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September 05 2016

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A bearded man with long, swept-back hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands outdoors at night with his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears an ochre-red sannyasi cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala, and a thick garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers with purple blooms at the bottom. Behind him are green leaves, a tree and a red-painted wooden frame, with white wooden fencing to the right. A bright light stands at the left edge.2016-09-05September 06 20172017-09-06 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02A man stands outdoors at night with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, in front of a red wall and greenery. He wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, a red-and-white-and-green flower garland, and a gold earring; his long hair is worn loose down his back and he has a tilak on his forehead. Wooden stakes and an orange metal railing stand behind him. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace worn by this person giving a devotional greeting.2016-09-05A photograph of two men in saffron-orange robes standing outside a metal lattice gate at a temple. The central man, bare-shouldered, presses his palms together in anjali with eyes closed, wearing a long swept-up dreadlocked hairstyle with a rudraksha band, orange marigold garlands, multiple rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, a gold necklace and earring, and a red-and-white forehead mark. To his left, a bearded man with spectacles and a rudraksha mala looks forward with his hands at his waist. Pink-clad figures are visible in the background behind the gate. a person cues here are the dreadlocks, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and garlands on the central figure, who is praying in a ritual setting.2018-03-28February 21 20162016-02-21October 31 20162016-10-31July 07 20092009-07-07Dusk outdoor ritual photo. A man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead and a full beard stands centred, wearing a red garment, a rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold necklace, with a garland of yellow and red flowers draped over his shoulders. He holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a second person seen from behind, with long dark hair and bare shoulders. To the left, a carved ornate shrine or deity murti is decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands, and palm fronds frame the background. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label applies to the centred figure with long hair, ornate gold necklace and garland cues.2016-10-03November 12 20162016-11-12September 05 20162016-09-05December 12 20162016-12-12