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A photograph of an outdoor gathering in bright daylight with palm trees and a stage frame behind. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl leans forward and extends his hand toward a man in white being garlanded. The man receiving the garland wears a white shirt and a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers around his neck. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white shirts, a woman in a peach sari with orange border, and others watch and fold their hands in greeting. Fruits sit at the bottom of the frame near the garland.

August 03 2009

A photograph of a temple procession outdoors. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt lifts a large garland of yellow and purple flowers with green leaves overhead. Behind him a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold bead necklace stands with hands folded, and beside him a man in orange with a camera rig and white dhoti holds a camera. A bare-chested priest with a red rudraksha mala and white sandal marks on his forehead stands at left. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, and a child in an orange top stands at upper right. A temple gopuram with colourful sculpted figures appears in the background among trees.

Photograph of a crowd during a garland-receiving moment. In the right foreground a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a gold necklace with a red-and-white flower garland around his neck; he is being handed large multicolored flower garlands of yellow, red, white, purple and orange marigolds and roses by a man in white. Around him devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one with a saffron shawl, a man with a rudraksha mala, and women in saris stand close, with a camera operator visible at upper left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept hair, saffron turban, orange robe and gold ornaments in the garland scene.

August 17 2009

Outdoor festival scene under a pale sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-bead necklace with a crystal mala smiles broadly and leans toward a tray. In the centre, a man in white garments wearing a multi-coloured flower garland with red, yellow and pink blossoms and a rudraksha mala hands over or receives a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in namaskar, and a man with a white moustache and shirt has palms pressed together. A decorated ornate wooden cart or palanquin with a deity murti and yellow garlands is visible at top right.

August 02 2008

An outdoor street scene in a small town, with a line of devotees in white and orange clothing carrying flower garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds white jasmine and red flower garlands, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him women in white and orange saris hold garlands and brass items, and a pink garland lies on the green carpet to the right. A white building with a small orange flag stands at the back, and a white van is parked beside the road. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this photo.

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Outdoor photograph on a dusty open ground with a green mat at lower right. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair in an orange robe faces a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red and white flower garland, who extends his hand in greeting. Behind them, two older men in white shirts and white dhotis stand; the man at center holds his hands together in greeting while another older man in a white shirt and gray trousers folds his palms. Several more men in white shirts and a woman in a white sari stand in the background, with a crowd of onlookers and orange flags visible at the right edge.

August 06 2009

Outdoor photo of a devotee in saffron-orange robes having a large garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers with green leaves placed over his head by a white-clad elder with glasses. A second white-clad man in the foreground also holds the garland, and a man with hands joined in namaste stands behind under a patterned canopy. To the right, a man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands beside a silver car. A video camera is visible at left. The setting is an open ground beside a tent with blue-and-white patterned drapes.