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A photograph taken indoors under a thatched roof with white plastered walls. A smiling young man in an orange saffron cloth and red shirt with a red tilak sits in the foreground, leaning forward. Around him a crowd of young men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange or yellow shawls and wooden rudraksha-style malas stand and smile. One man at left holds a camera. A blue cloth edge is visible at lower left, and a person's head is partially visible at the bottom centre.

October 19 2008

A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with white plastered walls. Several smiling young men in saffron and orange shawls, rudraksha malas and white kurtas crowd around a blue-draped table. An older bald man in white on the left leans over a camera or device on the table. In the centre a young man in orange robes gestures with a hand while a bespectacled person in a yellow shawl bends forward in front. On the right a young man in a long orange robe with a sword-like rod at his shoulder grins and crosses his arms. The atmosphere appears festive and informal.

A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall, clapping and singing together. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair wears a white kurta with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala, smiling and clapping. Beside him a man in white holds an orange shawl. On the right, a bald man in orange robes and glasses, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, sits clapping, next to a bearded man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, more seated people in white and orange clothing are visible, along with a white-clad figure standing at upper right. The setting suggests satsang or bhajan singing.

A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. At the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. He stands in front of a richly decorated golden altar with a deity murti. Around him, several men in white dhotis with white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms stand or bend, one holding a folded white cloth with red trim. A man in white holds a silver plate with offerings on the right, and another holds a wooden box. Orange-robed attendants stand behind, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge.

2010-10-26 +1 copies

May 22 2012

A photograph of a seated, smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, seated on an ornate gold-framed throne with a deep red velvet back. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis in orange turbans and garments stand and sit, and a man in a white shirt bends forward, hands extended. An older man in a white shirt and orange shawl leans toward the seated figure, and a woman in a white sari with a red border sits low in front. Another orange-turbaned devotee in the lower right gazes toward the throne. The setting is an indoor room with white walls and a blue door. Two cameras are raised in the background. The seated man is described on his appearance and role only.

2012-05-07 +1 copies

September 14 2009

July 25 2017

July 11 2006

A photograph of a smiling indoor gathering. In the foreground a woman in a bright orange turban and red-orange garment, with long dark hair, smiles while leaning forward. Beside her a young man in a white kurta wears a red bindi, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a wristwatch, smiling with his head bowed as an older man places a hand on his shoulder. To the left a man in white clothing with an orange shawl and a mala smiles and holds his hands together at his chest. Behind them more people in white and orange stand in a room, and a portrait print with a corner visible sits at the lower left.

Indoor photo of a small group in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door frame at left. A central seated man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum mark wears a saffron shawl and a garland of white and red flowers, smiling. Around him stand several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a brass plate with a white offering, and a man in white shirt and glasses. A younger man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel. At lower right a bald elderly man with white vibhuti and a flower garland sits, and a woman with a gold-trimmed brass lamp appears at lower left. Probable Swamiji: the seated central figure's long hair, saffron shawl and garland match the candidate cues, so this is an appearance-based label only.