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August 31 20142014-08-31November 09 20062006-11-09Outdoor scene in a garden with bamboo and broad green leaves. A woman in the centre wears an orange saree with a gold border, a pendant necklace, a nose stud and earrings, with white vibhuti or tilak marks on her forehead, and looks down with eyes closed. To the left, several women in orange sarees stand with their hair tied back, one adjusting her hair. On the right, a person with short hair and a sleeveless beige top wears a white cloth wrapped around the waist, seen from behind. A stone wall and a brass vessel appear in the background.2017-07-09Outdoor ceremony with several devotees in saffron and rust-red robes and rudraksha malas. A smiling woman in a rust-red sari and beaded mala applies a sacred mark or vibhuti to the forehead of a blonde woman in a white and gold-bordered sari seen from behind. Nearby, a young man in orange cloth and mala holds a small green dish, another man in orange holds a bowl, and a kalasha-like brass vessel with a green leafy sprig and decorative ornaments is in the foreground. Spectators stand behind in white and orange garments. Some devotees have white tilak on their foreheads, and a sound system sits at the right edge.2015-05-13A photograph of a wedding procession under a corrugated roof at an ashram hall. In the centre, a bride in an orange and gold silk saree with a yellow marigold garland and a red bindi stands beside a man in a mustard-yellow striped shirt and white dhoti, also wearing a yellow garland, and they hold hands. Behind them a saffron-robed sadhu stands in the background. Other garlanded participants in white, cream and orange clothing follow along a striped runner mat, and a white electric fan is in the lower right. A wall behind shows framed pictures. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-12-26April 24 20192019-04-24A photo taken on a covered wooden veranda with dark pillars beside a lawn and palm trees, with a traditional tiled-roof pavilion behind. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long, loose dark hair walks at the centre, holding a rudraksha-style mala in one hand. Behind and to the right, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a dark umbrella over the group. Other men in white and orange cloth walk behind on the path. The setting is an ashram-style grounds in daylight.2006-11-09A photograph taken under the wooden eaves of a traditional Kerala palace verandah with dark carved pillars and a tiled roof. A tall figure in a long saffron-orange robe stands centre-frame, long dark hair falling loose, with a rudraksha-style neck adornment, facing away toward the lawn. To the right, a young man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl holds a dark maroon umbrella over the scene. Another person in white and orange stands at the far right edge, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at the left under the pillars. Green lawns, shrubs, palm trees and low palace buildings fill the background. Five people are visible.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09Five women stand in a line outdoors in front of a bamboo thicket, each holding a brass kalasha pot decorated with white flowers and green leaves. The three women on the left wear orange saris with red borders and are dressed as renunciants, one with a rudraksha mala. The woman second from right wears a yellow blouse with a cream sari and gold border, and the woman on the far right wears a white sari with gold border and a red coral necklace. A brass pipe or lamp fitting curves in the foreground at left.2016-07-19A photograph of an outdoor ceremony with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the centre, a young man with curly brown hair wears a saffron-orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his face and arms; he holds a brass tray with a green leaf-decorated kalasha topped with a yellow coconut-like fruit, wrapped in an ornate gold-embroidered cloth. Opposite him, a woman with a large dark topknot wears a white and gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha beads and smiles as she reaches toward the tray. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari with a long beaded mala stands near a shirtless boy in white markings, and an orange-draped canopy forms the backdrop.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13