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June 22 2009

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January 02 20122012-01-02July 13 20092009-07-13January 12 20072007-01-12February 05 20092009-02-05December 31 20082008-12-31Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with white walls, a wooden door, and a white canopy with a string of flower garlands overhead. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with gold border, a gold necklace and bangles, sits on a chair at left, holding a small metal vessel. A younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged on a white cloth, accepting an offering from a bending man in white with an orange shawl. Brass plates with food sit on the floor. Several men in white dhoti and orange shawls, one wearing glasses, and a woman in a cream sari stand and watch nearby.2006-12-27Crowded indoor gathering with orange floor mats and white-clad devotees seated and standing. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala looks upward toward a row of people at right. Beside him a man in white shirt and trousers with a name badge gazes up. At right, a woman in orange robes and gold necklace raises her hands, and other devotees in white wear orange or red shawls. A woman in white with a dark bun stands in the foreground. Many onlookers fill the background. Visible people number roughly 20 to 30.2010-07-24A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white flower garland sits on a white-draped seat with hands folded in namaste before a shrine. Behind him, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a deity murti are decorated with marigold garlands and green cloth. Around him, a group of devotees in white clothes and orange-bordered shawls sit on the floor; a young man at left holds a microphone, and a woman in white holds a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offering plates sit on a table.2010-02-16A photograph of a homa ritual in an open hall with white walls. A long-haired man in saffron-orange garments and a white and multicolour flower garland sits cross-legged on a saffron cushion before a brick fire pit holding oil lamps, bowls of offerings, bananas, coconuts and white flowers. Behind him, men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on mats, with a standing figure in white bending near the back. Gold-and-silver ceremonial staffs and red cushions stand to the right, and a small group of women and children in white and orange sit along the rear wall. Probable Swamiji is the central seated figure, identifiable by the long hair, saffron ceremonial clothing and garland; he is shown leading the ritual.2007-12-25December 31 20082008-12-31Indoor ceremonial gathering in a hall with white walls and bright windows. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari-style garment sits on a white cushioned seat before a microphone stand, while a man in white with an orange shawl kneels and attends to her. A man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands at left holding a black bag. Behind them a crowd of women in orange shawls, white saris and yellow shawls stand and sit, some holding trays and offerings. A yellow flower arrangement sits at right, and a brass tray with items lies on a side table.2008-12-31August 16 20092009-08-16