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July 08 2012

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November 25 20092009-11-25Indoor photograph in a hall with ceiling fans, brown walls and barred windows. A man in a long orange robe with an orange turban and a long dark beard sits on a bench at left, facing a woman in a white salwar kameez with a yellow dupatta and a flower in her hair, who gestures as she speaks. Around them stand a man in a white shirt, young women in white and light-blue uniforms, and a young man in orange at the edge. Appearance-based label: a person seated in orange robe and turban with long beard, in conversation with a devotee.2006-12-15A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.2013-12-20Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a ritual in which a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged shawl smiles while pressing white powder onto the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in orange clothing who bows his head. A bowl of white powder sits in the foreground. Behind them, several women in orange and red saris stand or reach forward, some also smeared with white ash, and onlookers in white and cream saris watch from the right. The setting is an indoor hall with a red curtain at left.2013-03-10Outdoor photo of a wedding-style ceremony with three people in front of a red velvet drape and blurred greenery. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a white and red flower garland, gesturing with his hand as he speaks. In the centre, a man in a white shirt wears a white and red garland and a dark rudraksha mala, with yellow turmeric paste on his cheek. On the right, a woman in an orange-yellow sari with gold border wears a flower headpiece, white and red garlands and turmeric on her cheek.2007-02-15September 16 20132013-09-16Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration on a sunny day with bare trees and a metal-frame stage canopy behind. Several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk beside an ornate red and gold parasol with fringed tassels, held aloft by an attendant. A tall golden staff with a finial and a trishul-style standard appear in the procession. A bearded man in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses holds the golden staff. Nearby, people in plain white clothes with dark malas stand watching, and a woman in a green sari stands at the left edge. Some participants wear flower garlands and a young child in white stands in the foreground.2008-12-23December 16 20122012-12-16August 09 20152015-08-09