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July 02 2014

A man with long dark hair, a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap and heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads stands beside a white car, placing his hand on a large tray of red and white flowers. Beside him, a young man in an orange turban and orange wrap holds a green and gold decorated bundle with a flower-filled vessel on top, while a man with white sacred ash marks and a beaded mala stands behind. Several people in orange turbans are visible in the background near a covered walkway, with palm trees above. The scene suggests a padapuja or welcome ceremony, with Swamiji (probable) appearing as the man in the centre-right wearing the heavy gold necklaces and long swept-back hair.

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual on a green-covered platform beneath coconut palms and a banana leaf. A man in maroon and gold-bordered robes with a white garland and a red turban pours water from a copper kalasha over a small white and flower-decorated stone base. Beside him, a bald man in maroon with a rudraksha mala holds red cloth, and a man in white dhoti with a white turban and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Two men in orange and maroon, one in orange turban and one in maroon turban with white garlands, hold trays of offerings. A large yellow water tank stands behind them.

2014-06-29 +1 copies

Outdoor photo at a temple-style ground beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and white garlands, while a smiling young man in orange with a white flower garland and gold headband presses his palms together in greeting. Other orange-robed devotees and people in white dhotis and a woman in orange and white stand nearby. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with blue and red emblems hang overhead. Whether the robed man with long hair is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

2008-12-24 +1 copies

December 25 2008

A photo of a festival procession outdoors in bright daylight. A smiling man in the centre wears a cream turban, a long white and red flower garland with a red tassel, and an orange silk garment with gold border, with hands pressed together at the chest. Around him, men in orange robes carry tall golden staffs with ornate tops, and a shorter man in a dark suit stands at the left edge. A figure seen from behind in orange robes with a maroon shawl faces him. On the right, two women in white saris hold brass pots decorated with leaves and flowers. The crowd behind includes more people in orange and white.

June 30 2015

Outdoor photo on a dirt roadside beside a dark SUV. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland, smiles and reaches toward the car door. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and orange marigolds and pink flowers, offering it toward a small girl in a red and gold dress and gold headpiece. Other saffron-clad men and women with white tilak marks stand behind, and a cameraman films. Palm trees and a tree shade the street.

Outdoor photo under trees by a dark SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long red and gold flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands at left, smiling, with a hand raised to his head, and a second saffron-robed man stands behind him. At right, a bald man in saffron cloth with a dense rudraksha mala and bead bracelets holds a brass kalasha decorated with yellow and red flowers, pink lotus blooms and green leaves, as a welcome offering. A man in a white shirt holds his hands in anjali, and a cameraman films. A woman in a golden crown and red blouse stands beside the kalasha bearer. The scene suggests a ceremonial welcome with a kalasha, though no exact ritual is named.

A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a doorway during an inauguration. A central figure in a rust-red robe with a red-and-gold sash, a red turban-style headwear, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala cuts an orange ribbon with scissors. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange garland, and another in white dhoti holds a red tray with flower petals. A young girl in a purple dress holds a metal pot, and a crowd of smiling people, many with raised hands, presses around. Green leaf torans hang overhead. Probable Swamiji cues: red turban, rudraksha mala, and ceremonial flower garland, shown as the central figure cutting the ribbon at the inauguration.