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September 02 2010

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Outdoor photo of a seated man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe, smiling broadly and holding a handheld microphone in his left hand while reaching toward a terracotta pot held by a man in a loose white kurta. The pot is being struck or offered with a bamboo stick. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands on sandy ground, some clapping, with palm trees and a low brick wall in the background.2010-09-02Outdoor scene on a dirt ground with a crowd watching. Two young men in saffron-orange robes stand in front: the one at left holds a microphone, and the centre one, in a draped orange sleeveless garment with a red bindi, grips a rope that runs up to a hanging pot wrapped in white cloth. Behind them, people in white kurtas and white clothes stand and sit watching, with water tanks and a corrugated-roof building in the background. A man in a blue garment stands at right. No visible candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identification is made.2009-12-19A photograph of an outdoor ritual procession under a bright sky. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, and reaches toward a silver bowl held by a man in white on the left. Behind him, another man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a mala stands near a red ceremonial umbrella, while people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with folded hands, surround them. A blue building with the sign "a person KIRTANALAYA" is visible in the background. a person is the smiling central figure in the orange robe with long hair, gold necklace and tilak, presented in a ceremonial role.2008-12-23Outdoor photo on a grassy park path beside a pond with trees behind. A bald man in white shirt and orange ochre robe with a large beaded necklace stands at left-center, while a long-haired person in orange robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and a red bindi smiles at center. A man in white short-sleeved shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and orange shawl at far left holds his palms together in anjali. A man in white shirt and glasses at right holds a brass-rimmed decorated tray with coconut, fruit and flowers, with a red garland on a woven basket, and a lady in black jacket and orange kurta stands behind him with palms joined. Several onlookers stand at the right edge. This appears to be a welcome offering of a coconut and fruit tray.2009-10-11December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of red-roofed ashram buildings and trees under a cloudy sky. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, the probable Swamiji, stands at centre holding one end of a long white rope, while a shaved-headed man in white kurta and pants holds a stick and the other end, the rope lying coiled on the ground. Nearby, a bald man in white robes holds a small clay pot and a stick. Devotees in white and blue saris and white kurtas watch, including a young girl in pink and a child in green. A parked white van and SUVs sit in the background, and another saffron-robed man stands at the right edge.2010-09-02December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23September 02 20102010-09-02December 19 20092009-12-19July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk of a ritual exchange on a concrete path. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti-style cloth with a dark red border holds a vessel and gives an offering to a woman in an orange silk saree with gold border, who holds out her hands with gold bangles. Behind them a figure in an orange robe with a dark beaded mala stands barefoot in a puddle of water, and a man in white kurta and white pants wearing sandals watches. Other people stand at the edges, a silver kalasha with yellow flower garlands is at left, and sunlight glows through the trees.2003-08-01