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Outdoor ceremony under a canopy strung with multicolored tassels in yellow, pink, purple, teal and white. A long-haired figure in a sleeveless orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace is seen from behind, hands pressed together in greeting, facing a woman in a turquoise blue blouse with a white flower in her hair and gold earrings, her palms joined and eyes closed. A man in an orange shirt stands beside her with eyes closed and hands folded, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands at right. Striped green-and-white decorated posts and banana leaves frame the scene. a person candidate in orange robe, appearance uncertain.

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November 25 20092009-11-25April 19 20082008-04-19July 07 20092009-07-07November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07December 24 20082008-12-24July 25 20092009-07-25November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, standing with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed under an open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof. Behind him, a man in white and a woman in a cream sari with a necklace stand watching, and another person in orange sits at the left edge.2008-11-11A photograph of an outdoor gathering under a large tree. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold chain necklace bows low with palms pressed together at the face, wearing a saffron-orange robe. Behind, orange ceremonial flags on poles rise above the crowd. Several people in white clothing stand with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt sits at lower right. This matches the appearance-based cues of the a person in saffron clothing with long hair and gold ornaments, shown in an act of reverence. The page concerns a Guru Poornima celebration.2006-07-11Outdoor photograph under a corrugated shelter with trees behind. In the foreground, a figure with long, dark, curly hair wrapped in an orange saffron cloth, seen from behind, faces a group of devotees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind him, an older man and several women in white saris stand with palms joined in prayer, one with gold bangles. Two women are at the left edge, also in white, with hands folded. The setting suggests a welcome or greeting ritual at a temple or ashram.2008-11-11