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September 26 2006

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December 10 20112011-12-10A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi walks through a temple corridor, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long garland of white jasmine and pink and red flowers, with a gold ceremonial necklace over it. Behind him a bald older man with a white beard in orange robes walks alongside. On the left, a carved gold-painted pillar and a rope-bound wooden beam; overhead, strings of red, purple and white flower garlands. Workers in orange shirts and a man in white shirt appear in the background, with piled sand on the floor. A light-green cloth hangs on the wall. Appearance-based cues (long swept hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and garland) are consistent with a person as the central figure, though this is an appearance-based label only.2010-02-02A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in a temple doorway, wearing saffron-orange robes and multiple long garlands of white, pink and green flowers with gold-coloured ceremonial beads, and his hand rests on his chest. Behind him, an older bearded man with white hair and a white vibhuti-marked forehead wears orange robes with a green-bordered shawl. Golden carved pillars frame the entrance, with purple, red and white floral strands hanging above and a wooden beam with rope at left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace on the standing man.2010-02-02A standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers and a gold bead necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead and long swept-back hair. He smiles and rests a hand on the garland. Behind him stand saffron-clad attendants and a large crowd of seated devotees in white. Two ornate gold-and-silver trident staffs are visible at right. Colourful painted pillars, bird motifs and hanging paper streamers decorate the pandal-style hall. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the appearance-based label for the central garlanded figure given his saffron robes, long hair, gold necklace and garland cues.2009-12-23December 31 20092009-12-31A standing man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a carved stone pillar in a temple hall with orange walls and red-and-white striped borders. He wears a white and red flower garland across his chest, a long gold ceremonial necklace, and a red bindi, and has his hands folded at his chest. Beside him on a stone ledge are pink and yellow flower offerings and a small dark carved deity shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind him beside drums, and orange curtains hang in the background.2010-07-26December 10 20112011-12-10Photograph at night in an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone wall and ornate carved stone pillar. A man in a long saffron-orange robe, wearing a thick garland of white flowers, red and yellow blooms, purple flowers and green leaves, stands beside a stone ledge and gestures toward a brass plate on the ledge. Behind him a second man in an orange hooded jacket and orange dhoti stands with his palms pressed together. Red pillars, a wooden door and a green plant are visible in the background, and a person in orange is partly visible at the right edge.2011-12-10A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in a doorway of a plain white cinderblock wall. He wears an orange-saffron robe and is draped in a very large garland of green leaves, white jasmine strands, pink flowers and yellow marigolds. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge, and a brown-framed door is at the right. a person based on long swept hair, saffron robe and a large garland of the kind offered at a welcome ceremony.2005-11-07November 09 20072007-11-09A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder and a white and red flower garland, raises one hand in greeting while walking through a temple hall. Behind him a deity murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and brass lamps stand on a stone platform. Two orange-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand at right, one holding a brass vessel on a tray, and a brass bowl with a ladle sits on a stand in the foreground. Red curtains and a banana plant frame the open pavilion. Cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-adorned attendants, ceremonial garland. a person greeting devotees during a temple visit.2010-02-12December 26 20092009-12-26