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November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration

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Photograph of four male devotees standing under a tent with a hillside behind them. Each wears white dhoti-style garments with an orange saffron shawl draped over the shoulders. Three men hold balls of food near their mouths and eat, while the man at far left feeds himself with one hand. Behind them hang a row of white triangular pennants printed with a purple bird logo and the word Dhyanapeetam. White plastic chairs, red chairs and flower or fruit offerings are visible in the background, and a man in white stands at the left edge.2006-11-12Outdoor photo under a white tent at a grassy ashram site with hills and trees behind. Several men in white kurtas with orange saffron shawls stand in a close group, several with curly or wavy hair, one wearing glasses. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border smiles and holds a green leaf, with a man in a white shirt behind her. Purple and white pennant flags hang across the tent, and a blue structure stands at the right. Seated women and men in white are visible at the lower edge, partially cut off. No clear a person candidate is identifiable in this photo.2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-matting roof, showing devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls performing a food-offering ritual. In the foreground a young man in white and an orange shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead and a mobile phone hanging from his neck, extends his right hand holding a small handful of cooked rice or sweet. To the left a man in an orange shawl and gold bangle holds a similar offering. On the right a bearded man with a tilak and long hair pulled back, wearing an orange shawl and gold bangle, holds rice in his palm. Other devotees in white and orange stand behind, with greenery and rocks visible through the open sides.2006-10-21A photograph of a crowded open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-mat roof and trees visible outside. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead reaches down to hand a small portion of food to a person in front. Around him, several men wear orange shawls over white clothing, some with red marks on their foreheads, and a bearded man stands at right. A man on the left holds his hands out, and another on the right has a moist face and orange garments. No identification of any individual is made; the visible people are devotees in orange and white attire sharing prasad during the gathering.2006-10-21Outdoor tented ceremony with white canopy and bamboo poles hung with saffron and green cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange saffron shawls are seated and bending on mats, handling small leaf-plates of food or offerings, some holding bowls of rice-like offerings. Plastic chairs, banana-leaf plates and flower petals sit on the ground. Background shows more people in white clothes and a tree.2006-11-12December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12A group of shaved-headed male devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand close together, sharing food from their palms. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a bare torso stands in the center-left, offering rice or grain to a devotee in front of him. Several others wear white ritual cloths and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A projector screen glows in the background. The scene appears to be a shared meal or prasad distribution.2011-11-07Three men in white kurta-style clothing sit on white plastic chairs on green and yellow mats in a tent, eating a meal from steel and ceramic plates. The man on the left wears an orange-red shawl and an orange lanyard and eats rice with a curry-like dish from a steel plate. The smiling man in the centre, also in an orange-red shawl and orange lanyard, holds a small white cup and a plate with rice, vegetables and carrot pieces. The man on the right, in white with an orange neck cloth, eats from a steel plate. Steel vessels and white-draped tables stand behind them.2012-10-13 +2 copiesNovember 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 25 20092009-11-25