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July 07 2009

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd at a ceremony. In the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a thick multi-strand garland of white, purple and green flowers, and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold necklace holds a silver oil lamp with a large open flame. Around them, many people in white clothes and saffron and white garments press close, some with hands folded in namaste.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08November 25 20092009-11-25January 1st 2013A smiling man with long dark hair and white tripundra marks on his forehead, a red bindi, wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long necklace of gold bead-and-bell ornaments alternating with multicoloured beads. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron robes, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, stands near a small red-petalled offering basket at the left edge. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and a bare-chested man, stand behind them in an outdoor festival setting with striped canopy tents and a blue pole. The men in the foreground are close to the camera; several other people stand in the background.2009-11-25A photograph of a temple ritual with a lit flame. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a red-orange shawl wears heavy ceremonial gold necklaces and a gold armlet, and is smiling as he reaches toward a flame held by a bare-chested man with a red thread at his neck, seen from behind. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a multi-strand gold bead necklace looks down. Behind them, a white-clad priest wears a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of devotees stands in the background, some with red tilak marks. A rainbow-coloured flag hangs at the top left and a stone temple wall is visible. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, shown with long hair, a red-orange shawl and ceremonial gold necklaces, appearing to receive a lamp or puja offering.2012-04-05July 07 20092009-07-07A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a large red-and-white rose garland around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a man in white holding a long wooden pole and a man in orange robes at the right edge, with blurred lamp lights in the dark background. Other attendants in orange and white clothing flank him.2008-08-01December 23 20092009-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a rust-red garment with a leopard-print shawl, a thick rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold necklace, and a long garland of pink and white flowers. Behind him, several people in white and red clothes stand in an outdoor setting with trees, appearing to take part in an aarti-style ritual. An appearance-based probable Swamiji is shown with cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, and is the central figure holding the lamp.2013-03-10August 02 20082008-08-02