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September 04 2008

A smiling man in an orange-saffron silk dhoti and matching shawl stands with hands folded at a dark temple interior behind a black metal railing. He wears a long multi-strand beaded necklace of gold and green beads, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind the railing, gold-plated shrine elements and a brass kalasha-style finial are visible in dim light. Several people in orange and white clothing stand to the right, including a boy in glasses. A small pink flower garland is at the lower right edge.

A man in saffron-orange draped robes with gold border stands barefoot on a dark stone temple floor, smiling with hands clasped at his waist. He wears a long gold bead mala, gold armlets and bangles, with white and red forehead markings, and his shoulder-length dark hair is swept back. Behind him stands a boy in a striped tank top and red shorts beside a metal railing, with a gilded shrine element and a lit lamp in the dark temple interior. The scene appears to be a temple visit. Probable Swamiji appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron draped robes and a gold bead mala.

2012-04-11 +1 copies

July 09 2008

A man stands outdoors at dusk with his hands clasped in front of him, wearing an orange saffron-coloured wrap draped over his shoulders and a long ornate gold bead necklace. His hair is swept back and long, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the left, a large gold trident staff rises into the frame, held by a bald priest in white garments with a gold bead necklace and a tilak. Behind them, a woman in a dark red top and a man in a blue checked shirt with glasses stand among the crowd, with a pale ornate architectural column on the right.

A standing man in an orange saffron shawl with a gold border draped over a red top, with a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair swept back. He stands before blue metal railings and granite steps, with a tree and a golden-domed temple structure visible in the blurred background. He stands with his hands clasped at waist level and smiles toward the camera.

Close portrait photo of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold border over a red inner garment. Behind him are blue metal railings and a blurred building with a pale dome.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors with his palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads and ribbed gold pendants. A red vertical tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him, a long wooden pole rises into the frame, and blurred figures in white and yellow clothes stand nearby, including a bearded man in orange on the right. The background shows greenery and a pale white structure. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, and ornate gold necklace.

February 27 2011

2011-02-27 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple corridor showing a man at the centre wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak marks on his forehead, a long necklace of large gold beads, and gold armlets with bangles. He stands with his hands folded at his chest and smiles. Swamiji (probable) based on the orange saffron clothing, long swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and ceremonial armlets. Around him, men and women in orange and white garments, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bald man in glasses, and a man in a light green shirt with a rudraksha mala stand close together. A silver staff is held upright at right, and colourful ritual items hang in a shop-like display in the background.

2012-04-11 +1 copies

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like pendants, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, with a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white and light clothing fills a covered hall, with green banana leaves and a tall pillar decorated with red, blue and yellow patterns and a dove motif on the right. The man's distinctive long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold necklace match the Swamiji (probable) cues, shown here in a live hall setting.