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January 23 2003

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-312002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ritual at a dirt-floored ground with palm trees and low tiled buildings behind. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold borders stands in a shallow pit of yellow liquid. A man in a white dhoti and kurta with a folded white cloth over his shoulder and a distinctive shaved, topknot-styled head walks away from a dark glowing fire trench on the right. Around them a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style malas, stand on blue tarpaulin. A man in the center has long hair, an orange shawl and white kurta. Roughly fifteen people visible.2007-02-14September 11 20162016-09-11June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor photo of a ground-breaking or planting ceremony on bare reddish soil. A central figure in a long-haired orange saffron robe with yellow trim kneels and presses a small green sapling into a freshly dug hole. A man in white kurta and light trousers with a beaded wrist band crouches at left, holding a small object. Behind them, people in white kurtas, a white sari and red and grey saris stand watching. Brass and copper kalasha pots sit on the ground, a white flower garland and chalk kolam lines mark the earth, and an orange offering tray is at lower left.2008-04-20A photograph of a firewalk ceremony at an outdoor ashram site with dry ground. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and kurta stands at the edge of a dark, charred pit of embers, and a grey-haired woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse stands in the pit, hands in anjali mudra. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothing, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, stands with hands folded. A saffron-robed figure in maroon wraps and a brass kalasha or pot sit to the left. A blue tarp lies at the right edge.2007-02-14December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor groundbreaking ceremony on grassy land with scrub vegetation behind. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban, with a white flower garland, stands at left and watches. A white-clad man in a white shawl bends to hold a vertical wooden stake while another white-shirted man digs with a spade beside him. Several men in white and light shirts and trousers stand around observing the ceremony. The orange-clad figure appears in an orange turban and saffron garb, so the a person candidate is uncertain from appearance alone.2002-01-01 +1 copies