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A photograph of an outdoor tented event with red and white draping. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white dhoti with gold border, a heavy gold necklace and a gold chain, seated on a red-cushioned chair and gesturing toward a devotee. Next to him stands a man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a white sari. A plate of red apples and oranges and a garland of red flowers sit in the foreground. Behind them, rows of women in white saris and orange-bordered saris, and men in white, stand on a green and red floor. A bald man in orange robes is partly visible at upper left. Visible banners in red and blue hang along the tent.

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A festive outdoor ceremony under a decorated canopy. A man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl sits on a golden throne-like seat draped in a red and magenta flower garland, smiling as he hands an apple to a devotee. Nearby, a man in saffron robes and a gold necklace stands behind him. A seated devotee in orange clothing receives an apple, and a large silver tray piled with red apples sits in front. Marigold and mixed flower garlands hang around the seat, and white-clad devotees and attendants in orange and white stand in the background. A pedestal fan and speakers are visible.2010-01-01A photograph taken under a large red-and-white striped tent decorated with red swags and bunting. In the foreground a long-haired figure with a crown-like ornament and gold necklaces, wearing a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, sits on a raised seat and places a hand on the head of an older man in white who holds his hands together in respect. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray piled with apples and oranges. Another orange-robed devotee with long curly hair and gold necklaces sits at the lower right with a tray of fruit. Behind them, a large crowd of people in white and orange clothing gathers in the open ceremonial area, with a purple cloth hanging from the tent frame and a garlanded pillar at left. Flower garlands and an offering tray lie in front.2010-01-01A photograph of a tented ceremony with red and white draped fabric overhead. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold ceremonial necklace, stands at left beside a silver tray of oranges, apples and bananas and piles of orange marigolds. On the right a woman in an orange sari with a dark shawl holds out a hand toward the offerings. Behind them several women in white and orange with yellow shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, and a bald man in orange robes stands at the back. Seated rows of devotees and a purple draped canopy fill the background, with speakers on stands. The man at left has distinctive long dark hair and gold necklace cues but the appearance is not certain enough to assign identity.2010-01-01A long-haired man in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl sits in a tented pavilion, draped with a thick red and white garland, smiling as he holds a yellow apple from a silver tray of apples. Below, a man in white with a marigold garland bends forward to receive the fruit, and a man in orange robes with a gold chain stands beside a basket of fruit. Background figures in cream and orange stand near a wall of marigold and rose garlands. The scene resembles a fruit offering during a festival gathering.2010-01-01A photograph of a seated figure on a red-cushioned golden throne with a gilded lion-head armrest, wearing a saffron-red wrap, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style neck garland, with long swept-back hair. He extends his hand to receive fruit, apples and oranges offered on trays by devotees kneeling at his feet. Devotees in white and cream clothing, some with sandalwood or vibhuti marks, crowd the floor, and a video camera on a tripod stands in the background beside white drapes and gold decorations. Swamiji (probable): the saffron wrap, swept-back long hair, gold necklaces and rudraksha-style garland match the cues for the Swamiji candidate, seated and receiving offerings in a fruit-offering ritual setting.2016-01-03A festive outdoor ceremony under a decorated tent with red and white striped poles and blue drapes. In the foreground, an elderly woman in a dark blue and grey sari bows with folded hands beside a tray piled with pomegranates, oranges and flowers. Around her, several people in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold pendants stand attentively. A man in a cream-coloured silk shawl stands at right, facing the group, with his back partly turned. Behind them, drummers in white and a crowd of people in white clothes gather on a red and green carpeted stage area, and a young woman in a yellow sari sits at left.2010-01-01A photograph under a white and red event tent at an outdoor gathering. In the right foreground, a long-haired man in a pale cream-gold garment and a dark shawl smiles and extends a red apple toward a devotee, with a brass tray of fruit and marigold flowers beside him. Behind him, a young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead mala stands holding an open book. In the center, another saffron-robed young man with curly hair, a red bindi and a gold-bead mala smiles toward the offering. Seated devotees in orange and maroon saris and white shirts fill the left and middle of the frame, with red and white draped fabric, stage lights and garlands along the tent edges.2010-01-01Photograph of a ceremonial event under a white tent with red and white draping and a camera on a tripod in the background. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with a golden lion-shaped armrest wears a dark hair swept high, a multi-strand gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads, and red-orange robes, and reaches out to offer fruit to devotees kneeling before him. Several devotees in white and orange clothing kneel or stand close, some holding fruit and small boxes. A young attendant in white holds a tray of fruit, and another man in white carries a garland of yellow flowers. A bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces stands nearby. Golden ornamental throne and red cushions frame the scene.2016-01-03January 01 20092009-01-01July 17 20082008-07-17March 23 20082008-03-23October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copies