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July 27 2008

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath green trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe and red turban, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, walks under a multicoloured tasselled canopy held overhead by a helper in orange. Two saffron-robed attendants walk nearby, one shaved-headed. A man in white dhoti and shirt bows low with hands folded in front of the procession, while people in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together. Musicians with a drum and wind instrument play to one side, and a few people in white and orange observe from the edges.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor ritual scene under tall trees at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands around a deity murti. Several saffron-robed men in orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand in a line. A long-haired man in a cream-white robe with gold border stands centre-left holding a puja vessel while a saffron-clad attendant pours from a vessel. A saffron-clad man holds an ornate multicoloured parasol and a tall trident-like staff. Another man in a white robe with gold trim stands at the right edge. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit on a white stone table in the foreground, with brass thali plates. Taken as a photo of a ceremonial procession or puja at an ashram.2009-01-01Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside green trees and stone sculptures. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban wears a white flower garland and a red-tasselled mala, under a multicoloured fringed parasol held by an attendant. Two saffron-robed followers walk to the left, and a man in white dhoti and shirt bends low to touch the central figure's feet. Musicians in white dhotis play drums and a wind instrument, and devotees in white with folded hands stand along the path, with a stone-carved figure and a white-garlanded stone on the left.2008-07-27November 21 20062006-11-21December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo at a temple-style ground beneath palm trees and a thatched shelter. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and white markings on his arms holds a silver vessel decorated with yellow flowers and white garlands, while a smiling young man in orange with a white flower garland and gold headband presses his palms together in greeting. Other orange-robed devotees and people in white dhotis and a woman in orange and white stand nearby. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with blue and red emblems hang overhead. Whether the robed man with long hair is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2008-12-24 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony beside a tall white flagpole at dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting rite. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange head wrap, a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands holding a brass vessel and a lamp while smoke rises. Behind him an orange parasol with colourful tassels is held overhead. Around them devotees in white dhotis and orange or yellow-bordered saris stand with palms joined; a woman at left holds a plate of offerings, and a man at right in orange robes and a beard folds his hands. Trees and red-petalled ground surround the scene, with stones bordering the flagpole base.2008-07-27Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony on a stone-paved courtyard. A bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair and rudraksha beads, wearing orange cloth, extends his hand toward a small oil lamp on the ground. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds his hands over the flame in greeting. Behind them, several young men in orange cloth and orange turbans stand, one holding a drum, and another holds a yellow umbrella with fringed red and multicoloured tassels over the group. On the right, a bearded man in orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and tilak markings. Trees, a parked white car and a fence form the background.2019-04-07December 26 20082008-12-26January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies