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February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City

A photograph of devotees gathering at an outdoor entrance decorated with a canopy of green palm fronds, bananas, coconuts and hanging yellow and white ornaments. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls over their shoulders, and one man on the right in an orange robe stands beside a silver car door, bearded with long hair. A woman in a cream and peach sari with a rudraksha mala stands at the centre, smiling and speaking with the group. A man in the background wears a white jasmine garland on his head. The setting appears to be a building with white and blue facades.

Photograph of a welcome at a building entrance. A man in an orange robe with a bare head and a long fringe of hair stands centre, bending forward as a man in white shirt and dhoti places a white jasmine garland and a red-and-green flower garland around his neck. A woman in a maroon blouse and cream sari holds a brass plate with a coconut and flower garland, and an older woman in white with glasses on the right holds a flower-garlanded coconut on a woven tray. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, with a silver car and orange cloth visible at right, and the white pillared building forms the background.

Outdoor photo at a covered entrance with white pillars and pale multi-storey buildings behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a white garland with red flowers, smiles while devotees gather around him. A woman in white with a gold-bordered sari holds a brass tray with a coconut, flowers and offerings, and others in white shirts and maroon or red saris stand close. A man on the left wears a white kurta and holds garlands. A white car stands to the right. Several people are visible, with the crowd partly cropped at the edges.

Outdoor photo on a dirt path with green shrubs, palm trees and a parked silver car at left. A man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a red forehead mark and wooden rudraksha malas smiles broadly and gestures with his right hand toward a brass vessel. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a white flower in her hair bends forward holding a brass pot decorated with white flowers, green leaves and a yellow flower. Behind them a woman in a white sari and a man in white with an orange shawl hold a tall red-brown pole. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, shown as an in-person welcome with a ritual pot offering, a traditional aarti-style greeting.

Outdoor procession under bright sunlight beneath coconut palms, with two large ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, green and blue panels and tasselled fringe held aloft. In the foreground a smiling man wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long white jasmine garland with green and red accents, a gold necklace and a cream-and-gold turban with a red tilak, and holds a small gold object in one hand, moving forward with the group. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl claps, and women in white and saffron saris, several with garlands, follow. A man in orange with a gold-tipped ceremonial staff and rudraksha-style beads walks among them. Thatched huts and a white SUV appear in the background.

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A photograph of a welcome at a covered portico beside a parked dark SUV with a roof rack. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a white garment, a white jasmine garland with red flower accents around his neck, and he raises a hand in greeting. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis press forward with flower garlands and offerings. A woman in a maroon sari with gold jewellery holds a tray with fruit and flowers, and another woman in a white sari with a gold necklace stands at right. Buildings with pale columns form the background.

Outdoor photo at a gated entrance beside a silver SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle stands at centre, wearing a thick garland of white flowers and round yellow-green fruit beads and an orange shawl, smiling as he receives greetings. Beside him a bearded man in an orange robe and glasses stands near. A man in white dhoti-style clothes with a rudraksha mala stands at left. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt with a wristwatch folds his hands in greeting at right. A woman in a cream sari holds a brass plate with flowers and offerings at left, and a woman with a white flower in her hair in a cream sari with green border stands front centre. Several other people are visible at the edges.

February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City

2009-02-01 +1 copies

A photo of a standing man in long flowing hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long red-and-white flower garland, smiling at a group gathered outside a building beside a silver car. Beside him stands an older bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised near his face. Around them, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand or crouch; one kneels at the lower centre, another bends forward on the right, and a woman with glasses in a white sari with a kumkum-marked forehead stands at the left edge. A dark-haired man in white stands behind them at the top left. The setting is a concrete courtyard with a red pipe above and a window behind.