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December 26 2009

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Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside palm trees. A long-haired man in an orange sannyasi-style robe with a green border smiles as a man in a white kurta with a yellow-lined dark garment helps place a large white-and-yellow flower garland over his shoulders. Behind him, another person in orange robes stands with a second garland. A red-and-gold decorated umbrella is held overhead, and a silver SUV on the left is decorated with red flowers and a red heart-shaped floral arrangement. Older men in white and yellow stand at the right. a person: the long-haired man in the orange robe with garlands is being honoured with a welcome garland, matching the page's account of an event with a person present.2009-12-26July 26 20102010-07-26December 26 20092009-12-26Outdoors beside a silver SUV, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes with a long multicolour flower garland (yellow, pink, purple, white) and a rudraksha mala is being garlanded and steadied by a person in white clothing. Around them, white-clad men with bare upper bodies and gold-bordered dhotis, one holding a mala, press hands together in greeting, and a camera operator films from the right. A tent and a brick wall stand in the background, and the person with long hair and orange robes and a saffron head wrap is a probable Swamiji, based on the flower garland, saffron robes, long swept hair and rudraksha beads.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV parked under trees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, facing away. A bare-chested man in a dhoti with a dark shawl drapes a large garland of red and yellow flowers over the head of a person in a saffron-orange robe, who has long dark hair and gold bangles. A man in white with a saffron-orange shawl stands at right beside the vehicle, smiling. Baskets of flowers and a fruit basket appear at left with a man in a red-and-gold shawl.2009-11-25January 12 20072007-01-12Night-time welcome at a roadside with a silver van behind. A man with long curly dark hair and a beard, wearing orange robes, holds up a long white and red flower garland. Beside him a smiling younger man in orange robes stands with his hands together, and a woman in white with an orange shawl holds a silver tray of flowers, leaves and a puja plate. Orange and yellow garlands and an orange umbrella with tassels frame the scene, and several other people in white and orange are visible at the edges.2009-11-16A photograph of an outdoor temple-grounds procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in an orange dhoti-style garment with a white and orange shawl stands at centre, wearing a white-and-orange flower garland, a multi-strand gold ceremonial necklace and a red bead garland, with long dark hair swept back. A younger attendant in white with an orange shawl holds a tall wooden umbrella pole topped by a red canopy fringed with colourful tassels. An older man in white with an orange shawl stands before him, gripping his arms and placing a garland or flower string. Behind, a cameraman films and another person in a purple shirt holds a small object. Other attendants in orange and white stand nearby.2010-07-26July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoors in front of a white concrete wall and a corrugated metal shed, a long-haired bare-backed man in orange cloth places a large yellow marigold garland over the head of a shaved-headed man in orange robes. A third man in orange and white stands at left holding a red-and-orange umbrella pole, and another man in orange and white watches at right beside a silver pot with green leaves on top. A dark car is parked behind them. A garland-garlanding greeting ritual is taking place.2007-02-02 +1 copies