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February 05 2009

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A photograph of an indoor home visit in a living room. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban sits in a white-draped armchair, smiling, with long dark hair. His right hand rests on the head of a woman in a white sari with gold border who bows low, face down, on a red patterned rug. Three women in white saris with gold borders and one man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers stand watching in the background. A flat-screen television, wooden cabinet and framed landscape pictures are visible. A candidate matching the page's description of a person is present; he wears the orange robe and turban, and is seated with a bowing devotee, which is consistent with the appearance-based label of a person in the scene.2007-08-17A photograph of a home interior where a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold-bead necklace sits on a brown upholstered sofa with bare feet, smiling and looking down toward a kneeling woman in an orange blouse who bends low near his feet. Standing beside them is an older woman with grey hair and a nose stud, wearing a purple and yellow floral sari and holding her hands together. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. On the wall behind is a calendar and a framed printed portrait of a smiling man in a pink turban, labelled with a date sign reading 19-1-2011. The room has plain grey walls and a concrete floor.2011-01-19February 05 20092009-02-05A photograph inside a small room with a wooden beamed ceiling, a window and tiled walls. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long white flower garland stands at left, hands raised in blessing toward people prostrating on a patterned tile floor. Two men in white dhotis and shirts bow low, one touching his forehead to the floor and another pressed flat with hands extended. Behind them a second man in orange robes stands with hands folded at his chest near a shrine with a framed picture, a decorated deity murti and flower offerings.2010-02-15April 17 20112011-04-17A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a white-draped armchair in a living room, with a wooden TV cabinet and red patterned carpet beside him. Two women in white sarees with gold borders kneel on the carpet with their foreheads bowed to his feet, while several women in white sarees stand watching near a doorway and a man in dark trousers stands at the right edge. A small arrangement of flowers and white cloth lies on the carpet before him.2007-08-17A photograph of a ritual scene inside a hall with a plain grey floor. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a red border sits cross-legged on a carved wooden chair with long, dark, swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A devotee in a white sari and orange shawl kneels and bows with her head to the floor before him. Behind them, several people in white garments and orange shawls stand or bend near a small brass bowl, a yellow box and a wooden rod on the floor. At lower right, steel trays hold green leaf packets with small paper tags. The swamiji candidate is shown with cues of long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and rudraksha mala, so he is identified only as a probable Swamiji by appearance.2006-10-21January 10 20092009-01-10Indoor photo in a plain room with a red-washed wall, a metal table fan and a striped green and pink mat on the floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over an orange dhoti and a white and yellow marigold garland, sits on a white-draped bench holding a garland. Before him, a woman in a white sari with an orange border kneels beside a second kneeling devotee in a blue and beige outfit, while a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands behind them. A woollen-looking wicker tray of folded banknotes, a wristwatch, a cane and a cup sit on the white-covered table.2006-12-10A photograph of an indoor room with a concrete floor and white walls. A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair, multiple beaded necklaces, and bare feet sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, hands pressed together and smiling. A devotee in a white shirt and light pink shawl kneels low on a patterned rug, bending forward with a book in front of him, while several people in white sit at the left with hands folded. A brass tray of oranges and other fruit sits on an orange-draped table beside him. A framed picture hangs on the upper left wall and a glass display cabinet sits behind.A photograph of a temple entrance area with a stone shrine and a dark signboard reading Dhyanapeetam. A man in saffron robes with a large garland of red, pink and yellow flowers stands barefoot on a stone platform, smiling, while a woman in a white sari bends down to touch the platform near his feet. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and a younger man in orange robes look on, and a woman in white stands at the left edge. On the right, a shrine holds seated figures in orange and red robes, one with an orange turban, decorated with marigold garlands, and a brass lamp stands nearby. The people are dressed in white and saffron, and a stone carved wall panel is visible on the right.2008-08-07June 09 20092009-06-09