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Photo 11742745August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor procession at an ashram beneath a covered walkway with palm trees behind. A smiling man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a white forehead mark, walks toward a red cushioned seat on the left. A second man in orange robes with an orange beaded shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right with palms joined in greeting. Behind them a line of women in red and orange saris and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded, and a white-clad devotee stands at right holding a pink object. A ceremonial umbrella with a decorated finial and a banner hang overhead.2013-12-26Outdoors under a canopy, a man with long dark hair, white forehead paste and an ornate gold-and-beaded necklace sits on a red-cushioned throne with a golden back, smiling and extending his hands toward a devotee. He wears a rust-orange robe. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas and white-clad devotees stand close. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl and a garland of white flowers holds a framed portrait, while a woman in orange blouse steadies it. The framed portrait, decorated with white flower garlands, shows a man in orange robes. A decorated saffron-and-gold ceremonial parasol with a red emblem hangs overhead, and a brass bell and palm trees are visible. A group of onlookers fills the background. Ritual padapuja setting.2013-12-26A seated figure in a red-orange saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala and a gold-and-bead necklace extends one arm toward a kneeling devotee in white with an orange shawl, who bends forward at a cushioned seat. Behind, several women in matching red-orange sarees with beaded malas stand in a line, one holding a silver trident aloft. A man in white with an orange shawl kneels at the lower edge, bowing toward the seated figure's feet during a padapuja-style honouring. Bright sunlight and red walls fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and receiving the devotee's obeisance in saffron robes with rudraksha and gold cues; the page indicates he was present at this event.2013-12-26August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesMay 20 20152015-05-20January 11 20152015-01-11Photo 11732892June 04 20142014-06-04