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Outdoor photograph at an ashram courtyard beside a grey stone shrine with carved panels and a red cloth draped over its edge. A central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long hair, a red-orange headband and a long white-and-red flower garland, walks barefoot past the shrine. A man in a grey suit and red tie stands at left, and young people in white with orange shawls and orange headbands line the scene. A trident stands on the shrine top, and trays of white and red flower petals sit on a cloth in the foreground. A white building with a sign behind them has palm fronds along its roof edge. Visible people total about twenty.

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December 25 20072007-12-25July 07 20092009-07-07June 01 20092009-06-01October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard where a group of people in saffron and orange robes stand near a row of brass oil lamps on a metal ledge. On the right, a man in orange robes with a shaved head and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together, facing a line of devotees greeting him. Several older bearded men in orange and yellow clothing stand in the middle, and a woman in a pale pink sari stands at the center. A man in white clothes stands at left. Marigold garlands hang on the pillars and ledge, an orange cloth drapes a red and white pillar, and a stone carved structure with a gate sits behind them.2009-12-30A photograph of a temple courtyard with a white-walled building and corrugated roof. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing orange-saffron robe and walks barefoot toward a stone shrine wall at right, a red cloth hanging on the wall. Behind him, a group of men in white ritual clothes and orange shawls hold a tray and flowers, and one photographs the scene. At left, women in white and pink garments with hair tied back stand watching, and a trident hangs on the wall. A man in an orange robe with hands folded in namaste stands in the doorway at right. Several figures appear in the background.2007-12-07Outdoor temple-courtyard ceremony under a corrugated roof with grey stone pillars. A saffron-robed man with a yellow-orange head wrap and a large gold pendant stands centre-right, hands together near a white-draped table decorated with flowers. Around him, devotees in saffron and white clothes stand with palms joined, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti kneels or stands at left beside a large swathe of red cloth being pulled from the stone platform. A hanging decorative banner with a bird motif is visible overhead. Appearance-based candidate present but uncertain; identity not determined, so the figure is described by role as a saffron-robed sannyasi.2007-08-09Outdoor temple courtyard with a stone pillar and red curtain, a concrete block wall behind, and palm trees. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange robe stands in the foreground with hands clasped at his waist, with a lineup of devotees in white behind him, some with hands folded in namaste. On the left, saffron-robed monks, one shaved-headed, stand near a table with a flower-decorated object. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a bag, and a young girl in white stands among the group. The scene appears to be a procession or padukas ceremony.2007-02-24A photograph of an outdoor temple-pavilion ritual at an open courtyard. A bald young priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left holding a silver plate of offerings. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white garland of flowers and a red garland, and reaches toward a small silver vessel on a stand. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a flower garland stands near a woman in a white sari, and a man in white with an orange-and-red garland kneels before a woman in a red sari and orange garment at the lower edge. Golden deity murtis stand at upper left, and a colourful striped pillar with floral patterns stands at right. Stone pillars and a red cloth hang from the pavilion roof, with banana leaves and marigold garlands overhead. Five to six people are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange robe with long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style garland, performing the ritual.2007-02-15August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor procession scene at a festival, with a ceremonial trident (trishul) and a tall golden staff rising above the crowd. A man in the centre wears a white head wrap, a long white flower garland, saffron-orange robes and gold chains, and holds his palms together near a rangoli floor design. Beside him, other men in saffron robes with gold necklaces, a woman in white with an orange shawl carrying a tray with a flower garland, and devotees in white and dark suits stand among a crowd, with an orange canopy overhead.2008-12-29