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A photograph of a procession inside a white marquee with red and yellow bunting and stage lights along its rafters. A man in an orange robe and orange head wrap walks down a green carpet runner with palms pressed together in namaste. Lines of young men in white kurta-style clothes and women in saris stand on both sides, also with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt and trousers stands at right. Other figures in white and orange robes walk behind.

A tented event hall with white draped fabric and a patterned red-and-orange ceiling cloth. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red-orange mala, walks barefoot on a green carpet with palms pressed together in namaste toward the seated audience. Behind, another person in orange robes follows. Along the left, rows of people in white clothing sit on white chairs with hands folded in greeting, and a man in white stands near the back. Potted palms and a black speaker stand at the edge of the hall, and red plastic chairs are set near the carpet.

A photograph of a procession line outdoors on a sandy path at an ashram. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many barefoot. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand alongside men in saffron-orange robes with red-and-orange sashes, one bearded man in saffron at right smiling with hands joined. A bearded man in white with a long-haired appearance and gold-trimmed garment stands centre. Women in white salwar kameez stand at left. Behind them, a white temple entrance with orange-draped deity murti and a colourful fringed canopy with tassels at top right. Potted plants and a green-draped table appear at right. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

2009-06-17 +1 copies

December 29 2010

A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white and green garland around the neck, walking barefoot along a red carpet under a pink arched entrance. He presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him walks a woman in a cream sari with a pink border and a second saffron-robed attendant with long hair. Men in white dhotis and white shirts line both sides of the carpet, several with palms joined in greeting, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks alongside. Hanging potted plants and green trees appear behind the arch, with a gold bird-shaped object at the lower left edge. The central figure's appearance shows several cues: long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a garland, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is a probable Swamiji (probable) receiving a welcome.

Outdoor ritual gathering under a white tent on grass, with red plastic chairs at the left. Many devotees wear white clothes with orange shawls. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her, a woman in a white sari bends forward, and a man in white stands at the back. Several people kneel on a red mat and a striped mat, one holding green leaves or offerings. Bamboo poles and a blue signboard frame the scene.

A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti prostrates on a red carpet, palms pressed together, forehead bowed toward the bare feet of a standing figure draped in orange cloth with a long white and red flower garland hanging from the shoulder. Behind him, two men in orange shawls over white clothing stand watching, one shaved-headed and one wearing glasses. Scattered petals lie on the red carpet. The setting appears to be an outdoor satsang or pada puja style honouring, with the standing figure in orange clothing forming the focal point. The garlanded figure's face is not visible.

Outdoor photograph at a temple-style doorway with wide wooden doors open to a sandy compound under a cloudy sky. Marigold and yellow-orange flower garlands hang across the entrance. A barefoot figure with long dark hair wears a flowing orange-saffron robe with red border and folded palms in namaste, stepping through the doorway. Behind and beside them, men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear red-and-gold shawls, some with palms joined in greeting. Vehicles and trees are visible beyond. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in the saffron robe with long hair, shown in the doorway greeting attendees with namaste.

2005-07-21 +1 copies

Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas gathered on a red carpet with gold-patterned border. In the foreground a person in an orange turban and orange shawl with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a man in white who kneels with folded hands. Another man in white at right bends forward, and a man in white at upper left raises his hand over the group. A standing man in white wears an orange shawl and a long beaded mala, and others in orange shawls stand around.

November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration

A photograph of a doorway at a temple-like building where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair swept back. On either side, men in white kurta and dhoti attire stand near him, and a woman in a sari with folded hands stands at the right edge. Behind them, children in white and a girl in a blue sari are visible, with a colourful decorated chariot or ratha with red and yellow canopy in the upper background.

December 23 2007