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November 20 2003

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Photograph of a group standing indoors at night in a hall with a concrete floor. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban, with a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant at the chest, stands with hands clasped in front of him. Around him, older men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a line, one at the left with hands folded in greeting and another wearing glasses. At the right, a man in a checked shirt and blue trousers stands barefoot. Watermarked archive text appears across the lower right, omitted here. Background includes other onlookers and a bright wall light.2003-02-11December 27 20132013-12-27 +1 copies2008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaAugust 02 20082008-08-02February 11 20032003-02-11November 09 20062006-11-092006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA smiling young man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands outdoors wearing a thick garland of white, yellow, pink and red flowers and a rudraksha mala at his chest. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested with red-and-gold shawls stand at left, one offering a silver plate of flowers and ritual items. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing reading glasses and a red tilak, gather near a white car and a wooden fence, with leafy plants overhead. a person is shown welcomed with a puja at a street entrance, a candidate by his saffron robe, orange turban and rudraksha cues, while the others are devotees and attendees.2003-02-11Photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam at a small temple shrine framed by banana leaves and a stone wall. A young man in an orange-yellow dhoti-style robe and orange turban, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland, pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a dark shivalinga set on a white cylindrical base. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange shawl and red-orange wrap stands with hands folded, and an older bearded man in saffron-orange robes stands nearby. Two men in white ritual clothes stand by, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a blue-and-gold waistband stands at the right with hand on a blue rail. Red metal railings and a white painted cornice frame the scene.Outdoor evening photograph of a group walking across a sandy open ground at night. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe and an orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, walks barefoot with hands folded. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk beside and behind, and women in saffron, blue and yellow saris stand or walk in the background. A decorated lotus-shaped kalasha stands at the upper left. Several onlookers stand at the edges.2003-02-11A photograph taken in a covered stone corridor with carved pillars and a wooden roof. Centre stands a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant; his hands are folded at his chest, and his cues are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji in person. To his left stands an older man in white dhoti and shirt, and at the far left and right are men bare-chested in white dhotis with sacred ash and tilaka on their foreheads; the man on the far right holds a leaf-wrapped offering. Another man in an orange shawl stands behind the right side, and a bespectacled man in a white shirt with a cross-shaped pendant stands beside the central figure's left shoulder.2006-11-10Outdoor photograph of a line of about a dozen devotees in white ritual clothing standing under a large tree at dusk. Several men wear white dhotis or kurtas with rudraksha malas, some with a white shawl bordered in red, and a few wear blue rosettes on their chests. Women wear white saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces, one with a tilak mark on the forehead. A man in a white kurta on the right has white hair and glasses. A large purple bird logo appears at the upper left, with a white tent edge on the right. No one in the line is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2007-11-18