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A smiling man in saffron-orange sannyasi-style dress with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a heavy gold necklace of rudraksha-style beads walks barefoot across a beige mat in a temple hall. A red tilak marks his forehead. He gestures with one hand toward a man in a white shirt and glasses who holds a red object, while a man in white traditional dhoti and shawl balances a silver tray of offerings beside him. On the left, a man in white with palms pressed together in namaskar watches. Behind them a golden deity murti and red-draped altar glow in the background. Swamiji (probable): the orange robes, long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace are the cues for the central figure, who is present in person.

February 25 2011

Photograph of a ceremonial scene in a hall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair stands on a brown mat, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with gold border, a long orange dhoti and a large ornate gold necklace with bead pendants; he rests his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with hands joined. Behind them a man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth and a sacred vertical mark on his forehead stands beside a brass tray. Another man in a white shirt with folded hands stands to the left. A bright red and gold decorated altar or deity murti is visible in the background, with a blue curtain at left.

2011-02-25 +1 copies

A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with gold border walks forward in a hall with a glossy floor, smiling and looking to his side. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a red tilak dot on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders walk in procession; the nearest carries a white tray holding rudraksha malas. Colourful striped and tasselled hangings decorate the ceiling. The archival source credit appears printed vertically on the right edge of the image.

February 25 2011

2011-02-25 +1 copies

April 10 2013

A smiling man in saffron-orange robes with gold-and-black beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and a red bindi holds a sheaf of white papers and gestures toward a man in a white shirt on the left. Behind them, two shaven-headed men in orange robes with white forehead markings stand in a temple-like hall with white and red canopy drapes. The central figure, wearing a swept-back hairstyle and a gold chain with a pendant, appears to be a person in an in_person role, with the distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces as cues. Two other people in the background wear orange shawls and white forehead lines.

A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with striped decorative pillars and white canopy draping. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding a folded white card. Beside him a devotee in a white dhoti with a multicoloured-striped shawl folds his hands in greeting. A monastic in saffron stands at right holding a silver tray with gold ornaments and offerings. Several men in white dhotis, some with gold chains, stand around, and an official-looking man in a grey shirt with glasses stands at left.

A ritual scene inside a hall with a golden peetha throne draped in red and gold behind, and a gilded ornamental figure to its left. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a headband, long hair, and multiple garlands of beads and flowers, stands barefoot holding a small silver plate, his hand extended in a gesture of blessing. Around him, several men in white dhotis with maroon borders stand barefoot; the nearest hold yellow cloths and one has palms pressed together in namaskar. Some wear rudraksha malas and white markings on their arms and faces. A video camera on a tripod at right records the proceedings, and a screen is mounted on the back wall.

May 14 2013

2013-05-14 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. At the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. He stands in front of a richly decorated golden altar with a deity murti. Around him, several men in white dhotis with white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms stand or bend, one holding a folded white cloth with red trim. A man in white holds a silver plate with offerings on the right, and another holds a wooden box. Orange-robed attendants stand behind, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge.

2010-10-26 +1 copies

A smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti-and-shawl with broad gold border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, stands centre-right with his right palm raised in greeting toward people on the left. His long dark hair is swept back and he has a red bindi and white tripundra marks. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, some with hands folded in namaste, stand around him, and a young priest in white with a gold chain and red-marked forehead holds a silver tray at right. A white canopy with red drapes forms the background.