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December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor ritual scene under green trees at an ashram setting. A bare-chested young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold necklace stands at right, holding a silver tray of yellow offerings. An older woman in white sari with gold border reaches to place offerings on the tray. A man in white shirt with rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in cream sari with a red tilak stands behind him. Metal vessels and a brass lamp sit on a table at right. No person here is identifiable as a person; the orange-clad figure is a priest.2012-09-19December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor scene at a temple area with dirt ground and a tree trunk. A man in white clothing with a yellow collar and rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, extended toward a group of devotees with hands pressed together. A woman in a blue patterned shawl and blue skirt stands nearby, another woman in a pink floral dress is behind, and a young man in a white t-shirt with folded hands and a bangle-like wristband stands near a man in glasses and a white shirt. A person in orange robes stands at the right edge. The figure holding the lamp shows no clear swami cues such as long hair, saffron ornate attire or crown, so no candidate is identified.2010-07-08Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at right, extending his hand toward a group of men. Several men in white and checked shirts and jeans stand on a dark stone platform, hands pressed together in prayer or receiving something small from the priest. One man in a white shirt holds out cupped hands. Some people are barefoot, and a few others stand in the background among the trunks.2011-09-24June 30 20102010-06-30July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07April 07 20192019-04-07December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo of a ceremony with a crowd standing behind. In the centre, a young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a gold-coloured beaded necklace and a tilak on his forehead, his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a bearded man in white robes and white head covering holds a brass oil lamp with a visible flame. A man in white with a rudraksha mala holds the lamp base nearby. Behind them, devotees in white, pink and yellow clothing stand among trees and palms. a person appears as the figure in saffron with long hair and gold necklace, presenting prayer; the bearded man in white is a priest or devotee.2009-08-06June 03 20122012-06-03