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November 20 2006

A group of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees, many wearing orange shawls over their shoulders, gathers in a hall with a tiled floor and orange cloth runners laid out. A man in the foreground kneels and bows forward with his head down on the floor, while others stand nearby, some with hands joined and one holding an object. A man in orange robes stands in the background near a dark curtain, and a folding table with items sits at right. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang gathering. No clear individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

December 25 2007

A photograph of an indoor ritual on a bare white-walled floor. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and seated on a white-draped cushioned seat, extends his hands to receive a mala. In front of him a kneeling devotee in white kurta and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, bows his head with cupped hands. A red and white patterned rug and woven mat lie on the floor. Behind them, a standing man in a white kurta and yellow shawl stands with folded arms, and another man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a mala aloft. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, which fits the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so this is an appearance-based label only.

November 20 2006

A photograph of a small plain room with cream walls and a speckled floor, where several men are gathered around an orange cloth on the floor. In the foreground a bare-chested older man with a gold necklace and rudraksha beads sits with his back to the camera, next to a silver vessel, a steel plate of fruit and flowers. A younger man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels and bows over a seated figure in orange robes with a red tilak and beaded necklace. Standing nearby, a man in white with an orange shawl and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl look on, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge. The setting suggests a ritual or devotional gathering.

February 12 2008

A ritual scene in a hall with a white tent ceiling and yellow-orange fringed hangings. Several men in white dhotis with maroon borders kneel and prostrate on the floor, some with bare upper bodies and sacred marks on their foreheads. Standing behind them, a bald man in an orange robe with maroon trim holds his hands in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. Beside him, another man in orange with a beaded necklace smiles and gazes down at the kneeling group. At the right, a man in an orange kurta with maroon trim holds a small object in his hands and smiles. Open doors and a speaker are visible on the right. a person: the bald man in orange with hands in anjali, identified by appearance cues; his role is standing as a senior monastic while devotees kneel before him.

October 12 2006

Photograph of a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof where devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing orange shawls over their shoulders, stand in a line. A bald older man in white with an orange shawl stands at centre-right, and a seated figure in orange with bare upper body and a long staff sits on a wooden chair at lower right, while a person in white kneels on the floor beside them. Two women in white saris stand among the crowd and water bottles are placed on the floor at the front. The setting is a Deepavali celebration at an ashram hall with trees visible outside.

October 09 2008

A photograph of a devotional gathering under an open thatched pavilion with a concrete floor. Seated on a low wooden chair in the centre is a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and bare feet, smiling. In front of him a devotee in an orange garment and white lower cloth prostrates fully on the floor with forehead to the ground. To the right a young man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a silver tray of green-and-white packets. Behind them several people in white clothes stand, a woman in white and an orange shawl sits to the left, and a brass lamp stand with a tall pole rises near the centre. A bottle of water and a red basket sit nearby.