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July 04 20172017-07-04Night outdoor ceremony with a large seated audience of devotees, many women in white, orange and red saris and shawls, with folded-hands namaste. In the foreground a man with bare chest, rudraksha and gold necklaces and a gold-lined leopard-print cloth sits with palms joined beside a ceremonial silver trident wrapped in white and orange flower garland. At right, a figure in a red-orange turban and gold necklaces stands with palms joined beside a raised altar of coconuts, mango leaves and white cloth with flower offerings. Stage lights and a gold-framed edge are visible.2014-05-20A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and a yellow-orange marigold garland sits on a red and blue patterned carpet, hands folded in greeting and smiling. Around him stand a crowd of men in saffron and white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, many wearing gold chains and rudraksha malas. A tall red staff stands at left, and a man in white holds a red box. The background is a red and gold canopy.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18September 09 20152015-09-09 +1 copiesOutdoor bhumi puja at a dug foundation pit. A man in a long-haired, bearded, ornate presentation wears a maroon robe and a multicolour flower garland, and pours water from a brass kalasha into the pit; he is the central figure and appears to be the officiant. Around him stand shirtless young men with rudraksha malas, a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a small box, a drummer with a drum, and a man in white shirt filming with a video camera on the right. Bricks with flower petals and marigolds sit in the pit; kolam designs and a decorated umbrella canopy frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate maroon robe, layered garland and rudraksha mala, with the role of officiant pouring the kalasha.2016-11-23A procession walks down a long red carpet inside a white-roofed tent. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe, a pink-red turban, a long rudraksha mala and a sandal-coloured mark on his forehead, and holds a hand up in greeting; a tall yellow-orange canopy with fringed beaded edges is held above him. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders, gold necklaces and bare feet walk on either side; the man on the left carries a dark bag. Devotees line both sides of the carpet with palms pressed together in namaste, several wearing white with red shawls. a person in the centre, carrying out a procession among devotees.2016-04-23April 18 20162016-04-18A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-headed armrests, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland and a gold necklace. A man in an orange shirt kneels at the throne's base, placing flowers and red blossoms on a brass plate, while a brass bell and hanging lamps are visible above and a video camera on a tripod stands at left. Another person's grey-haired head appears at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long, swept-back hair under a saffron turban, saffron robes, rudraksha-style garlands and gold ornaments, seated in ceremonial worship.2014-06-12June 13 20132013-06-13A photograph of a ritual gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, wearing an orange robe, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklaces, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a white tilak kneels with palms joined, and a man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl kneels with hands folded. A shaved-headed person in orange with a white tilak sits with eyes closed and hands joined in the right foreground. Brass bowls, a plate of grains and flowers, and small vessels sit on the cloth. Standing figures in orange and white and a crowd of devotees in white fill the background, along with temple pillars.2010-12-29July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copies