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A photograph inside a room with white-painted cinderblock walls and a wooden ceiling beam. Shelves hold many CD and DVD cases displaying portrait photos of a bearded man in white turban and a long-haired figure with a crown-like headpiece, plus framed images. In the foreground an older bald man in a white short-sleeved shirt and wristwatch points at the CD rack. Beside him a man with swept-back dark hair wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Two people are at the right edge, partly visible.

Indoor photo of a bookshop or gallery with a cream block wall and orange-trimmed display racks holding many framed prints and CD/DVD-style cases, most showing saffron-robed figures with white or orange turbans and rudraksha malas. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala stands and looks toward two visitors at left: an older person with grey hair in a white garment and a woman with dark hair in a white top with a shoulder bag, seen from behind. Several more racks of covers stretch along the back wall. The cover images are depictions, not physical people; the physical people count is three.

December 20 2006

December 13 2007

A photograph inside a small shop with white block walls and a metal roof, lined with wall racks and shelves of framed pictures and CD cases showing portraits of a long-haired figure in orange and white clothing. In the foreground a bare-backed person in a white dhoti with a green border stands with their back to the camera. To the right, a person in an orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala pauses and points at a rack, with a white flower arrangement beside them. The shelves hold many framed prints and disc cases.

A photograph of a narrow, whitewashed hall lined with glass display shelves of CDs and DVDs with framed cover art. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and browse the shelves, one man in the foreground wears a white shirt with his arms folded. At the far end, a framed painting of a deity with a crown and a red background hangs on the wall beside a small flower arrangement. Overhead is a ceiling with metal-framed panels and tube lighting. Roughly a dozen people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.

A photograph inside a small whitewashed shop with a corrugated roof and lattice window, lined with wall and floor racks of framed pictures, booklets and cards. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and long dark hair, arms slightly raised, speaks to visitors. Two visitors stand at left: a bare-chested older man with a grey beard and a woman in a white top with glasses and a handbag. Colourful tinsel and white flowers decorate the right edge.

A photo taken inside a shop lined with CD and DVD cases displayed on red-trimmed racks against a white cinder-block wall. A standing man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long mala of dark rudraksha beads, reaches out with his right hand toward the cases while looking at them. The covers show portraits of smiling people in turbans and saffron-toned clothing. Probable Swamiji: the long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala are visible cues, and he is shown in person browsing the displays.

A photograph inside a book fair stall lined with framed portraits and bookshelves. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead stands at a display table covered with CDs and DVD cases. He looks down at the merchandise and gestures with one hand. Beside him, a man in white shirt and trousers with a lanyard looks on, and another man in white shirt and glasses stands further back. A woman in a grey patterned sari with a handbag stands at the left, and a man in white shirt is partly visible in the foreground holding a CD case. Wall posters show a seated figure in white and older men in framed portraits. The long-haired man in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, which is a probable match for a person, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm, so this is an uncertain candidate.

2009-01-17 +1 copies

October 03 2008

Interior photograph of a shop display for religious media. Tiered cream-coloured shelving with red trim holds rows of CD and DVD cases and booklets, many with covers showing a bearded figure in a white head covering and saffron-toned garments, plus other devotional imagery. A blue curtain hangs behind the shelves; white painted walls and a wall calendar with a bird and deity artwork are visible. No people are present.

January 31 2007