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July 10 2009

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An outdoor welcome on a paved forecourt. A figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe, with long hair, stands at the centre beside a woman in a red sari with a pink flower in her hair, both facing a crowd of men and women in white ritual clothing. A woman in a white sari holds a brass plate of offerings. A man in a yellow-and-white shawl and white dhoti stands to the right, and a cameraman with a video camera films at left. Behind them is a corrugated roof, a large bronze-toned statue of an elephant, a tall framed portrait of a woman in red, and palm trees under a pale sky.2009-07-11August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor ritual scene with a woman in an orange sari-style garment and tall orange turban raising her hand toward the head of a seated man in a white shirt, while a white-clad attendant bows low in the foreground. Around them, saffron-robed monastics with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand among people in white dhotis, one with a gold-bordered shawl. A tray and offering table sit nearby on bare ground, with a tent or canopy behind.2011-10-10Outdoor photo at a procession setting. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, white vibhuti on his forehead, and layered gold beaded necklaces stands at right, placing his hand on the head of a man bent forward in a white shirt with a small printed design. Behind them, a decorated deity murti stands in flower garlands with orange-robed attendants. Several young men in white and white-and-yellow shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, watch closely. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing, consistent with a probable Swamiji candidate in an apparent blessing or initiation gesture (Swamiji (probable)).2008-12-23Outdoor procession under palm trees at dusk. In the foreground a long-haired man in an orange shawl and white-and-red flower garland stands with an extended arm and pointing hand, leading the group. Behind him, devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls carry woven baskets of offerings topped with green leaves, and one holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame. A cameraman on the right raises a video camera above the crowd. A white tent and strings of blue and purple pennants appear in the background.2007-01-01Outdoors among green trees, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a yellow-orange marigold garland, smiles and stands at the centre of a crowd. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and bare chest with a sacred thread stands near a silver tray holding a coconut and green leaves. A man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl with a printed motif, and another man in an orange shawl and dark kurta smiles at right. A man in white holds a camera overhead near a doorway with an iron gate. Several people in white and orange clothing press close around the central figure, some with hands raised toward him. A man in orange kurta stands at far right. Hands and heads in the foreground partially obscure the view.2011-05-24July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor procession under a large fringed umbrella with red and white trim. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a white, red and green flower garland, walks at centre, bare-shouldered. a person by appearance (long swept hair, saffron robe, garland). Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas; one holds a tray of pink and yellow flowers at left, another in an orange shawl stands at right holding a brass vessel. A man in white holds a video camera at right. Corrugated roof and orange festoons overhead, and more umbrellas in the background.2006-12-29December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession on sandy ground beside palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, wearing a long white flower garland with red flowers, stands at centre holding a silver vessel with flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a similar offering. On the left a man in orange robes with a saffron shawl gestures. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl kneels and touches the ground in front of the group. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls play a drum and a horn, and a man in white holds a video camera. The scene is a temple-related ritual procession.2010-07-26A photograph of an outdoor welcome at a temple-style gathering under a decorated canopy with red, yellow and orange bunting and a sign reading Nithyananda. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a grey-haired head faces a line of devotees; a man on the right in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a brass tray. Several men in orange shawls and orange robes stand nearby, a woman in an orange sari wears a pink flower garland, and a man at left holds a camera. A figure at far right with long dark hair wears white and holds a tray with a small plate. The ground is bare earth with palm trees behind.2008-08-03December 23 20092009-12-23