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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with a palm tree and a terracotta-coloured wall behind. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with a maroon border leans forward and reaches toward a devotee, handing or receiving an orange-and-black turban-like cloth. A bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl smiles and reaches out, while a bearded man in white stands at left holding a plate of flowers. Other devotees in white and one in a yellow shawl stand behind, some with hands folded. In the foreground a table draped in orange cloth holds brass vessels, a bell, plates of flowers, bananas and leaves, and a framed portrait sits behind the group. The scene reads as a ritual offering of a sacred cloth during a pooja.

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December 23 20092009-12-23October 10 20112011-10-10Outdoor ritual scene beside a whitewashed building with a palm tree at left. A smiling young man in white kurta with a yellow shawl leans over a table draped in orange cloth, reaching toward a figure wrapped in orange and maroon fabric, whose arm and hand are visible at right. The table holds a brass bell, a gold kalasha-style pot, brass plates of marigolds and yellow flowers, apples, bananas, coconut and other offerings. A woman in white with an orange shawl and bangles holds flower garlands at left, and several men in white stand behind, some wearing rudraksha-style beads.2009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered near a dark iron gate and green foliage. A figure in an orange turban and orange draped robe, seen from behind, faces a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl who holds a silver tray with a green coconut and leaves. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange garments wears a large gold-beaded necklace. Onlookers in white, red and grey shirts stand around, one holding a notebook. A shaven-headed man in the lower right wears an orange shawl. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-turbaned robed figure, shown from behind with long dark hair and orange robes, receiving the offering. The offering is a coconut with leaves on a tray.2011-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoors under coconut palms, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on an orange throne-like chair while a devotee in white kneels and touches his bare feet, which rest on a tray of yellow flowers. The seated figure wears an orange garment, a gold-coloured necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and rests a hand on the chair arm. Behind them, a bald man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and another devotee in white kneels with palms joined. A photographer with a video camera stands at left, and several people in white stand among small white buildings. This is a padapuja, the washing and worship of the feet, during a pada yatra event; the seated man is a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robes and gold necklace), shown in person.2010-07-24January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor festival scene at an ashram-like compound with palm trees and a red-orange building behind. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe stands at a table laid with fruit, flowers and offering plates, facing a crowd. Around him many men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron and yellow shawls and rudraksha malas raise brass plates and a palm-leaf topped kalasha with a coconut and marigold garlands. A shaved-headed elderly man in white is greeted by hands and smiles. Brass pots and marigold petals decorate the table; the scene suggests a pooja or procession reception.2009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene with a woman in an orange sari-style garment and tall orange turban raising her hand toward the head of a seated man in a white shirt, while a white-clad attendant bows low in the foreground. Around them, saffron-robed monastics with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand among people in white dhotis, one with a gold-bordered shawl. A tray and offering table sit nearby on bare ground, with a tent or canopy behind.2011-10-10December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a green canopy with coloured fabric trim on a sunny day. A man in white shirt and dhoti on the left leans over a metal tray holding cooked rice and colourful food. A man in white with rudraksha mala and pendant reaches toward the tray, and a standing man in an orange shawl and glasses watches. On the right, a person in an orange turban and orange-gold shawl with long dark hair reaches into the tray. Other people in white and orange stand in the background.2007-01-12A photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis gathered under a leafy tree at an outdoor ritual. In the center, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap holds a plate of flower petals, offering them toward a man in a white kurta who kneels at the front. Beside them, a bearded sannyasi in orange wears a white turban, and another in orange with a gold-trimmed shawl and rudraksha mala stands nearby. In the foreground a kneeling man in orange bends over a brass vessel and flower offerings on the ground. A standing sannyasi in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala watches. Several men in white and grey shirts stand in the background. Nothing is clearly identifiable as the a person by distinctive appearance cues, so the identity is left unsure.2008-12-30October 19 20132013-10-19