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September 23 2006

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A photograph inside a temple hall with pale yellow walls and carved grey pillars. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, hands in anjali namaskar and smiling, with a saffron-clad attendant beside him. A bare-chested priest with a white tilak and a white dhoti with gold border stands at right, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left also has his palms pressed together. A camera operator's lens is visible at the far left. Pale marble flooring and small wooden stools are in front. Several people are visible in the scene.2009-08-08A photograph of several men conversing indoors in a pale pink hall. On the right, a long-haired man in a red-orange shawl with a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads stands with palms pressed together, smiling and speaking. Probable Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange shawl and ornate gold necklace are the qualifying cues, shown as the figure being engaged in conversation. Facing him on the left, a man in white shirt and black mala gestures with his hands, and a bald man in a cream shirt with a red and gold pendant listens. Other men in white dhoti-style clothing stand behind them in the background.2010-12-28January 23 20112011-01-23October 10 20112011-10-10July 22 20102010-07-22Photograph of devotees in an indoor hall paying respects with folded hands (anjali) to a figure in orange saffron robes at right. The person at right has long, dark, wavy hair, a dark rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, gold bangles and an orange garment with a gold border, and stands behind a low wooden podium. Several men stand in a line in white dhotis and shirts, some with white shawls over the shoulder and one with a red tilak on the forehead. An elderly man in a white shirt sits at left with hands joined. Behind them are ornate wall decorations and a purple bird logo at top left. The right-side figure's cues are appearance-based, so this is a probable identification as a person, shown in person receiving devotees.2011-11-09Devotees stand in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, at what appears to be a temple or devotional setting. In the centre, a bearded man with greying hair wears a red shawl with gold embroidery over a red garment, a gold bracelet on his wrist, and a tilak on his forehead, his hands together in front of him. To his right, a man in folded hands wears an orange robe and a tan shawl. At the left edge, a man in an orange wrap stands with hands clasped. Behind them, men in white dhotis, yellow and white shawls, and orange garments stand in a line, and a brass plate hangs on the wall. The scene looks like a darshan line or ritual gathering.2010-07-21A photograph in a bright white-walled room of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a long white-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala, receiving greetings from an elderly man in white clothes who holds his hand. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a younger man in orange robe on the right holds a tray draped in orange cloth with a brass object on it. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand behind, and the bald figure at far left wears an orange robe and mala. a person cue is present on the central robed man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala with saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference; he is an in-person candidate. Several people are visible.2012-09-12Indoor ashram gathering in a bright hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, hair swept back in a bun, stands on the right with palms raised in greeting while an older man in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and bare chests stand in a line, some with hands folded. Framed deity images hang on the wall at left, and a camera operator is visible in the background. a person in saffron robe with rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, receiving a devotee's namaste.2011-11-08July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a white and pink draped ceiling and a projection screen behind. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala raises his hand in blessing as devotees in white dhotis and shirts press palms together in namaskar along the left. On the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak holds a silver plate with offerings. Another orange-robed attendant stands behind. A large framed image of a deity temple hangs on the right wall. a person candidate: the centre figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala is a person by appearance cues, though the image is uncertain.2010-10-20May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copies