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Photograph of devotees at a temple-like ashram setting with marble floor and yellow lettering reading SIVA on a pillar. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth with gold border, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Probable Swamiji is the central man, based on long hair, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha mala cues. To his left an older man with white hair and glasses in an orange shirt and orange dhoti stands with hands clasped. Behind them a younger man in orange holds a folded orange cloth, and other men in white and orange stand in the background.

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August 03 20082008-08-03December 26 20082008-12-26December 30 20072007-12-30August 03 20082008-08-03A procession outdoors near a whitewashed wall with a notice board. A central man in orange robes, an orange turban and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, wearing a long white and red flower garland and gold ornaments. Around him, several men in orange robes and gold chains walk closely; one on the left, with a full beard and gold-tipped staff, holds a tall golden staff topped with an ornament. A bearded man in glasses and a white shirt stands behind. In the foreground a man in orange with a gold chain walks past, and a shaven-headed young man in orange clothing with a white tilak looks forward. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands in the background.2008-07-17A photograph of a ritual scene on a concrete courtyard beside an orange-painted wall. A barefoot man in saffron-orange draped cloth wears a white flower garland over the shoulders and white and red markings on his forehead and arm. Behind him stand a bald man in orange robes with a mala, a man in orange holding a small object, and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. Brass ritual vessels and a kalasha-style lamp appear at the bottom edge, with a hand reaching in from the right. A plain orange sofa-like seat is at left.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in a procession-like outdoor setting, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears a saffron-orange draped robe and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of ornate beads, with a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a bearded man in orange robes stands near a tall wooden pole, and a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl stands blurred in the background. Palm trees and bright daylight appear in the soft-focus backdrop.2010-02-12A standing man in an orange sleeveless garment and draped orange cloth wears a heavy gold multi-bead necklace, with long dark hair swept back, white vertical tilak on the forehead, a red bindi, and white ash smears on the upper arms. Beside him stands a bald man in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped at his waist. A brass handbell sits on a wooden stand in front of an orange wall. Two people are visible.2010-07-21December 23 20082008-12-23November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene under a bright sky with a tall orange-saffron flag pole at left. In the centre a long-haired man in orange robes, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left an older bearded man in orange dhoti and sunglasses, bare-chested with white sandalwood marks on his shoulder, also holds his hands together in prayer and wears a beaded mala. To the right a man in orange robe and red sash prays with hands folded. Around them devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, stand with hands joined. A cameraman with a video camera stands at far left.2009-01-21