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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain white-walled hall. A central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe sits on the floor, hands folded in greeting, wearing garlands of marigolds and green leaves. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard bends forward to offer respect at their feet. Another man in white holds a large green leaf garland and a second garland of orange flowers is nearby. Behind them many devotees in white and orange stand and watch. On the right a figure with long hair, a beard, and a peacock-feather fan wears orange and holds a staff. A tall gold pole and orange fabric hang at the top right.

December 23 2007

December 23 2007

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual inside a house. A person seated on the floor in an orange robe, with red and white flower garlands and a gold necklace, holds a silver trident-topped staff and receives the worship. Around him, many devotees kneel and lean in, several in white and pale dress, others in saffron and pink saris, one in a lavender shirt, and a bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl touching the feet area. Two sannyasis in saffron robes stand at the back holding a fan and a camera, and a priest with a shaved head stands nearby. Onlookers in white, pink and green fill the room behind, and a pale green wall and open doorway frame the scene.

A seated figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a large multicolored flower garland and an orange cloth, sits on a red-cushioned seat beside a gold trident-shaped ceremonial object, gesturing toward others. Around them, a crowd of devotees stands: women in red, orange and pink saris, one with hands folded in namaste, a man in white dhoti and kurta, and two bald monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white turban. A bald young monk in the foreground wears an orange robe and rudraksha beads. Red carpet covers the floor. Possible a person cues: long hair, flower garland and orange cloth on the seated figure, though the appearance is partly obscured.

Indoor photo at an ashram hall with ceiling fans and banners behind. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a large garland of white and red flowers stands at right, smiling and extending his hand toward a man in white. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand near him, one holding a small red object, and a woman in a white sari with a red border and a shawl watches at the back. a person: the bare-chested figure in orange with rudraksha malas and a garland matches the cues. Several other devotees stand in the background.

A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-red robe and an orange-and-red floral garland, extending one arm forward to bless a man in white dhoti and shirt who sits with palms joined in namaskar and a red rudraksha-style mala. Beside the seated figure, a young shaven-headed monk in maroon robe with rudraksha mala holds a small plate of red fruit. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange cloth, sit or stand close together on a floor scattered with red and white flower petals. A man at upper center holds up a camera. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with wooden windows and light coming through.

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January 12 2007

Photo of a ceremonial welcome inside a decorated tent with red, white and purple bunting and a crowd seated behind. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a long garland of white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves, with red flowers at the chest, and bends forward as a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a gold wristwatch, smiles and reaches toward him. To the right two men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a figure in orange clothing stands at the edge. Behind them a man in white holds a mala of beads. Several people in saffron and yellow saris sit in the audience. a person cannot be confirmed from the visible cues, so the identity remains uncertain.