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June 25 2013

June 25 2013

A joyful indoor scene with a man in an orange-saffron robe and a long gold-bead ceremonial necklace with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a red printed booklet with white text that he hands toward a woman at left. Probable Swamiji is the figure in orange, with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and ornate bracelets, smiling broadly. Beside him a man in a dark-brown robe with rudraksha beads and a white-painted chest and forehead is visible. Around them several men in white shirts, one with glasses and a red tilak, and a man with dark beaded necklace, all smiling. A woman in yellow with gold earrings is at the left edge. Behind them a white-haired man stands in a light room with a framed picture on the wall.

A photograph of a smiling group gathered indoors around a fruit offering of red apples and oranges. On the right, a man with a swept-back dark hair, white tilak marks on his forehead, a red bindi, orange-saffron robes and a large gold necklace and rudraksha mala holds open an orange-red printed booklet. Several smiling men and boys in white shirts and dhotis crowd around him, and a bald man in orange robes stands behind. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind.

A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back black hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-orange sleeveless garment, a long gold-bead rudraksha-style mala with an orange shawl, and gold earrings, extending his hands to greet a man in a white shirt and glasses at the left. Behind them stand several men in striped shirts, white clothing and a red shirt in a hall with a dark backdrop and a hanging orange-and-yellow cloth. a person is the central figure shaking hands with the devotee. A red apple is held by a man in the background.

March 27 2013

April 10 2013

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with red draped curtains and floral decorations behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, red tilak on his forehead, layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces, gold armlets and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped at his waist holds a white paper and smiles as he receives it from a man in a cream kurta who joins his palms in greeting. Men in shirts stand around, several with hands folded or holding papers, and a red-and-white box of offerings sits in the lower right. The distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and ornate necklaces suggest Swamiji (probable), seated among devotees. Identity is based on appearance cues only.

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha-bead garland, a dark-red-and-gold headband, a red tilak, and a heavy ornate gold necklace. He laughs broadly while a man in a white shirt and spectacles holds up a gold-colored embossed deity mask and a small red object. Behind them, several people in white and cream clothing watch, including a woman in a cream sari on the left and a bald man with white tilak on the right. A gold throne with red upholstery is at the right edge. a person is the seated saffron-clad man, identified by his saffron robes, rudraksha garland, gold ornaments and headband, seated on the throne.

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A photograph of an indoor office meeting. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a white forehead mark, smiles broadly while reaching toward a silver tray on a glass-topped table. Opposite him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti grins and holds a white envelope or packet. Behind them, a bald man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala, and another man in orange robes with a gold necklace and glasses stands near the table. Several other men in white shirts stand in the background. The table holds small ritual items, papers, a blue folder, and a framed yantra-patterned sheet under the glass. a person candidate present by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, orange clothing, and ornate gold necklace, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph of a smiling man in a rust-orange sleeveless robe with a bare chest, wearing a long orange shawl and a heavy necklace of large gold beads and rudraksha-style beads, with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak markings on his forehead and a red bindi, and gold hoop earrings. He is holding a small white card and reaching toward a devotee's outstretched hand, which holds a red fruit. Around him, several men stand close: one in white on the left, one in glasses and a striped light-blue shirt in the center, and others behind them. Behind him is a gilded shrine arch and gold deity figures, with a dark draped backdrop and an orange cloth hanging above.

A photograph of a crowd gathered around a man in orange-saffron robes with a thick gold necklace and gold-coloured garland, who holds open a red printed booklet with photographs and text and smiles. A silver tray of red apples and oranges is held in front by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing with a red bindi, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stands at left. Several men with white vibhuti-marked foreheads and devotees in white stand behind. The setting appears to be a devotional room with framed religious pictures on the wall.