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Outdoor photo at dusk of a line of people standing before a ceremonial setup with balloons in pink, red and orange tied to a pole behind them. On the far left a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped, smiling. Next to him, older men in white shirts and white dhotis stand together, one with white hair and a moustache. A younger man in a red-orange cloth and a woman in a white sari stand to the right, with a smoky fire or incense in the foreground at right. Small sculpted shivalingas and offering trays with flowers and fruit sit on a table at the lower left.

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Outdoor ritual scene at dusk beside a raised stone platform with a mango tree overhead and colourful balloons tied to its trunk. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with bare upper arms and shaved head, holds a brass plate of offerings and extends one hand toward a steaming vessel on the ground. Beside him a smiling man in a white shirt and black trousers holds a plate, and a woman in a yellow shawl and a woman in a white sari with gold border stand nearby. A smoking fire pit or cooking vessel is in the foreground, with flower garlands and a shrine with a deity murti at left. Hills are visible in the background.2011-01-01January 15 20112011-01-15Outdoor festival scene with a central standing man in an orange saffron robe and long rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front of him, with long dark hair swept back. Around him, people in white dhotis and white shirts stand and pray with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a man in white holding a brass tray of yellow flowers stand nearby. Dark black stone lingams topped with flowers line the foreground. Banana leaves, yellow, pink and orange balloons, and smoke from a fire decorate the setting, with trees behind. A cameraman in white films the scene. Probable Swamiji cues: orange robe, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, standing centrally at a Pongal celebration.2011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15December 23 20082008-12-23January 15 20112011-01-15Outdoor photograph at sunset of a ceremony beside a steaming cooking vessel. A man in an orange saffron garment reaches toward a steaming black pot, handing or serving food, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a woman in a red floral dress and yellow shawl look on smiling. A bald man in an orange shirt stands behind them, and colourful balloons hang from a tree branch above. A white-and-red striped stone step and a garland are visible at the left edge.2011-01-01Outdoor photo at a temple-like site under bright morning light with palm trees behind. A bald man in white dhoti and a white upper cloth stands on bare ground, holding a bundle of orange cloth, facing a younger man in a saffron/orange dhoti and orange upper cloth wearing a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland, who extends his hands toward a stone deity murti with a multi-hooded serpent carved above it. A row of standing men in white dhotis and white shirts, some in blue checked shirts, press their palms together in namaskar and watch. Marigold and multicoloured flower garlands hang on the carved stone figure, and petals lie on the ground. Haze drifts through the air near a grey sculpture on the right.2011-02-15 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor photo at a ritual site on bare ground strewn with straw. A row of people stands in the foreground. On the left, a man in a striped shirt stands with arms folded beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. At centre, a figure in a bright orange-red saffron wrap and rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and a man in orange robes and a mala stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tray or vessel and another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people in white clothes stand behind them under a strip of multicoloured prayer flags. Bright flash glare sits on the centre.2011-01-14January 15 20112011-01-15Annadhan in 20112011-01-01A photograph of an outdoor Pongal-style offering at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired man in orange robes and a heavy gold-bead necklace holds a brass plate of flowers and offers a flower toward a clay pot decorated with white lines and banana leaves, with a small flame burning. Behind him a bald priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a plate, and a bearded man in white stands nearby. Several women in saffron and white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaste. White walls, trees and a wire fence form the background. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace leads the offering.2010-01-14