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September 08 2015

September 08 2015

2015-09-08 +1 copies

A street outside a multi-storey building, with a dark van and a red car behind. A woman in a white sari with a green pattern, a jasmine flower in her hair and bangles, holds a silver plate with a kalasha-like vessel, flowers and lamps toward several saffron-robed monastics wearing rudraksha malas and bangles. Other saffron-robed people stand nearby, some with shaved heads. The woman appears to be performing a pada puja welcome. Deity murti not visible. The scene shows about four to five people.

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A welcome ceremony outside a white car on a paved courtyard beside a red building. A monk in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head carries a silver kalasha with a yellow flower garland and green leaves. Behind him, a white and gold ceremonial umbrella with fringe is held aloft. Another robed man holds a red and orange flower garland, and a tray of flowers and offerings is held by a person at right. Several robed attendants in orange and saffron cloth surround the group, and a photographer stands near the car door.

A photograph of a car arrival outside a building with a red-roofed structure and greenery behind. An elderly white-bearded man in orange robes and a red floral garland sits in the open rear door of a silver car, holding a long wooden staff. Beside him a bald man in orange and gold-striped cloth holds the staff. A young man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace presses his palms together in greeting and smiles. A cameraman in white clothes films from behind. A bald devotee stands at the right edge. a person: the elderly man in orange with the garland and white beard in the car doorway, the presence of the greeting and staff.

Outdoor photo at a residential building with a silver SUV parked behind a low white wall and green trees. Around him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace gestures toward him. Two women in saris, one in blue with gold border and one in deep blue, stand at right, one wearing a pink-and-magenta flower garland. A man in white and a bare-backed man in a yellow shawl hold a tray of flowers and offerings at left.

Night photograph of a welcoming reception at an ashram gate beside a white car with an open door. A woman in a maroon and rust sari with a leopard-print under-wrap and a red-and-gold bindi stands by the door, hands joined in greeting. Nearby, a woman in a rust sari holds a tray of oil lamps and a plate of offerings. A shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti with a red waist sash holds a large garland of red and yellow flowers. Several men in orange and maroon robes stand with hands folded, and long brass horns called ghanta-style long trumpets are raised behind them against a red brick wall.

A photograph of an outdoor arrival at a palm-lined dirt path beside a grey SUV with its side door open. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a yellow dhoti-style garment and yellow shawl, a gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, smiles as he steps out of the vehicle, while a woman in an orange and maroon sari bows and offers flowers. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands near a man in white with a tall umbrella overhead. Palm trees and thatched huts are in the background, and a small sign with blue text is visible at left. a person: the man in yellow with long swept-back hair, a gold-bead necklace and mala is a.

Photograph of an outdoor entrance at an ashram-style building beside a white car with its door open. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a long red flower garland and gold bangles stands with her back to the camera, placing her hand on the shoulder of a man in white who bends forward in a white dhoti. Behind them a man in white with a red shawl and a man in white clothes with a ponytail watch, and a photographer in white clothes aims a camera. Potted plants and banana leaves frame the scene. A young man in an orange robe with a bald head stands by the car door.