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July 25 20072007-07-25July 25 20072007-07-25Outdoor photograph of a group gathered on bare earth beside a freshly dug pit with flower offerings at the bottom edge. A figure with long curly dark hair wears a bright yellow wrap and stands at left, next to a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala who stands with hands folded. An elderly woman in saffron with a white shawl holds a garland of white flowers, and a man in white ritual dress stands beside her. Men in white shirts and trousers and a woman in green sari stand around them among trees. Several people wear saffron scarves. The gathering appears to be a funerary or memorial moment; a visible shrine-like bit is absent. A portrait-style caption is not visible.2007-07-25A photograph of a group of devotees gathered outdoors around a small open flame burning on a ground slab. In the centre, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot, leaning forward and holding a small green leaf or offering over the fire. Beside them, a figure in a yellow wrap with long dark hair and folded hands stands at the edge of the flame. To the right, a man in an orange top and dark trousers and a bearded man in an orange cloth bare-chested stand with hands folded. Behind them, white-clad men and older people in orange and white, some holding garlands, fill the background, with the ground strewn with petals and red earth.2007-07-25Outdoor procession scene under a bright sky with a tall orange-saffron flag pole at left. In the centre a long-haired man in orange robes, rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left an older bearded man in orange dhoti and sunglasses, bare-chested with white sandalwood marks on his shoulder, also holds his hands together in prayer and wears a beaded mala. To the right a man in orange robe and red sash prays with hands folded. Around them devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, stand with hands joined. A cameraman with a video camera stands at far left.2009-01-21July 25 20072007-07-25Outdoor festival procession at a Brahmotsava flag-hoisting. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak wears an orange saffron robe, heavy gold necklaces and a gold chain pendant, holding a small silver-toned bowl with a yellow flower, with coconuts on a tray below. Beside him a shaved-headed devotee in orange robe and gold garland holds a wooden pole with red and white tassels above. Around them a young man in white kurta with yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands next to a woman in white with folded hands, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and women in saffron and white press in behind, many with palms pressed together in greeting. a person: the central long-haired figure in saffron with gold ornaments and tilak fits the page description, but the identification is based only on appearance cues.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes lowered. Beside him stands a bearded man in orange robes with a red mark on his forehead, partly visible. Behind them, blurred figures in white and yellow shawls stand in a line near a palm-lined ground with stone structures.2010-02-12July 25 20072007-07-25Outdoor photo on a bare reddish-brown earth clearing with green bushes and a hillside behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala hanging at the chest, and a wooden walking cane in one hand stands at left; the appearance cues are a Swamiji (probable) candidate, with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, shown as a sannyasi receiving respect. Beside and behind them, people stand with hands in anjali mudra: a woman in cream sari with a necklace at far left, a man in white shirt and light trousers, a grey-haired man in a tan polo shirt and dark trousers with glasses and a wristwatch, and a man in white shirt and trousers at far right. Several pairs of sandals lie on the ground, and the group is barefoot.2006-11-03July 25 20072007-07-25Outdoor ritual aarti at a large banyan tree. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a burning flame. Around him devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a red border and red and gold bangles. A bearded man in a white shirt holds a brass handbell while praying. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, several wearing glasses, stand close together under the tree's aerial roots.2006-07-23