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February 11 2013

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Photograph of a procession-like moment indoors in a hall with orange-red walls and fluorescent tube lights. Center: a man in a saffron-orange turban with gold border, orange shawl over a rust-red dhoti with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace of round beads and a pendant, gold bangles, and gold earrings, walking barefoot on a green mat. a person: long dark hair, ornate gold necklace and orange robes, ceremonial presentation cues, though his face is not used for identification. To his left, a bald priest with white tilak on his forehead, orange shawl and rust dhoti with gold stripes. Behind them, a man in a blue lungi and white shirt, a bare-chested attendant with a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of onlookers. Printed signs and banners line the wall behind them.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11February 08 20132013-02-08September 14 20152015-09-14Indoor photo in a room with red-orange walls and a red-and-orange draped ceiling, with tall vertical poles decorated in red and white at the edges. Several people are gathered closely in a loose group. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and matching dhoti, wearing a striped orange-and-gold turban and a marigold garland, stands smiling with hands near the chest in greeting. Around them, men in orange and saffron robes and a man in a red-and-white checked cloth stand with palms pressed together. On the left, a shirtless young man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds hands in namaste, with a man in orange beside him. A bald, bare-chested man in orange-brown cloth stands at the far right. Posters on the back wall are partly visible, and a framed deity picture hangs at top right. A printed caption reads Vedic Hindu Tradition, Inspiring a Global Vedic Renaissance.2013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA ritual scene inside a hall with a golden peetha throne draped in red and gold behind, and a gilded ornamental figure to its left. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a headband, long hair, and multiple garlands of beads and flowers, stands barefoot holding a small silver plate, his hand extended in a gesture of blessing. Around him, several men in white dhotis with maroon borders stand barefoot; the nearest hold yellow cloths and one has palms pressed together in namaskar. Some wear rudraksha malas and white markings on their arms and faces. A video camera on a tripod at right records the proceedings, and a screen is mounted on the back wall.2010-12-27A crowded photograph inside a bright orange-walled hall with a green carpet and purple drapery. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and an orange turban with a marigold garland raises his hand in blessing toward a bowing devotee in orange cloth. Around them, saffron-clad sadhus, a bald man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a red tilak stands at left, and women in cream and maroon saris stand at right. A gilded shrine with deity murtis is visible at the back right, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall. The man in the orange turban is a person by appearance, presented with a garland and blessing a devotee. Roughly twenty people are visible.2013-02-11A procession inside a large covered hall with striped multicoloured rugs on the floor. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark walks beside a man in a maroon-brown robe with a red-orange headcloth, a gold-coloured garland and gold waist bands. Another man in maroon with gold bands and a gold garland walks behind, a white forehead mark on his head. On the left, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk with a man in a grey-striped shirt holding papers. Women in white and orange saris stand along the sides, and a gilded throne-like seat with a golden canopy and a golden urn-style seat stands at the right edge. Garlands and a shrine with figures are visible in the background.2015-09-14February 08 20132013-02-08February 11 20132013-02-11 +1 copies