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November 17 2009

A photograph inside a tented hall with a dark red curtain and a decorated wooden pillar painted with elephants. In the foreground a man with curly hair wears an orange kurta and orange shawl, holding a garland or mala toward a boy in white with a white shawl and a red rudraksha mala, who has a white tilak on his forehead. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and red rudraksha mala stands behind the boy. On the right, robed men in orange and white shawls stand nearby, and a woman in white sits at left. Brass and gold objects and purple flowers are in the lower foreground.

2009-11-17 +1 copies

Indoor tent-hall gathering at an evening programme. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron top and reaches forward to greet or bless a young woman in white, whose hand is extended toward him. Behind them a boy in a white shirt and a young man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stand watching, with older men in white and a man in orange garments further back. Ornate gold and blue-embellished items sit on a table in the foreground. A woven textile hangs on a pole behind, with draped maroon curtains and a ceiling fan overhead. Visible people: about six.

2009-11-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors. In the foreground, a person in a sleeveless orange saffron garment with a pink and white flower garland on the shoulders faces away from the camera, holding the hands of a smiling young boy in a white t-shirt and gold bangle. Behind them stand several men: a man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, wearing a white kurta, yellow shawl and rudraksha mala; a man in white shirt with an ID badge; and others in white and saffron clothing. The setting appears to be a hall with draped fabric in the background.

October 26 2010

A photograph of a devotional offering in a tented hall. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with dark curly hair leans over two brass trays heaped with small purple-and-silver wrapped sweets or offerings. Behind, several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand or lean in, one with a red bindi and smiling, and a boy in orange at right reaches toward a tray. Striped decorative pillars and a white ceiling fan are visible overhead. The photo is a candid view of the distribution of prasadam.

November 17 2009

2009-11-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam satsang setting with a man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala touching the arm of a man in white with a tilak. The figure in orange has long dark hair swept back and wears a saffron sleeveless garment and a dark rudraksha mala, matching the probable Swamiji cues. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a sandalwood tilak smiles and receives blessing, while a younger man in a cream kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A child in a white shirt with a blue lanyard and two other children are at the left, one with hands folded. Behind them, devotees stand in a hall with orange and yellow decorative hangings and a deity murti on a side altar.

A photograph of a seated person in an orange-red top and orange wrap placing one hand on the forehead of a young boy in a white kurta with a red and wooden bead mala and an ID badge. The boy's eyes are closed and he raises his other hand, palm out. Behind them, several people stand and sit in a hall, including a young man in a white t-shirt and another in a blue-and-white striped shirt, with a projection screen at upper left. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a seminar session.

A photograph inside a hall at an indoor satsang event. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and orange shawl, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands centre-right with a red tilak on the forehead, receiving a white paper or envelope from a man in a white shirt on the left. A woman in a grey top and a small boy in a dark jacket stand nearby, and a bald monk in orange robes on the right holds a silver tray with flowers or offerings. Other onlookers stand behind in the background, and coloured fabric pillars decorate the hall.

A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an indoor hall with pale pink walls and a ceiling fan. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a light blue shirt and glasses who kneels with palms joined. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with red borders and a white shawl stands with hands folded, and another man in an orange robe with a mala stands at the right edge. Decorated pillars with geometric patterns and orange tassels frame the scene, and a small paper slip is held in the blessing hand. The figure in orange with the long hair has distinctive long swept hair and a rudraksha mala, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in the blessing role.

2010-11-18 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long multicoloured flower garland with pink, purple and green accents, with long swept-back dark hair, extending his right hand in blessing toward a young man kneeling on the left in a mustard-yellow shirt and rudraksha mala. Beside them, a second man in orange shawl over white clothes kneels with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind, a standing man in white dhoti and shirt watches. A white cushioned seat, a potted palm, an electric fan and red drapes with gold borders form the backdrop of an indoor hall. The seated figure bears distinctive saffron robes, a long flower garland and long swept-back hair, consistent with the page's Swamiji presence, though the appearance is only probable.

2006-10-21 +1 copies