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December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor temple ceremony at dusk under a decorated canopy with orange and yellow streamers. A man with long dark hair, orange robes, and a red and white flower garland sits on a carved wooden chair, smiling. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a large floral garland fit the candidate. Beside him a young man in white and orange kneels near a brass tray with a silver platter, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and a plate of fruit. On the right a pink-draped deity murti stands on a decorated pedestal. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts hold items and stand close, and drums rest at left.2006-12-31Outdoor evening scene on a raised platform. A figure seated on a white-draped throne-like seat decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses, wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a red rudraksha-style garland with a gold ornament at the chest, raises one hand in blessing toward devotees. A probable Swamiji candidate with orange turban, orange robes, swept hair and ornate gold chest ornament. Nearby, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined in greeting, one older man in white with glasses, and a woman in a red-orange shawl stands at right. A silver tray with offerings lies on a white-draped table in front. Dusk sky and dark trees form the background.2008-07-27A seated figure in long swept-back hair and an orange robe with gold ornaments sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white jasmine and marigold garlands. Devotees in white and orange kneel and reach toward him, one with hands joined near his feet. A camera operator stands at the left edge, and a row of orange-clad sannyasis and a woman in white stand at the right near tall bamboo poles with orange streamers. The figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold adornments, and is receiving a devotee's gesture of reverence in a flower-decorated ceremonial setting.2006-07-11Night procession photograph. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha beads on his chest, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl also carries a brass lamp. A man on the left holds a brass handbell and a silver-tipped staff, and others in white clothes stand nearby. Colourful fringed umbrellas and a red-and-green cloth are visible in the background, and a woman in a pink top watches. The scene reads as a procession with aarti.2006-12-23December 30 20062006-12-30December 31 20062006-12-31Night-time outdoor event under a decorated tent with orange and floral banners and strip lights. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a marigold and red flower garland, raises a hand in blessing toward a devotee bowing before him. The devotee wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala. Around them a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with garlands and beaded necklaces, and a woman in a blue sari with a gold necklace stand watching. A cameraman in white stands behind on the right. The chair is metal-framed with a red cushion. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in saffron robes, orange turban and garland fits the page's described presence, with distinctive saffron clothing, turban and garland cues.2007-01-12Outdoor covered hall with a striped mat floor where several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around a seated figure in orange robes wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland. The seated person is in saffron/orange clothing with long dark hair, their arm raised, while a young man in white holds a white cloth bundle with flowers overhead and another man in white applauds nearby. Behind them a large audience in white clothes sits on the floor, with a white statue of a bull visible at the right and palm trees beyond the open sides of the pavilion.2007-02-24November 13 20062006-11-13March 07 20162016-03-07