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November 29 2011

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Photo 11683848Photo 11683850 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching shawl with a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a brass puja vessel with both hands while performing a ritual before a tall ornate white pillar-like altar. The altar is decorated with a red-and-yellow marigold garland wrapped around its base and a yellow-orange flower string. Dusk-lit outdoor setting with dark foliage behind. a person in appearance-based cues (long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala) performing a ritual offering.2011-11-29Photo 11684241December 22 20112011-12-22A four-panel collage of a ceremony at dusk beside a stone pillar or stambha draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. In each panel a person in a flowing orange-saffron garment with a gold necklace and bangles stands near the pillar, performing ritual actions: holding a small offering dish, lifting a lamp or flame toward the top of the pillar, and joining palms in reverence. The surroundings are dark green foliage in evening light.2011-11-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11684244Photo 11684243A photograph of a standing man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a beaded rudraksha mala, raising a small lamp or incense vessel while smoke rises upward. Beside him is an ornate ceremonial pillar or kalasha-like structure with a carved golden front panel, wrapped in white cloth and decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands at its base. Green palm fronds fill the background and the bottom edge shows the heads of several onlookers. The man's appearance with saffron robes, long hair and rudraksha beads matches a probable Swamiji (probable) performing a ritual offering at the pillar.December 22 20112011-12-22August 23 20112011-08-23A flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors under an overcast sky with palm fronds at right. A tall pole is topped by a red and gold flag bearing a painted deity figure, edged with white flower garlands. Two men in saffron-orange robes pull the flag upward on ropes; the man at right, with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala, raises his arm high on the rope, while the man at left in orange cloth steadies the flag. A brass kalasha-like base with flower garlands and red cloth sits below. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes) is the figure at right, performing the flag hoisting.2008-03-23