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December 12 2007

December 12 2007

Outdoor photo on a dry, dusty open ground with palm and leafy trees and a multi-storey building behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with long hair and rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling. Three men to the left walk toward him in white ritual clothes with orange shawls; the foremost has a grey-streaked beard and a mala, another wears a dark cap, and a younger shaven-headed man walks barefoot. Behind them, striped canopy tents with white-draped tables and a banner stand along the edge.

Outdoor photo on bare dry ground at an event with tent stalls and palm and leafy trees behind. A figure in orange robes, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing sandals, and appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on the orange turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robes. Beside and behind him walk two men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls, one with hands folded in prayer and one bearded, carrying a mala. White-clad figures stand in the background near stalls with white tablecloths and a striped awning.

August 09 2007

Outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram with thatched-roof huts and orange flags on poles. A central figure in long dark hair wears a flowing orange robe with gold-edged border and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot in front. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange shawls and walk barefoot in a group, one man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace and dark bead mala. A blank white screen stands behind the thatched stall and bicycles are parked nearby. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) is the central robed figure in orange with long hair and rudraksha mala, walking at the front of the procession.

Outdoor photo on a dirt ground at an open site with palm trees and a red metal frame behind. A group of sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walks forward, several barefoot. Men in white dhoti and shirts walk among and beside them, and some stand with hands folded in greeting at right. A few figures wear white or cream shawls, and a man at left wears a plain orange cloth. Overcast pale sky above. Some attendees appear to be wearing identification badges.

December 23 2007

Outdoor procession on a reddish dirt path with grass patches. At the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks smiling, a candidate for Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues. Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear red-and-gold shawls and lanyard badges. One man in white holds a brass vessel with green leaves on a red tray, while another carries a round blue-and-orange ceremonial fan. A man at right grips a tall blue pole. Behind them stand more people and orange flags on white poles.

Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt field at an ashram inauguration site. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears an orange head-cloth and a garland of yellow and white flowers, walking barefoot along a narrow path. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, several wearing rudraksha-style beads and orange shawls. Behind them, a large crowd in white clothing moves among purple and maroon tent canopies and a long corrugated-metal shelter. The appearance-based label is a person for the saffron-robed figure at right, shown in procession, with the qualifying cues of orange head-cloth, saffron robes, and flower garland.

A photograph taken outdoors on a dirt path lined with palm trees, potted plants and strings of orange and red pennant flags. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, walks with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta wears an orange shawl and holds an orange cloth or fruit in his hand. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl and a cameraman in white carrying a camera follow, with several other people in white clothes and a red-and-white striped tent visible in the background.

Outdoor photograph on a dusty dirt path beside green, purple and navy tarpaulin screens with trees behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment, a sash over the shoulder and a thick ceremonial garland of gold-coloured beads, and gestures with one hand while walking forward. Around him, several men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk alongside, one in a yellow shawl holding a rudraksha mala, another in a white shirt and dark trousers, and a shaved-headed man in white with a mala. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange with long hair, gold garland and gesturing hand, based on his distinctive hair, saffron clothing and ornate garland.