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May 02 20182018-05-02May 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph on a grassy field with scrubby trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, holding a long white rod across his hands with a white tilak on his forehead. A kneeling priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and white forehead marks tends to a brass thali tray and silver vessels set on the grass. A silver cup stands to the left and a woman in a white and yellow sari with a camera stands behind. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, performing a land ritual.2008-04-01Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange saffron wrap, bare-shouldered, with long swept-back dark hair, a vertical sandalwood mark on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala down his chest, holds a brass aarti plate with a flame aloft, performing an aarti. Around him a crowd stands with hands folded in prayer: a woman in a white sari with a red border and red bindi, a man in white kurta with folded hands, and a man in white dhoti holding a brass bell.2006-07-23Outdoor photo of a ritual on open grassland with scrubby trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holds up a silver aarti lamp with a burning flame in his right hand while ringing a small silver handbell in his left. Several women in white and cream saris, some with yellow shawls, stand behind him; one holds a basket of offerings and another carries a blue bag. The appearance-based cues for Swamiji (probable) are present in the lead figure's long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, performing the aarti at the Tiruvannamalai land during the Bhoomi Puja.2008-04-01Outdoor evening ritual at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with a group of devotees gathered before a stone shrine. A man in saffron robes and a saffron shawl with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame and rings a handbell. Beside him a woman in white with a dark mala watches, while an older woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and folded hands stands at right. Other devotees in white with orange shawls, including a young girl with palms together, stand with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine.2007-10-12Outdoor photo at the entrance of a white temple with ornate carved pillars and a gopuram-style tower behind. A long-haired person in an orange robe and bare feet stands with back to camera, hand raised to head in greeting. Before them, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a silver tray with red fruit and a coconut, while another priest in a shawl and white dhoti stands beside him. A woman in an orange sari with dark shawl presses palms together at left, and a man in a dark hoodie watches at right. Green shrubs line the path. The orange-robed figure shows long curly hair, and the page identifies this as a person, but the figure is seen from behind and the description remains uncertain.2006-03-23February 16 20092009-02-16August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of an orange-walled building with a grid window at an outdoor ashram entrance. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a red tilak on his forehead smiles and walks forward, a second saffron-clad sannyasi behind him. A woman in a cream sari with gold border bends forward offering a brass kalasha with flower garland and green leaves. Three men in white shirts stand to the right with palms pressed together in namaste, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A bicycle and sandals lie on the dirt at left, and mango trees stand behind.2010-02-16December 06 20112011-12-06May 02 20182018-05-02 +2 copies