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A procession outdoors near a red-and-white painted wall. In front, a smiling man with long dark hair and a white-and-orange flower garland, hands pressed in namaste, wears saffron-orange robes and a gold pendant necklace. Behind him, saffron-robed men carry a golden trident and a golden staff, and a red, yellow and green fringed canopy is held over the group. A woman in cream and yellow walks at the left past a blue sign, and a tree and flowering plants stand behind.

A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at the centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears saffron orange robes, a white and red-flowered jasmine garland, rudraksha malas and a large gold ceremonial pendant. Behind him, saffron-robed men and a man in white stand in a crowd outdoors in hazy light.

December 28 2008

2008-12-28 +1 copies

A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long white flower garland with yellow and red blooms, with a gold bead and pendant necklace. He stands with palms pressed together in namaste greeting, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a gold bangle and wristwatch stands near, and on the right a man in a khaki shirt with a red-and-yellow tilak holds a long wooden pole. Several other people in white and checked shirts stand behind in a walkway.

December 26 2008

A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with gold border, gold necklace and a white and magenta flower garland, standing barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting and smiling, a red tilak on his forehead. Around him are men in white dhotis and white shirts, several in orange shawls, one holding a golden trident staff, another carrying a red and gold drum. Overhead hangs a canopy strung with orange and white marigold garlands, with a golden trident ornament above. A man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard stands at right. Floor has white kolam chalk patterns. The scene suggests a procession or ceremonial walk.

2007-01-01 +1 copies

December 26 2008

A photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange robes, with his palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a gold ornamental pendant with rudraksha-style gold beads. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a tall gold-finished staff, and a bearded man in orange robes stands at left. A striped colourful cloth covers a platform at right with scattered flowers. The scene appears to be an outdoor gathering with other white-clad devotees in the background.

December 27 2008

2008-12-27 +1 copies

A photograph of a procession entering a decorated hall with flower garlands and marigold festoons overhead. A man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange robe, a white and red flower garland around his neck, and his hands are joined in namaste. He is flanked by several saffron-robed men wearing gold chains with pendants, and the man on the far left and another behind carry or hold a tall golden trident. Bearded and shaven-headed men in orange walk alongside, and onlookers in white stand near the doorway. The floor is bare concrete with a striped mat at the right edge.

A photograph of an outdoor gathering where a smiling man in an orange turban and orange sannyasi robe, draped with a white and red-green-striped flower garland and a gold pendant necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a tall gold staff, and an orange-robed man with a full beard and gold necklace stands at left. A colourful striped cloth covers a platform at right. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears an orange turban, long hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and flower garland, matching the page's Gurupoornima event.

Photograph of a crowd of devotees on white and red striped temple steps. A central figure in orange ochre robes wears a long white and red flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, a red headband and sandals; his long hair falls past his shoulders. Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis, several with orange shawls and red headbands, stand and crouch; one man in white bends low at the lower left. Behind them stand more men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, beneath hanging green leaves and a golden trident.