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February 04 20102010-02-04Photograph of two people in an interior doorway beside a red, white and blue banner bearing white dove motifs and a dark stone deity figure at left. The man in front wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, has long dark hair swept back, and a white and red forehead marking; he looks to the side. The second person, seen from behind, wears an orange shawl over white clothing and has dark hair tied back in a low ponytail. Grey carved stone pillars and a green garland sit at the right edge.2010-02-04Photograph in a stone-walled interior beneath a canopy of green mango leaves. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange sleeveless garment draped over the body, and he stands in profile facing left. Beside him at right, a person with hair in a bun wears a white garment with an orange shawl. A gold ornate carved panel is partly visible near the wall. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in profile with long hair and orange robes, in a standing role beside another devotee.2010-02-04Photograph of three men at an indoor entrance with a white pillared wall and framed black-and-white photos on the left. The central man has long dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and wears an orange sleeveless wrap over bare shoulders. He is looking down while a man in a white garment with a ponytail on the left and a man in orange robes with a maroon border on the right adjust or attend to the wrap. Green leaf garlands hang above and multicoloured flags frame the scene. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the central man is described by role as a devotee being attended to.2010-02-04A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead, gesturing with his raised hand while speaking. In front of him a person in a white garment with an orange-and-maroon shawl and a dark braid sits with their back to the camera, and another person in orange stands at the right edge. Behind them is a colourful patterned banner with red, green and yellow floral motifs and a green leafy garland overhead.2010-02-04Photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over a sleeveless saffron garment and a red bindi on his forehead, sitting on a stone step at a temple shrine. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits with his back to the camera. Behind them are golden kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth with garlands, and brass lamps on a plinth.2010-07-08A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes with a red bindi, seated on an orange throne-like chair and smiling as he speaks with a man in a white shirt who stands beside him, leaning in with hands clasped. Behind them is a white statue draped in saffron cloth and garlanded with white flowers, a brass oil lamp (kuthuvilakku) on a stand, and a golden vessel.2010-07-06December 20 20092009-12-20January 21 20102010-01-21December 08 20092009-12-08A photograph of two people in saffron-orange sannyasi robes standing barefoot on a grey concrete floor before a white wall with red painted lotus-vine border. The foreground figure stands upright with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, wearing a sleeveless orange top and a draped orange shawl over the shoulder. Beside and slightly behind, a second orange-robed figure bows with hands folded at the face. To the left, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl holds a wooden tray or box. At lower edge, a brass ritual lamp and a black oil lamp sit near white cloth.2009-12-20September 30 20062006-09-30