

A photograph of a temple or ashram ceremony under a white canopy with orange and yellow pillars. A man in a red turban and red shawl, with a pearl necklace and gold-toned beads, holds a white paper and extends his arm toward a child in the foreground. Behind him, men in white dhoti and shawls and an orange-robed man hold brass plates with offerings. The man in red has long dark hair and wears red-and-white garments consistent with a sannyasi. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, red turban, ornate pearl and gold necklaces, and ceremonial red dress, presiding over a blessing or distribution.

A photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange robe with a bare shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a gold necklace, holding a sheet of paper and gesturing toward a younger man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl whose palms are pressed together in namaste. Behind them a gold-edged shrine panel, green potted plants, and a red cloth draped over a seat. In the background, other people in red-orange and white clothing sit or stand, including a woman in a red shawl with a bindi on the right. The central seated figure has distinctive long rudraksha and gold adornments consistent with a person depiction, though appearance is not fully certain.

2015-03-02 +1 copies