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August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India

September 14 2009

A photograph of a crowded room in a plain house with white walls and a window with grille. In the centre, a man in a white shirt, white trousers and a dark rudraksha mala gestures with raised hands toward a kneeling woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a yellow blouse, her palms pressed together. Behind her, a woman in an orange-and-red top with green flowers in her hair faces them, hand raised. Around them stand a dozen or more women and a few men in white and pastel saris and white shirts, plus a small child in white on the left. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the person in the centre is described by role only.

July 04 2014

Indoor photo in a bright room with cream walls and a window grille. A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, with a green-and-yellow garland of flowers in her hair, lays her hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt. Around them, devotees in saris and white dress stand close, some holding small children, one woman with hands pressed together. The scene suggests blessing or darshan.

August 11 2009

A photograph of a blessing scene on a woven mat. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top, an orange wrap and a multi-coloured garland of white, green and purple flowers, kneels and places both hands on the head of a small infant wrapped in cloth. A young woman in white with a long braid leans in and touches the infant's head, and a bangle shows on her wrist. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala watches, and a person holding a microphone stands at the upper right. a person: the man in orange with long hair and a flower garland fits the appearance cues, so he is labelled a probable Swamiji blessing the child.

A photograph of an indoor room with cream walls where a crowd of devotees stands and kneels around a small girl in a white dress with a black headband and rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and black beaded mala places his hand on her head, while a man in white kneels to her left smiling and gesturing. A woman in an orange sari and green-stemmed beaded wreath stands at right, and women in red, orange, yellow and white saris stand behind. No individual is clearly identified as a person; the scene shows devotees in white ritual clothing and orange saris gathered in blessing.

A crowded indoor room with cream walls where several people gather around a seated woman in a white sari with gold border holding a toddler in a yellow outfit. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark beaded mala stands at the center, leaning in, while other men in white and light-blue shirts and women in red, yellow and white saris look on. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with green fruit adornments in her hair reaches toward the child. Some visible tiffin or offering items sit near the bottom. No one clearly matches the described teacher's appearance, so no candidate is identified.

A photograph of devotees receiving blessings in an indoor hall with a green floor covering. In the foreground a sannyasi in an orange garment and red top, with a flower garland decorated with small green and orange accents at the right edge, holds a small object in her hands while a woman in a green blouse and white sari with a gold border, wearing a name badge, bends forward with cupped hands. A man in a white shirt and a second man in white with a red-beaded mala stand behind them, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left. Another orange-clad figure and several people are visible in the background near a ceiling fan.

August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair, wearing a garland of white flowers with tricolour ribbons (orange, white, green) and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a mat with a red cushion and laughing as he holds a small curly-haired toddler in white clothes. A woman in a white and black sari-style dress with gold trim leans in from the left and reaches toward the child, while a metal bowl and bell sit on the mat nearby. Behind them, several men in white and orange shawls and a seated woman in white sit in an ashram hall; a stand with a microphone is visible at right.