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July 10 2009

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July 10 20092009-07-10November 09 20072007-11-09July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20182018-01-18A photo at a temple entrance where a long-haired figure in saffron robes with a green and white flower garland smiles while priests receive him. Priests bare-chested with rudraksha malas hold a silver purnakumbha pot with a coconut and yellow marigold garlands in front of him. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and a bald priest with a white tilak stand near a uniformed police officer in khaki and a white shirted man. Several onlookers crowd the stone doorway of the temple.2010-01-082009-GLIMPSES-OF-VARIOUS-EVENTSA photograph of a ritual scene in an interior room. A seated figure on an orange-draped seat, wearing a maroon and orange garment and a large garland of white, orange and green flowers, holds a tall silver trident-like staff upright. Several people in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha beads and white dhotis kneel or sit around a tray of pink flowers and offerings. Behind them, women in cream and gold-bordered saris stand with palms pressed together, and a standing fan is visible at left. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the a person cues of a flower garland, orange seat and ceremonial staff, but the identification is uncertain.2013-06-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a procession on a dusty dirt road in front of a long red-brick building with a corrugated metal roof. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, walks centre-frame under a yellow parasol, raising one hand in greeting. Around him, bare-footed devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely, some wearing lanyards, and a shaven-headed man in white with an orange-and-gold shawl walks at left. A man in a white shirt and dhoti at right waves and smiles. Several more people in white and orange stand behind, and a parked car and a satellite dish appear in the background. The scene reads as a temple-area procession with a satsang-style escort.2011-11-10A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange-brown draped garment and a pink-and-white flower garland with red bead strands, holding a silver staff across her lap on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a red cushion. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels before her with palms pressed together in namaskar on a yellow rug. Behind them, several people in white and orange stand and sit in a room with potted plants, draped curtains, a golden lion-shaped object in the foreground and a projection screen.2012-12-20December 26 20132013-12-26A standing man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red jasmine-and-marigold garland, and a gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. He holds a brass tray of yellow and white flowers with both hands, as if offering it. Beside him a seated man in orange wears a gold bead mala, and at right another orange-robed attendant reaches up to receive the tray. Yellow and white petals lie on a white platform in front, with leafy brass pots at left and a tall coconut palm behind.2008-12-23Indoor darshan scene. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe, with a rudraksha mala, raises his right palm in blessing toward a kneeling woman in a cream saree with a gold border, hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed. A small girl in white stands beside her, and an older woman with a red bindi and an older man in white with an orange shawl watch. Another man in orange holds a tray of items. Blue packets and books lie in the foreground. Probable Swamiji with long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala gives blessing during darshan.2008-03-23