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August 27 2016

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A man with eyes closed stands in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. He wears a large garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, a maroon-brown shawl over his shoulder, and a gold ceremonial pendant. White sacred ash marks his forehead with a red tilak. Behind him, saffron-turbaned men in orange garments and bare-chested attendants stand near a tray of green leaves, under leafy trees. An attendant at right holds a tall yellow pole. The setting appears outdoors, suited to a padapuja or ritual event.2017-09-02September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red forehead mark stands outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, smiling. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style cloth, a heavy ornate gold pendant on a dark beaded cord, a long rudraksha-style necklace of wooden beads, flower garlands of red and white blossoms with yellow marigolds, and gold and red armbands and bangles. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand in a procession-like group, one holding a tall wooden staff, another holding a microphone at the left edge. Green trees blur in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornments and rudraksha-style beads, with the flower garlands and gold pendant marking him as the honoured person.2016-08-27Outdoor procession with a man in the centre wearing a rust-red dhoti and wrap, a heavy red and white flower garland with yellow marigolds, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and bangles, palms pressed together in greeting and smiling. A striped canopy with tassels and a long pole stands behind him. Around him are people in orange and saffron robes with gold borders, one holding a microphone, and a woman in white at left. Trees form the background.2016-08-27A photograph of a central man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red-brown shawl over his shoulders, a large garland of red roses, yellow flowers and white jasmine, a gold ornamental pendant, rudraksha beads, and a horizontal white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange cloth stand in an outdoor setting under green trees, one holding a long yellow-gold staff at right. Several figures have white ash markings on their skin. The central man has long swept-back hair and a ceremonial gold necklace, but the image does not confirm his identity, so the a person field remains unsure.2017-09-02Outdoor photo of a central man with hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, wearing a deep red-maroon robe over a rudraksha mala and a long multi-strand necklace of red and white flower garlands with gold ornaments, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and a gold pendant. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and a red tilak marks his forehead. Around him, devotees in orange and white attire stand with hands folded; a woman at left wears an orange head covering and an orange-and-gold sari with a gold ceremonial staff nearby. A man at right with a white forehead band and rudraksha malas wears a white dhoti with gold border, and other attendees in white stand behind. Trees and a red pillar appear in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) at the centre, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and red-maroon robe with rudraksha mala.2016-04-10October 01 20172017-10-01August 27 20162016-08-27April 10 20162016-04-10September 27 20172017-09-27September 30 20172017-09-30A photograph of a man standing with hands pressed together at his chest in a devotional gesture, head bowed. He wears a long rust-brown robe, a leopard-print headwrap over long dreadlocks, a thick gold necklace with a pendant, a rudraksha-style bracelet and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand with hands folded, one holding a decorated kalasha pot wrapped in yellow flowers beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. The floor is covered with striped cloth.2017-08-25 +1 copies