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April 01 2012

A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.

May 09 2012

A man with long swept-back dark hair stands in front of an orange-painted wall, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads with dark bands. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead with a red dot, and white sacred ash streaks on his upper arm. Behind him, a bald man in white clothes and a man with glasses in orange stand nearby, and a person is partly visible at the right edge.

A man seated cross-legged in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop, wearing a saffron-orange garment with a gold border draped over the shoulder. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant depicting a temple-shaped form, a rudraksha bead and a pearl mala, a beaded bracelet on the upper arm, and a red dot on the forehead. His hands rest clasped in his lap.

2011-02-22 +1 copies

A photograph of a barefoot procession walking along a dirt path lined with a rope-and-stick fence toward a golden arched gateway framing a black ganesha murti. In front, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and gold bangles, and a green parrot perches on his shoulder. Beside him, a bald man in a red-orange cloth with a gold border and a gold-beaded necklace carries a small orange object. Behind them, shaven-headed men in white dhotis with white forehead markings follow, and a woman in a white sari with gold border holding a garland stands at the left. Trees and foliage fill the background.

A seated man in an orange saffron shawl with a gold zari border sits before an ornate gilded backdrop with repousse floral and scroll patterns. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold temple-shaped pendant, a white pearl and rudraksha mala, and a beaded rudraksha armband. A red kumkum dot marks his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. a person is indicated by the saffron robe, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala worn with the seated pose before the ornate backdrop.

A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl with wide gold border, wearing a long gold bead garland with a central Shiva lingam pendant, a rudraksha pendant on a white bead necklace, a rudraksha armlet and a red bindi with white tilak. His hands are folded in his lap before an ornate gold repoussé background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold garland.

A barefoot man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a red undergarment walks across a dark stone floor in a white-walled temple hall. He wears an orange saffron-coloured wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala, and his hands hang loosely at his sides. Behind him on the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a folded orange cloth. Beside him, a woman in orange sari with glasses and a gold necklace stands near black stone deity murti, including an elephant-headed figure. On the right a gold-framed arch and a tiled raised platform frame the scene, and a small oil lamp burns on the lower left ledge.

A seated man in an orange saffron shawl with gold border sits before an ornate gilded repoussé backdrop. He wears a heavy gold necklace of segmented beads with a central gold lingam pendant, a rudraksha bead on a white bead mala, and a rudraksha armlet. A red bindi and sandalwood marks adorn his forehead, and his hands rest folded in his lap. The shaved-free swept-back dark hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments match the a person appearance cues.

2011-02-22 +1 copies

A seated man in an orange saffron shawl with gold border and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a gold temple-shaped pendant over a rudraksha mala. He has a red bindi and white vertical tilak, sits with hands clasped in his lap, and is set against an ornate gilded backdrop with repousse patterns. Appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace. He is seated in person, no other people visible.

2011-02-22 +1 copies

A man stands barefoot on a red carpet in front of an ornate golden throne with red tiger-striped cushions, a golden lion-faced armrest on each side. He wears an orange-saffron turban with a red bindi, an orange upper wrap and dhoti with gold borders, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a lotus pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a small microphone at his face. Behind him stand painted deity figures with multiple arms and a gilded arched door. The swept-back hair, saffron ornate clothing, gold necklace and turban match the cues for Swamiji (probable), presented as the speaker in a satsang setting.

2013-08-03 +1 copies