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A photograph of a roadside welcome on a dirt track lined with coconut palms. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red marigold garland and a tilak on his forehead stands centre, smiling with hands together. Behind him a robed attendant in orange kneels at the bumper of a silver car decorated with marigold garlands. At left a man in orange holds a golden trident-topped staff beside a striped ceremonial parasol. At right a figure in orange holds a silver kalasha filled with yellow flowers and mango leaves.

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December 25 20082008-12-25Outdoor photograph at an ashram setting with a grey SUV and a rocky hillside behind. A man in orange dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a white-and-gold head wrap stands at right, hands raised with palms together, facing a woman in an orange sari with a dark braid and a multi-strand flower garland. Beside her, a bearded man in orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace holds a silver pot topped with yellow flowers and a yellow-filled tray. Left of frame, a man in white clothes holds up a long garland with orange and white flowers, and a person in white stands at the edge. Orange-robed devotees with garlands and a long ceremonial staff with a golden finial stand behind, and a camera operator is visible in the background. Wide shot with garlands and offerings during a welcome.2008-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph taken outside beside a silver minivan. A smiling young man in saffron robes and a garland of white and yellow flowers with red blooms waves his hand. Behind him, a saffron-clad man with a shaved head, glasses and a gold necklace holds a silver plate with a kalasha, flowers and leaves, while another saffron-robed man stands with palms joined. In the foreground, two people in white dhotis and shirts with a maroon-bordered shawl bow low, one with hands folded, the other with long hair seen from behind. A roadside sign reads Nithya Annadaanam with a portrait and a background of rows of plates. Palm trees and a thatched hut are behind, and a tile-roofed structure stands at the right edge.2009-12-29Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV decorated with flower garlands. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style mala stands at left, hands folded, and a bearded man in orange robes stands beside him. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange robes wears a white and pink flower garland and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces, smiling and gesturing toward a woman in a white sari with an orange border who holds a silver kalasha vessel and a tray, with an orange-and-yellow marigold garland. A young man in orange stands at the right holding a long pole. Palm trees and a building stand in the background.2008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoors in bright sunlight beside a silver Ford SUV with registration KA04MN4444. A figure in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a long garland of white and red flowers and rudraksha malas walks forward with a hand raised in greeting. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a brass kalasha with a green plant on a tray, while other men in white dhotis and saffron-clad sannyasis stand nearby. On the right, a bald priest in orange robes with folded hands and a rudraksha mala, and men in white dhotis, watch. A green gate and trees form the background.2011-09-26Outdoors beside a silver SUV, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes with a long multicolour flower garland (yellow, pink, purple, white) and a rudraksha mala is being garlanded and steadied by a person in white clothing. Around them, white-clad men with bare upper bodies and gold-bordered dhotis, one holding a mala, press hands together in greeting, and a camera operator films from the right. A tent and a brick wall stand in the background, and the person with long hair and orange robes and a saffron head wrap is a probable Swamiji, based on the flower garland, saffron robes, long swept hair and rudraksha beads.2011-07-15December 24 20092009-12-24Night-time photograph of a ceremonial reception at an outdoor ashram setting beside a green car with plate KA04MN4444. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe and a long flower garland of red and orange blooms, smiles. Around him, saffron-robed men in orange dhotis and shawls walk along, one adjusting his robe at left. At right, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti with orange shawl and tilak carries a brass plate holding a kalasha-like pot with a coconut and mango leaves, and another attendant in white holds a second brass tray. A fringed canopy and string lights hang overhead.2008-08-01July 27 20082008-07-27