Swami Vivekananda - Standing Potrait

Swami Vivekananda, Hindu Monk 4. This photograph of Swamiji as a delegate to the Parliament of Religions also appeared in Neely’s History of the Parliament of Religions. It appears to have been taken not only on the same day as the East Indian Group, but at the same time. Swamiji is holding a piece of paper in his hand (although in this photo it is in his right hand, in the group photo it is in his left hand) and his official delegate tag is pinned to his robe in both photos. The drape of his turban and his general stance suggest that the two photos were taken one after the other. ❊ ❊ ❊ On the morning of the opening of the Parliament, we all assembled in a building called the Art Palace. . . . Men from all nations were there. . . . There was a grand procession, and we were all marshaled on to the platform. Imagine a hall below and a huge gallery above, packed with six or seven thousand men and women representing the best culture of the country, and on the platform learned men of all nations of the earth. And I, who never spoke in public in my life, to address this august assemblage!! (Letters, 53)