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December 07 2007

Several men in saffron-orange robes walk single file along a narrow brick path beside a tall yellow-ochre stone wall. The central figure wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and a light-blue head cloth; he has long hair and carries ceremonial gold necklaces. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers walks with palms pressed together in greeting, and a man in a maroon shirt and dark trousers follows. Further back, a figure in white dhoti walks along a grassy edge beside a yellow wall, and a plastic bottle lies in the grass. a person is the central robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala, in orange and crimson clothing, walking with a retinue.

June 23 2014

2014-06-23 +2 copies

A photograph of three men in an indoor hall with red-brown walls and a golden deity murti in the background. On the left, a man wears an orange-red turban, an orange-yellow garment, a long orange-beaded rudraksha mala and a blue-and-orange wristband, and holds a yellow flower. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in a maroon-orange robe with an orange shawl, glasses, a dark bead mala and a tilak on his forehead sits with his hands folded. On the right, a smiling young man in a light striped shirt and a beaded necklace holds an orange fruit toward the seated figure. A woman in a green and pink sari stands behind. A Shivoham satsang setting is suggested by the page, but the scene itself shows an informal exchange of an offering between devotees.

July 03 2014

Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beside parked cars and a row of trees. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, smiles broadly and walks forward. Beside him stands a uniformed traffic police officer in a white cap and khaki trousers, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a folded cloth. On the right, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala raises his hand in greeting. A uniformed guard stands in the background among parked motorbikes and cars.

Outdoor photo under palm trees with a strand of orange triangular pennants printed with ॐ strung overhead. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala wears a saffron wrap and stands with eyes lowered and hands together, appearing to listen. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, a saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, so the appearance cues are distinctive enough to label him as the probable candidate. To his left, a shaven-headed elderly sannyasi in saffron faces him, and on the right a bearded man in an orange wrap with long grey hair also stands near him. Behind them a man in white with a gold-bordered shawl and a man in saffron stand under the trees.

A photograph of a group walking on a dirt path through dry scrub and green trees on a clear day. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden walking staff. Beside him stands a taller man in an orange wrap with red borders and a dark bead mala with a pendant, his hands clasped at his waist. Behind them, several people in white clothes with orange shawls follow along the trail, with one standing further back among the foliage. Many of the pictured people look upward.

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December 23 2009

A procession walks along a dirt path under leafy trees. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron garment with gold trim wears a white jasmine garland with a tricolour-ribboned tassel and a gold necklace; he is smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing, garland and ceremonial gold necklace. Flanking him are young men in white kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, one holding a lit lamp, and a woman in an orange and white sari carrying a tray. Onlookers stand in the background.