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A photograph of a flower-covered samadhi or memorial mound outdoors under trees, heaped with marigolds, rose petals, bananas and other fruit. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand and kneel around it; a man with long curly hair in an orange robe leans forward to place flowers on the mound. A bearded man in orange robes stands at centre, and a bald man in orange robes in the foreground bends over the offerings. A man in a white dhoti and red shawl with rudraksha beads bends to make an offering, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands behind. This appears to be a samadhi puja with flower offerings, with no clearly identifiable a person in the scene.

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Outdoor photo of a samadhi shrine heaped with marigolds, roses and petals under a palm-thatched canopy strung with orange and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a devotee in a red-bordered white dhoti with rudraksha mala and tilak reaches down with a garland-laden basket. Around the shrine, many men in saffron and orange robes and white shirts bend and stand, several with bare heads and shaved heads, one bearded in saffron with a turban-style head covering. A bearded man in a long orange robe stands at centre with his hands together, and an older bald man in orange with a tilak stands beside him. A visible sign of an ordination or samadhi-puja style ceremony, with petals and garlands placed over the shrine. Some individuals appear to be a person candidates by orange robes, but identity is not clear from appearance alone.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a palm-thatched canopy strung with marigold and orange garlands. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, gesturing with one hand, beside an older man in an orange robe with white hair and beard who holds a red-and-white flower garland. Across from them a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border holds the garland and a tray. Other saffron-robed sadhus with shaved heads and red-orange turbans stand behind, and a man in white shirt watches at right. Flower arrangements of orange gerbera and red blooms are at the bottom, and a banana plant is visible behind the canopy.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo of a garden courtyard with a red carpet and a flower carpet of marigolds and pink petals in the foreground. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe with dark rudraksha beads and stands with hands folded, smiling. Beside him, a man in white ritual dress and an orange shawl holds a mala, and several men stand behind wearing white dhotis and checked shirts. A banana tree with orange marigold garlands and bunting stands nearby. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues match the page, though the figure is one of several present.2007-08-09A photo of an outdoor ceremony beneath a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border, hair in a topknot, kneels at right and offers white and orange flower garlands at a framed portrait of a smiling bald man with a red tilak. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded; one bearded man in saffron holds a bundle of green leaves. Flower petals and marigolds cover the ground, and onlookers stand in the background.2007-08-09Outdoor photo of a samadhi shrine decorated with orange and marigold flower garlands and a cloth canopy of palm fronds. A priest in a red and gold dhoti with tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp or aarti flame near a bed of rose petals and flowers. Around him stand several men in saffron/orange robes with hands folded in prayer, including a bearded man on the left and a bald man in saffron in the centre. Behind them devotees in white and off-white clothes watch. A framed portrait with a flower garland is on the right, and the pictured figure's face is not identifiable from appearance alone, so no identity is assigned.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of palm fronds and marigold garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a row at left; the central figure in orange with a shaved head and light beard, and a bearded monk beside him in orange, are labelled as candidates for a person by their saffron robes and presence at the event, but their appearance is uncertain, so this is marked unsure. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl stands with his back to the camera at centre, near a second man in white holding a green-wrapped offering. At right a large framed portrait of a smiling saffron-clad teacher is garlanded with white and orange flowers. Below, a carpet of marigold and rose petals and offered bananas lies on the ground. A readable caption on the portrait's base reads partly as Paramashivam.2007-08-09A photograph of a ritual outdoors under a white canopy where several saffron-clad sadhus and devotees stand around a set of offering trays. Each tray holds a green coconut wrapped in a coloured cloth (blue, green, maroon, purple, black) with flowers and grains, and yellow petals are being placed on them. A central figure in a maroon-and-gold robe and a dark red turban, with a long beaded mala, stands with hands joined at the chest. Nearby, a bare-chested sadhu with a white dhoti and rudraksha malas kneels among the trays, and a man in white with a saffron shawl holds flowers. The scene reads as a puja-style offering ceremony with abhishekam-type preparation.2015-01-13July 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesA ritual scene under a white canopy where several orange-robed men and a few white-clad attendants stand around a row of coconuts wrapped in coloured cloth (blue, green, purple, maroon) set on brass trays with flowers and grains on the ground. A bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala holds a tray, while a figure in a red-and-gold turban and long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain and stands with hands joined; a woman in orange with a beaded necklace and an orange-robed man with a shaved head stand nearby, another white-clad man scatters flower petals. The people are standing in an open tent setting with a camera visible at upper right.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13