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A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a bare upper torso draped in a saffron-orange shawl, wearing a black rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, standing at a metal railing and smiling as he takes a small folded paper or envelope from a devotee. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers stand in a line; one has a red thread band on his wrist and another has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shaved head stands beside a wooden railing. The wall behind holds framed photographs and printed text panels. Visible people number about six, and the shawl wearer's cues are distinctive.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and orange-red wrap with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt. Around him several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in an orange-walled hall with framed photographs and text panels on the wall and a metal railing in front. A man in a white shirt holds a small red object and a paper. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing stands at the right edge.2010-09-21Indoor photo at a Holi-era event hall with a projector screen and red and gold decorations behind. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron cloth and a long orange rudraksha-style mala with gold ceremonial beads, and gestures warmly toward men in white shirts. A shaved-headed man in orange-red cloth with a white forehead mark and beads stands beside him, smiling. On the left, two men in white shirts face him and smile, and a row of standing men in white and striped shirts watches in the background. a person is visible as the central figure with long hair, saffron cloth, and ornate gold beads, greeting visitors.2013-03-27A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white jasmine garland stands in an ornate orange sleeveless top with a saffron wrap, smiling as another man in a white shirt reaches toward his shoulder. Several men in white shirts with white forehead markings crowd around; one holds a red fruit or object in his hand. On the right, a bald priest in a white dhoti with gold necklaces holds an orange cloth bundle. The setting is a covered temple-style hall with a tin roof and framed photographs on the walls behind.2010-09-21December 08 20092009-12-08Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain room with a white wall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange and maroon cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, raises his right palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in a red-and-black checked shirt, who presses his palms together. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with orange shawl and vibhuti marks, stand with hands folded in namaste. A shaven-headed man in orange with gold beaded garlands stands at right, and a bearded man in black shirt stands in the background. A white flower garland and ritual objects are visible at lower right. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the description uses his role instead.2011-02-28Indoor photograph of a crowded room with cream walls, a framed picture and a vase of yellow flowers on a counter. A long-haired figure in a red and orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange cloth stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing men in white shirts and dhotis. Several men in white clothing and orange shawls surround them, and one man at the right wears an orange robe and has long dark hair, while a man in a white shirt on the left holds his hands together in namaste.2009-08-06Indoor photograph of a group gathered in a plain room with cream walls. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flowing saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt stands with head bowed. Beside him, another man in saffron-orange robes smiles and holds a small bottle of water and a dark book. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a stack of books, and a man in white with a red tilak mark on his forehead stands nearby. On the right, a man in white with palms pressed together faces the group, and an older bare-chested priest with white tripundra marks on his forehead and a sacred thread across his chest folds his hands. A man in a yellow shirt holds a camera, and a shirtless man with a sacred thread stands at the back. Several other people in white clothes fill the frame.2009-08-08A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with white fabric canopy and decorated pillars. In the foreground a man in a bright orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair smiles and extends his hand to greet a line of men in white shirts and a man in a blue shirt; one of the devotees holds a red fruit. A person in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge, and a background banner shows an orange-robed figure. The orange-robed man with long hair and orange clothing shows probable Swamiji cues, appearing to receive devotees in a darshan line.2010-10-16July 20 20102010-07-20July 25 20122012-07-25Photograph of a group of men standing in a pillared hall with white columns. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold earring, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiles broadly with palms pressed together in namaste greeting toward the others. In the centre foreground, an elderly man with white hair, a white moustache, a red tilak mark on his forehead and white dhoti and shirt holds his hands folded. Behind them, a young man in a pale yellow shirt presses his palms together, and other men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads, stand around. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the man in orange robe with long hair and gold earring, greeting the group during a palace visit.2006-11-10November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copies