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November 25 20092009-11-25July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of an inauguration at a doorway. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers cuts a white ribbon stretched across a white doorway with a small scissors. Beside him a smiling man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a brass pot with green leaves. Other people in white clothes crowd nearby. Above is a woven bamboo canopy decorated with colourful festoons and banana plants, and a bunch of green bananas hangs at left.2009-08-11November 25 20092009-11-25September 11 20122012-09-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a covered outdoor ceremony area with a red carpet runner and bamboo-style mats. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a shawl over his shoulders, standing with hands folded. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes stands with hands joined in reverence. To the right another person in orange robes stands. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many women in white saris and men in white shirts, watch with hands folded. Colourful hanging decorative banners and framed pictures decorate the back wall. Swamiji (probable) is the man in front with long hair and rudraksha mala, shown as a devotee-level participant in the gathering.May 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron robe wearing a crimson-orange turban and a long white and orange flower garland with a dark rudraksha mala, smiling and standing in a decorated doorway. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang across the ceiling. Around him, men in white ritual clothes and white shirts, some with orange sashes and rudraksha malas, crowd close, one holding a tray of white flowers. A man in a white shirt and a bald devotee in a yellow-green shawl stand at the right edge with hands folded. A signboard with Tamil text is visible on the left wall. a person cues: crimson turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala on the central figure.2010-02-18February 06 20072007-02-06May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesA ribbon-cutting at a newly opened building with an orange ribbon stretched across a doorway. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, holds scissors and smiles as he cuts the ribbon. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around him; a man in a white shirt on the right holds a tray of flowers and offerings, and another in white stands beside him. Marigold garlands hang along the ceiling, and a colourful umbrella stands behind the group under a corrugated metal roof.2010-02-18A man in a white shirt and light trousers stands at left, placing his right hand on the head of a long-haired man wearing an orange-saffron robe and a white-and-red flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala. The recipient stands with eyes lowered and hands folded at his waist. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a hall with orange and red hanging decorations, a ceiling fan, and a projection screen. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing gathering.2010-11-22