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February 21 20202020-02-21Photo 11728225 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Photo 11728222 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved path at an ashram, with a red-walled building and green trees behind. A man in the centre wears a white flower garland and a rust-orange robe and walks on a woven mat runway; a man beside him in similar orange-brown robes carries a multicoloured fringed umbrella held by a helper in white. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare-chested attendants with white markings walk alongside, and a figure in white holds a pink ribbon or rope. Several other men in saffron and ochre robes follow, with a bearded man in a red-orange robe and rudraksha beads at the front.2017-03-11November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a red-brick ashram building. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark beard and loose hair, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands centre-frame holding a small offering of flowers and fruit near a sapling and red bricks laid in the dirt. Two priests in white dhotis with yellow borders and bare upper bodies pour from a brass pot and attend the ground; a young attendant in saffron stands behind. A large yellow and red fringed umbrella shades the scene. Several people in white and saffron stand in a line in the background, and a man in white with rudraksha malas stands at right holding a clipboard.2016-11-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a sunlit paved path beside a white tent wall. A central figure in a deep maroon robe, a maroon turban, a long multi-strand gold and flower garland and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot-to-sandal in the middle, flanked by attendants. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies carry rudraksha malas, and men in orange-saffron cloth walk alongside. A golden ceremonial umbrella with tassels rises above the group, and one attendant carries a golden tray or vessel. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a maroon turban, layered gold and flower garlands, rudraksha mala and ornate gold ceremonial dress while leading the procession.2016-12-23A bhumi puja ground-breaking ceremony in a sunny courtyard beside a pink multi-storey building. A man in a rust-orange robe and a long floral garland of yellow, pink and white flowers walks forward, a large yellow-and-red fringed ceremonial umbrella held over him by an attendant. Several young men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas attend him, one holding a small pot and another carrying a bowl of offerings. Marigold-like garlands and a banana are laid near small red bricks arranged on the bare earth, and a young sapling is planted there. Orange-robed participants and onlookers stand behind along the path.2016-11-23December 12 20112011-12-12A procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed open pavilion and palm trees. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe wears a long white flower garland and walks barefoot at centre, shaded by a multicoloured fringed umbrella held on a tall gold pole by a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads. Ahead, a man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a red-and-gold kalasha-style offering decorated with white flowers, while a woman in orange sari with a brown bag walks at left. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with glasses and a gold chain carries a cloth over his shoulder, and a man in white dhoti with pink border and orange-banded waist cloth walks at right. a person's presence is not established by this image.2017-04-17November 23 20162016-11-23