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A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.

March 07 2013

October 28 2010

2010-10-28 +1 copies

A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.

A photograph of a temple-hall ritual in an open, covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls. A priest with a bare chest and grey hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with gold border, holds a brass tray of green leaves toward a man seated on an orange cushioned chair. That seated man wears an orange robe, a white-and-cream garland of flowers, a white tilak and white markings on his arms, with long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person receiving the offering, with his long swept-back hair, orange robe and flower garland as the qualifying cues. Another orange-robed man stands behind, and seated devotees in white and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari sit on the floor, with a red mat below. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wearing a red shawl with embroidered floral motifs, a hand extended over a silver plate held by a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, wearing gold-beaded ceremonial necklaces. The seated figure has long dark hair and a red garment. Behind them, a few people in orange and white stand or kneel near draped tables and framed pictures on a pale wall. The plate holds a yellowish offering. Visible people: the priest, the seated figure, and about three others in the background, one kneeling in white. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and red attire on a throne, and a person candidate in a ritual setting; the priest's appearance does not qualify.

July 21 2013

A seated man in orange robes and a long gold bead necklace reaches out to touch the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who has a white vertical mark on his brow and presses his palms together. Behind them, other devotees in orange and white stand or kneel, and a woman in a pink and white sari is visible, with a red curtain in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual or blessing moment. a person is the seated figure in orange robes with a gold bead necklace, shoulder-length dark hair tied back, and a white forehead mark, giving a blessing to a devotee.

A photograph of an evening arati in a temple-like room with white walls and a red-brown painted band. On the left, a bearded man with grey hair wears a white kurta and a yellow shawl, holding a silver-toned vessel with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. In the centre, a young man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long gold-beaded garland holds a brass oil lamp and is absorbed in the arati. To the right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands with hands held together. Several other orange-clad devotees and a figure in yellow stand behind.

2010-01-01 +1 copies

A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.

A photograph inside a temple corridor of a ritual offering. On the left, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelet holds a silver tray with a small offering and a flame of an oil lamp. In the centre, a bald elderly priest in orange cloth with a gold necklace and beaded rudraksha mala holds a small leaf offering. On the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and tilak reaches to the silver plate. Carved stone pillars and an orange-saffron-clothed attendant stand in the background.

October 20 2010