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A photograph of a young man in saffron-orange robes standing outdoors, draped with a garland of red roses, purple flowers, white blooms and green foliage. He has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak markings, and holds an open blue pamphlet with small coloured pictures. Behind him stand two more men in orange, one with long hair and a red mark on the forehead, and a large gong or bell hangs to the right against a tree and pale wall. The setting appears to be an open-air temple or ashram courtyard during a ceremony.

A photograph inside a hall with pale walls and colourful tasselled banners. A man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border, long swept-back dark hair and multiple beaded garlands stands at centre, placing a hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt who bends forward with hands on his chest. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold-bead necklaces. Beside him stand other saffron-robed sannyasis, one bald with white ash markings on the arms and garlands. To the left a man in a black shirt presses palms together, and a man in a blue striped shirt with a lanyard looks on. A white table edge is visible at right.

Night photograph at an outdoor entrance area with dark glass building behind and pale pillars with red bands. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron garment over a rust-pink top and smiles, holding a garland of white flowers and red roses and carrying a bouquet. Around them, men in white dhotis with saffron shawls walk, one foreground man on the left wears a rudraksha mala with a pendant. A man in white kurta and glasses on the right holds a folded paper. Another man in a blue uniform stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a stone-paved area with a white building behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl over a sleeveless body. Beside him to the right, a younger man in a white kurta wears layered rudraksha malas and a small pendant, and holds a tall pole upright. Around them stand many devotees: a bearded man in a checked shirt with rudraksha mala, men in white and orange clothing, and an elderly white-bearded man at right. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and tilak on the central figure, with the page noting his presence at this event.

September 19 2006

January 12 2007

A photograph of several men walking outdoors past a weathered cream wall and an open green-framed doorway. The central figure on the right wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, a red and white flower garland, a forehead tilak and long dark hair, with eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt with an orange shawl looks ahead. On the left an older man with glasses and a white moustache smiles, wearing a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala, while another man in a white shirt stands behind. No identity is asserted from appearance, so the central figure is described by role as a devotee in orange robes.

July 23 2012

A photograph of a dusty outdoor work yard beside a tree. Stacked black and blue water tanks are roped to a vehicle at left. A man in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a red-and-white flower garland stands centre, hands on hips, facing a group of men. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand left and centre, one pointing at the tanks; a man in a checked shirt stands right. Behind them a man in an orange shawl holds a camera. At right, a large gold-painted carved panel with floral relief is visible. The orange-robed man has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, which is an appearance-based candidate for a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance.

Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered before a temple-style building with red pillars. In the centre, a long-haired man in a yellow sleeveless garment wears a white and red flower garland with gold beads and a gold armlet, hands pressed together and gazing upward. Swamiji (probable): long hair and a gold ornamented garment with a garland are the visible cues, and his role is the central figure at the gathering. To his left, an older man in white clothes with a mala presses his palms together. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and vertical tilak holds an orange cloth. Behind them, many devotees, several women in orange and white saris, stand watching.

July 23 2012