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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A young man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands at centre with palms pressed together, wearing a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala, a white smoke or incense plume rising beside him. To his left a man in white clothes holds a gold ceremonial vessel. Behind and beside them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, and a woman in a yellow sari stands among them. On the right an older man in white dhoti with red-striped border and a white shawl presses his palms together. The setting appears to be a sacred outdoor ritual of padapuja or puja at a banyan tree, with devotees gathered around.

A procession on a dirt path lined with tall palm trees and strings of blue-and-white pennant flags. In the right foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe with gold-bordered yellow drapery, a white and red flower garland, and a gold beaded necklace, his hands gesturing outward. Beside and behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, walk barefoot in step. A bald man in white wears a lanyard badge, and a few more people in white and women in saris follow along the path.

July 02 2004

Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a decorated tent. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, with a gold-toned bead strand at his chest, and smiles. A man in white shirt and trousers with folded hands bows toward him, while a man in white with a yellow shawl and a gold-rimmed plate stands nearby. A man in an orange robe holds a tall golden staff on the right, a person in white kneels in the foreground, and a cameraman in an orange garment films beside a water tank. Several people in white and orange are visible.

An outdoor photo of a small shrine under trees. A man in an orange saffron shawl and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, hands folded in namaskar. Beside him a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala around the neck stands with palms joined in prayer, appearing to be the a person candidate, with compatible cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a red patterned shirt and a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl stand with hands folded. On the right, a man in white shirt pours liquid from a vessel over a dark deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands, while another man in a white shirt stands by. A white arched doorway frames a garlanded orange-clad murti in the background.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A bearded man in a white dhoti and white shawl, right hand over his chest, walks forward with a line of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis behind him. At front left, a young man in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot. At right, a large deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with red offerings and flower petals on a stone base in the foreground. A stone pillar stands among the group, and a camera is held by a man in white at centre-right.

December 25 2007

Outdoor procession on bare reddish earth beneath trees. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a draped orange-saffron cloth and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with crystal beads, walking barefoot. Behind him a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a silver tray of white and yellow flower petals. Other men in white kurtas and white dhotis with orange shawls follow in the procession. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, walking in procession.

July 29 2008

Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with trees behind. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a brass plate of pink flower petals with an orange cloth bundle on it, possibly a ceremonial offering. Behind him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, one wearing a gold bracelet and a gold chain. A man at right in white with an orange shawl also joins palms. Coconuts and a brass vessel sit at the lower right edge. The frame is a photograph with a copyright notice overlaid.

2008-11-11 +1 copies

A photograph of a procession on a dirt path beneath palm trees, with a row of purple and white pennant flags strung overhead. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold-bordered hem and an ID badge walks at left. Behind him, a man in a white kurta and dhoti wears a dark pendant necklace, and a younger man in a white kurta, orange shawl and white dhoti with a red border follows. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and a crown-like headdress wears an orange-saffron robe with gold trim, a white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, walking with hands together. Several other people in white clothes follow behind, and a decorated vehicle is partly visible at upper right.

December 25 2007