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July 16 2005

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A photograph inside a hall with pale walls, a dark red curtain and a wooden armchair with a microphone stand at the right. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and orange turban bends forward, his hand touching a brass oil lamp on a red-draped platform. The platform is surrounded by potted green plants and bouquets of yellow and purple flowers. Beside him, a woman in a blue sari with a silver border and a long braid, wearing pearl earrings and a pearl necklace, stands with her back to the camera, holding a tray of flowers. Behind them, an older man in a white shirt and glasses stands near a large framed portrait of a man in a white turban. Slippers rest on the floor at the left, and a red fire extinguisher hangs on the wall. The orange-robed man has long hair under the turban and distinctive orange clothing, but his appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2005-07-13A photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18A photograph in a small white-walled room of a figure in an orange sleeveless sari-style garment with long dark hair lighting an oil lamp before a framed portrait. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white beaded mala, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves. The altar table is draped in white with a brass plate holding a lit lamp, red flowers, petals, a brass bell and a small brass lamp. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands behind, and an elderly man in white clothing gestures at left near a window with orange blinds.2010-02-16A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti lighting a brass oil lamp with a flame, standing before a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. Beside him stands a bearded man with long curly hair in an orange robe with hands folded in prayer. The portrait shows a smiling man with long hair, orange robes and a red tilak, seated in meditation on a cushion, labelled as an image of the Paramahamsa. A gold-embroidered maroon and orange cloth drapes the altar table. Two other people are partly visible at the left edge, and a video camera is raised in the upper left.2010-02-12September 30 20072007-09-30A photograph inside a bright room with white walls at the Seeragapadi inauguration. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) lit with a flame, beside a tray of rose petals and flower petals. A person in an orange robe and orange turban, with a white flower garland over the shoulders, stands at the lamp facing a white and red deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower garlands, with a bowl of offerings on a flower-covered altar. On the right, a cameraman in white dhoti and an orange shawl films the scene, and another person in white stands nearby.2010-02-18Outdoor pavilion with white fabric ceiling and yellow draped sides, decorated with orange and white flower garlands. A tall brass lamp stand with a bird finial and lit oil lamps, wrapped in orange marigolds and white flowers, is held by a sannyasi in orange robes and a tall orange turban who lifts the lamp with an outstretched arm. A second orange-robed sannyasi with a long beard and rudraksha mala steadies the stand beside a tray of offerings. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at left with hands joined. Behind is a framed painting of a deity scene. a person candidate appearance is not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2008-12-31A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls and a fluorescent tube light. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in an orange robe bows with palms pressed together before a brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame and a tray of flowers. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a yellow-cloth-wrapped tray nearby. Behind, a woman in a white sari with red border stands with folded hands, and another woman in a white and red-patterned sari stands at left. On the right, a framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala is garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers and set on an orange and green silk-draped stand. The framed figure is a portrait, not a physical person; any identification of the orange-robed figure in the foreground is an appearance-based candidate only.2010-02-12July 16 20052005-07-16A photograph inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a long dark braid and a dark beaded mala holds a lit brass aarti lamp and a small bell over a white-draped table. The table holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a brass lamp stand, a brass kalasha and a flower-filled plate of red and white petals. Behind her a man in white clothes stands, and at right a man with folded hands in an orange shawl and a red-tilak forehead looks on, performing puja and aarti at the shrine. Three people are visible.2010-02-18December 29 20142014-12-29A photograph inside a plain peach-walled room. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks wears a saffron-orange turban and a brown beaded shawl, seated on a cushioned mat; he has distinctive long hair and a turban, and is a person, though the cues are limited. Before him a woman in a yellow and green sari with red bangles offers a steel plate of marigold garlands and flowers at a low wooden table, while a man in glasses in a grey jacket leans in with folded hands. Behind them a monk in orange robes and a bald-headed man in orange stand near the table, and a cameraman with a camera on his shoulder films the scene.2016-05-05