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July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013December 23 20092009-12-23February 05 20092009-02-05Outdoor photo of a ritual at a fire, with a flame visible at the lower edge. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and a long gold bead necklace, holds a brass bell and gestures toward the flame. Beside him a bald sannyasi in orange robes and glasses, with a gold necklace and a pendant, holds a silver tray of offerings. Another bald man in orange robes stands behind, and a man in a red and gold turban and a yellow-robed figure are at the edges. Bouquets of flowers and a saffron flag are visible, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2009-10-17July 03 20122012-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dusty road with many devotees in white and orange clothing carrying orange and red flags on long poles. At centre a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban walks smiling, with a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and long hair, flanked by sannyasis in orange robes with ornate gold necklaces. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, surround them, and a man in a purple shirt appears in the foreground.2009-01-12Outdoor ritual scene with a concrete pillar wrapped in orange and yellow cord at the left, and a long wooden pole held by a man in white dhoti and shawl. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe wears a multi-strand garland of white flowers, blue and turquoise beads, large gold beads, rudraksha beads and green parrot ornaments, and holds a bunch of red flowers toward the pole. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold and rudraksha adornments. Around him devotees stand in white ritual dhotis and orange saffron robes, one saffron-clad man at right with hands joined and a gold necklace. Green trees and sky are behind, with a crowd of onlookers in white and orange.2012-07-03December 29 20102010-12-29