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November 21 2010

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Evening outdoor ritual on a sandy ground. A young shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange dhoti and a saffron shawl, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a silver plate and offers it to a long-haired figure in an orange robe draped with a leopard-print shawl and fringed edges, who extends a hand over the plate. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a yellow shawl stand at the edge, and a shaved-headed man in white and orange stands at right. A red-banded pole or post is in the foreground. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with leopard shawl and the ornate gold cues fits the page's identification, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-11-19A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a projector screen and a decorated backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, with long swept-back hair and a black headband, raises his right hand in blessing over a row of devotees. Several devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand with heads bowed and hands in anjali. On the right, a bald attendant in white holds a brass tray of offerings, and a flower-garlanded altar stands behind them. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair and gold necklace) giving blessings.A smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces stands at center, raising his right hand in blessing toward a crowd. A bald attendant in an orange robe and rudraksha beads stands beside him at right. Several people in white and light clothing bow or fold their hands at left, with a few with white markings on their foreheads. Behind them is a backdrop photo of a South Indian temple gopuram and a bright hall.November 23 20102010-11-23October 06 20112011-10-06May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple procession scene with a decorated silver palanquin draped in red and flowers, and orange marigold garlands hanging above. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and a green-bordered white cloth raises a long ceremonial lamp toward the palanquin. Beside him, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a red-gold headdress holds up a tall oil lamp with both hands, and another man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands to the right with hands pressed together. The setting is a stone-walled hall with devotees behind. Aarti is being performed for the palanquin.2012-06-05March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20112011-09-15June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesNovember 16 20102010-11-16