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April 28 2012

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A man stands barefoot on a red and blue patterned mat under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a saffron-orange silk garment with a gold-and-red border draped over one shoulder, a long red and bronze rudraksha mala with a silver pendant, and red beaded armlets. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead. His hands are joined in front of his waist and his eyes are closed in a calm, meditative pose. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long hair and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues the page associates with Swamiji, so this is an appearance-based candidate standing in person. A low white platform and a grey slab are visible beside him.

December 22 2011

A barefoot man stands on a stone-edged paved area in front of a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots and a low concrete wall behind him. He wears a bright orange silk dhoti and upper wrap with gold-bordered maroon edging, a gold bead necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a white and red tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and his hands are pressed together at his chest in an attitude of greeting while he looks upward and smiles. The palette is saffron, gold and maroon against the grey bark and ochre ground. The page title refers to a talk on the Bhagavad Gita, but no visible talk setting is shown beyond the outdoor stage.

2011-10-26 +1 copies

April 08 2012

February 10 2012

A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on woven mats and red-patterned rugs in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a magenta flower garland hanging from its trunk. He wears a heavy gold necklace with ornate beads, rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arms, and a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and his hands are pressed together at his chest in a calm, meditative pose. A white stone platform and a small lit oil lamp are visible at the edges of the scene. Given the page's appearance-based cues, he matches the a person description: long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha adornments and a gold ceremonial necklace.

A man with long, swept-back black hair sits with eyes closed in meditation, hands joined near his lap. He wears an orange silk garment with a gold-bordered red edge draped over his bare shoulder, rudraksha mala beads around his neck and arms, and a red dot with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Behind him are large banyan-like tree roots and a garland of yellow marigolds strung along the trunk, with a small lamp flame visible near the lower left.

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December 11 2011

2011-12-11 +1 copies

A man with shoulder-length dark hair walks barefoot along a narrow blue-edged mat on a dusty ground beside a leafy tree, passing white stepping stones. He wears a saffron-orange draped robe with a red and gold border, rudraksha mala necklaces in red and brown beads, matching beaded armbands and wrist bracelets, and a large gold pendant. He has a red tilak on his forehead and his eyes are lowered. Behind him a white notice board with multiple lines of printed text is mounted on a terracotta wall.

A standing man in an orange draped robe, with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-clasped necklace, stands barefoot on a patterned red rug with hands pressed together at chest level. Behind him is a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a garland of red and white flowers hanging at left. A sign with a portrait and text stands nearby, and a row of rugs lines the white steps. a person: the orange robe, layered rudraksha malas and gold necklace are cues consistent with the candidate, though his appearance is not conclusive.

A barefoot man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks along a narrow white path lined with hexagonal stepping stones in a sunlit courtyard. He wears a red-and-gold bordered drape, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and upper arms, and a large round gold pendant. A red bindi marks his forehead and his eyes are closed in a calm, meditative expression. Behind him is a large white banner with printed text on an orange wall, and a small tree with green leaves stands to the right. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold pendant match the page's Swamiji reference.