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December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Photograph of a temple ritual setting. A young person in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a white jasmine garland, with orange and gold beads at the neck, stands at right holding out small silver objects toward an older man in a white shirt. He wears a gold-trimmed mala and is receiving the objects from a woman in a blue and turquoise sari with gold bangles and folded hands in namaste. Two men in saffron-orange shirts with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand behind, one holding a tall golden staff. Brass plates with coins, flower garlands and lamps lie on a low table at right, and a person in white bends at the far right.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor Pongal-style offering at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired man in orange robes and a heavy gold-bead necklace holds a brass plate of flowers and offers a flower toward a clay pot decorated with white lines and banana leaves, with a small flame burning. Behind him a bald priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a plate, and a bearded man in white stands nearby. Several women in saffron and white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaste. White walls, trees and a wire fence form the background. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace leads the offering.2010-01-14A ceremonial scene in an indoor courtyard with a white-walled backdrop and colourful paper lanterns overhead. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a long white flower garland and a red flower stands before an offering table, holding a small silver tray of items while a man in white dhoti and shirt beside him extends his hands. Behind them a long table holds brass oil lamps, brass bells, plates of fruit and flower offerings. Devotees in white and orange clothes stand in rows along the back, and several women in white sit on the floor near the table. The outfit's orange robe, layered garlands and rudraksha-style beads are visible, with the saffron robe matching the ritual setting of a puja.2008-12-26Outdoor ritual photograph during a Brahmotsava celebration. A long-haired man in orange saffron cloth, with a gold-bead necklace and white and red forehead markings, stands center holding a red-brown object and a silver bowl while others assist. Around him, devotees in orange and white robes press palms together. A tray of rudraksha beads, a bowl of flowers and fruit, and a gold-trimmed staff are visible, along with an orange and gold parasol at upper left. The swami-style figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, identified only by his long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments.2008-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a temple darshan at an outdoor shrine with pink curtains and golden pillars. A long-haired young man in saffron robes and a white flower garland stands at right, holding a silver tray with rudraksha malas and a small silver bowl, and receiving offerings. A woman in a blue sari with gold border and a man in a white shirt with folded hands stand before him, and a bald man in orange robes with gold necklace stands behind. A large golden trident hangs in the background. Other devotees in orange and white stand nearby, and the photo is taken from behind a row of onlookers.2008-12-26February 22 20112011-02-22 +1 copiesNovember 02 20102010-11-02