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August 21 2006

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July 10 20092009-07-10Photograph of a group walking across a paved stone courtyard beside a light-coloured building with steps. In the foreground two men walk side by side: the one on the left wears white ritual clothes, a saffron-orange shawl, a long beard and a rudraksha mala, and the one on the right wears white clothes with a saffron-orange shawl and a mala, with his hands folded at his waist. Behind them a man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks, and further back several other men in white dhotis and shirts follow. On the far left a woman in a white and pink sari with a pink shawl walks barefoot. Two men in the rear also wear white. a person cues: the figure on the right has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, with saffron shawl and white ritual clothing, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.A night-time photograph of a sacred consecration in progress. In the foreground, a man in white with rudraksha beads and a red forehead mark sits beside a golden Shiva Meru, a pyramidal sacred structure. Beside him, a man in a dark grey sweater rests his hands on a figure lying on a white cloth-covered platform, dressed in an orange cloth. The figure lies prone with hair loose, in a ritual posture. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and orange shawls stands watching and some have their hands folded in prayer. A tube light hangs at right. The scene suggests a garbha consecration ritual at a temple sanctum.2006-12-11October 08 20102010-10-082002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of an outdoor monastic training gathering on a veranda. A man with long dark swept-back hair and an orange saffron shawl sits on a wooden swing-bench with a red cushion, smiling and turned toward the audience. Behind him a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a brown wooden door. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the foreground, some with shaved heads and some with long hair, and a pot of plants and a decorated painted wall with dancing figures frame the scene.2006-08-17A seated man in saffron-orange clothing with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, gestures with raised fingers while speaking to a group of devotees in a hall. He sits on a white cushioned seat beside a table with books and framed pictures. Around him stand about fifteen people: young men in orange shawls and white kurtas, a man in a pink sweater, a woman in orange with glasses, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl standing at the right. Fans and folding chairs fill the room, and a patterned banner hangs on the wall behind.2008-03-272003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a microphone while speaking, on a white-draped chair with gold-bordered cloth. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark. Beside him on the left sits a bespectacled man in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a long wooden staff. Behind them, several men in orange robes sit or stand, one wearing a small Indian flag pin. A girl in the lower right corner is partly visible. Pink, yellow and green paper streamers hang on the pale yellow wall, and a leopard-print mat lies on the floor.2007-08-15Night outdoor event at a raised white-draped platform beside a bare tree and a cinderblock wall. A seated person in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak and a beaded mala sits on a white chair-throne, hands folded in his lap. To his left another person in orange robes sits on the platform edge with a gold necklace. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl holds a large golden trident. To the right a man in white kurta with a mala stands near a child in white and an older man in white. Trays of offerings sit on the platform and the ground. Strings of lights glow at the left edge.2007-02-16