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September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on a dirt ground in front of an unfinished red-brick building, with banana plants and a white van behind. Center, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long gold necklace with rudraksha beads and a red-and-gold tilak on his forehead, with long hair swept back. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel plate of flowers and banana leaves. Around them, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas, a bare-chested man in a white cloth, and onlookers, one holding a camera. Several more people stand in the background.2012-09-24Outdoor photo at a village-style compound with a brick wall and banana plants behind a group of men. In the centre, a smiling young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long multi-strand gold necklace and a small garland, and holds a bunch of flowers and leaves while an elderly man in white shirt and dhoti reaches to offer it. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a cream shawl wears a red bead necklace and a blue-and-red striped dhoti. Several saffron-clad young men with tilak marks stand nearby, and onlookers in white and casual clothes watch.2012-09-24An outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a brick wall and a banana plant, showing a ritual offering. A young man with long swept-back dark hair, a yellow-gold ornamented necklace and a saffron-orange shawl over a saffron garment stands smiling and reaches toward a banana leaf held by a bare-chested man in a cream shawl with a red bead necklace. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt with white beard and a man in saffron robes with tilak watch; a bald man in saffron with mala beads and a clean-shaven white-clothed man behind also appear. Another man in saffron holds a tray with bowls, and a crowd of people in saffron and white stands in the background, some photographing.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a dusty dirt ground with trees and a bush behind a wire fence. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and bangles, walks barefoot and looks ahead; the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure in procession. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a tray of yellow flowers, and a woman in a blue sari carries a bag. Other devotees in white dhotis, shirts and a red-shirted boy stand around with hands folded, and a stone-coloured jacketed man stands at left. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2011-12-09September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a whitewashed wall and green trees. A man with white hair and white dhoti, bare-chested with a white cloth at his waist, holds a lit flame on a brass plate toward a younger man. That younger man has long dark hair, wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and is garlanded with a long white and red flower garland. He smiles. Around them, people in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls stand close, with children watching at left and a person holding a brass tray above the crowd at upper right. A probable Swamiji cue is his long hair and saffron robe with rudraksha mala, in the role of the garlanded man receiving aarti. The crowd is roughly fifteen to twenty people.2008-08-02January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor ceremony on dry, sparse ground with a low wall and buildings behind. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over orange dhoti and carries a dark rudraksha mala; appearance cues are long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha, so he is a person candidate walking at the front of the procession. Beside him a man in white ritual cloth with a gold-bordered shawl and a bare upper body stands with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a brass plate of yellow flowers or grains, and a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a similar tray. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders and a man in a red checked shirt stand nearby, all in a devotional procession.2012-04-02January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with bare, dusty ground. A shaved-headed elderly priest with white forehead marks, a gold-beaded necklace and a green cloth over his shoulder holds a brass plate with small cups of coloured offerings. A bare-chested younger attendant with a beard and gold chain stands beside him. On the right, a long-haired person in an orange saffron wrap takes a bundle of yellow flowers and green leaves from a brass bowl held by the priest. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one with arms folded. The person in saffron has long hair and a saffron wrap, but the image does not establish identity, so the a person field is unsure.2004-12-31